Victim Prime is a novel by Robert Sheckley published in 1987. Is is the sequel to 1953's Seventh Victim, and is followed by 1988's Hunter/Victim.
Plot summary
Victim Prime is a novel in which The Big Hunt is played in a resort in a dystopian 2092.
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Victim Prime for White Dwarf #87, and stated that "It moves well enough, but despite ingenious ploys and counterploys has a touch of staleness: Sheckley imitating Sheckley."
Reviews
- Review by Brian Stableford (1987) in Fantasy Review, April 1987
- Review by Tom Easton (1987) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1987
- Review by Edward Bryant (1987) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1987
- Review by Lee Montgomerie (1987) in Interzone, #21 Autumn 1987
- Review by Mike Christie (1987) in Foundation, #39 Spring 1987
References
- ^ Langford, Dave (March 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (87). Games Workshop: 6.