Victim Prime


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.

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.

Reception

reviewed Victim Prime for White [Dwarf |White Dwarf] #87, and stated that "It moves well enough, but despite ingenious ploys and counterploys has a touch of staleness: Sheckley imitating Sheckley."

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