Victim Prime

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Victim Prime is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Sheckley, published in 1987. It is the sequel to 1953's "Seventh Victim", and is followed by 1988's Hunter/Victim.

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Plot summary

The novel is set in a dystopian 2092. It describes an iteration of the Big Hunt, the government-ruled assassination program introduced in the short story "Seventh Victim", this time played in a resort. [1]

Reception

David 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.
  2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?14995