Predator If It Bleeds, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Predator If It Bleeds, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
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Synopsis

An anthology celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Predator franchise, If It Bleeds includes seventeen brand new, never-before-seen stories—exclusive to this collection—featuring the Predators throughout space and time. Based entirely on the original films, novels, and comics, Predator: If It Bleeds (a quote from the original movie) reveals the Predators stalking prey in twelfth-century Japan, ninth-century Viking Norway, World War I, Vietnam, the Civil War, Hurricane Katrina, and the modern day, as well as across the far reaches of future space. “Devil Dogs” by Tim Lebbon“Stonewall’s Last Stand” by Jeremy Robinson“Rematch” by Steve Perry“May Blood Pave My Way Home” by Weston Ochse“Storm Blood” by Peter J. Wacks and David Boop“Last Report from the KSS Psychopomp” by Jennifer Brozek“Skeld’s Keep” by S. D. Perry“Indigenous Species” by Kevin J. Anderson“Blood and Sand” by Mira Grant“Tin Warrior” by John Shirley“Three Sparks” by Larry Correia“The Pilot” by Andrew Mayne“Buffalo Jump” by Wendy N. Wagner“Drug War” by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Holly Roberds“Recon” by Dayton Ward“Gameworld” by Jonathan Maberry

About Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and Hugo-nominated editor of adult and children’s speculative fiction. His debut novel, The Worker Prince, received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases. His short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies, and online and include stories in The X-Files and Decipher’s WARS. As an editor he has edited books by such luminaries as Alan Dean Foster, Tracy Hickman, Frank Herbert, Mike Resnick, Jean Rabe, and more. He was also the first editor on Andy Weir’s bestseller The Martian.

About Jonathan Maberry

Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, four-time Scribe Award winner, Inkpot Award winner, and comic book writer. His vampire apocalypse book series, V-Wars, became a Netflix original series. He writes horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, thrillers, and more. He is the president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers and the editor of Weird Tales magazine.

About Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 180 books, fifty-eight of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, edited numerous anthologies, written comics and games, and the lyrics to two rock CDs. Anderson is the director of the graduate program in publishing at Western Colorado University, and he and his wife, Rebecca Moesta, are the publishers of WordFire Press. There are twenty-four million copies of his books in print in thirty-four languages. His most recent novels are Bats in the Belfry, Skeleton in the Closet, Persephone, and Princess of Dune (with Brian Herbert).

About Tom Taylorson

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.

About Nicol Zanzarella

Nicol Zanzarella is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator and a theater and television actress. She has appeared in productions of Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, Cousin Bette, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, and many others.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.

About Bahni Turpin

Bahni Turpin has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, and Cold Case. Her film credits include Brokedown Palace and Crossroads. She has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and three prestigious Audie Awards.

About Emily Sutton-Smith

Emily Sutton-Smith has appeared in several films, including The Butterfly Effect 3 and Nevermore, as well as several television programs. An award winning audiobook narrator, she has read titles by Iris Johansen, Kendra Elliot, and Shéa MacLeod, among others.

About Ulf Bjorklund

Ulf Bjorklund is a global narrator with a passion for storytelling. Elegant, continental, and versatile, he voices audio tours, e-learning with video syncing, audiobooks, video games, and more in Swedish and English.

About James Patrick Cronin

James Patrick Cronin began his audiobook career at twelve years of age opposite Christopher Lloyd in The Pagemaster. An Earphones Award–winning narrator, he has recorded over one hundred audiobooks across an extensive range of genres. A classically trained stage actor with an MFA from the University of Louisville and a degree in philosophy, he has spent his years since college performing as an actor and a comedian on stages all over the world. He has performed everything from the classics to original material in Ireland, Scotland, Serbia, and Israel, as well as all across the United States.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on October 18, 2018

The promise inherent in a “Predator” anthology would seem to be sky high…so why did “If It Bleeds,” which is comprised of 16 short stories by the likes of such greats as Tim Lebbon, Steve Perry, Kevin J. Anderson, Mira Grant, John Shirley, and Jonathan Mabberry, among others, ultimately leave me fee......more

Goodreads review by Lena on October 22, 2017

Predator is one of my favorite movies so I had to read this the second it came out! I was not disappointed, this was a consistently good time. My favorite stories were the Predator through history: Vikings vs Predator Samurai vs Predator Civil War plus Predator Vietnam War plus Predator I ate this up. T......more

Goodreads review by Malcolm on July 05, 2018

As a short story collection, it would only be fair to give thoughts on each story, so here goes: Story Name: DevilDogs by Tim Lebbon What is it about? A squad off colonial marines are tasked with a retrieval mission on a remote research station. Thoughts: This one read very much like an aliens story. R......more

Goodreads review by clumsyplankton on October 17, 2023

I honestly really loved the majority of the stories in this short collection. Much better then I had expected......more

Goodreads review by Eric on April 22, 2021

A really great collection of stories. Most are standalone, but for one of them you will want to have read the novel Turnabout and another follows up with characters from Predator 2.......more


Quotes

“I couldn’t recommend Predator: If It Bleeds enough. I think every short contained within was solid and entertaining…Go out and pick this book up.” Alien vs. Predator Galaxy


Awards

  • Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Award