Victim Prime

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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.

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Plot summary

Victim Prime is a novel in which The Big Hunt is played in a resort in a dystopian 2092. [1]

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." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Langford, Dave (March 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (87). Games Workshop: 6.
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