List of Alien vs. Predator novels
The "Alien vs. Predator" novels are an extension of the fictional crossover franchise of "Alien vs. Predator", notably containing a trilogy series of novels based on the original "Aliens vs. Predator" comic book series by Dark Horse Comics. Trilogy series. The trilogy is centered on Machiko Noguchi, a human woman of Japanese descent who lived and hunted with members of the Predator species. She is both intelligent and athletic, and skilled in firearms, personal defence and martial arts. After the colony of Ryushi was destroyed, Machiko desired a life of hunting and honour, connecting  with and coming to be seen as an honorary member of the Predator species, formally known as Da'dtou-di ("small knife"), "The Human Predator", while hunting the xenomorph species across the galaxy, and coming into conflict with "Shorty", a ruthless hunter who views her with contempt. Section::::"Aliens vs. Predator: Prey" (1994). A clan of Predators (known as "Yautja" in this series) 'seeds' the planet Ryushi with a clutch of Alien Eggs, intending to hunt the adult "Drone" stage of the "Xenomorphs". Chaos ruins the carefully planned hunt when Predator and Alien encounter Ryushi's human colonists, led by reluctant corporate  executive Machiko Noguchi. Section::::"Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter's Planet" (1997). Noguchi receives an offer by a wealthy man named Livermore Evanston to attend his own hunter paradise on the planet Blior which will be known to Noguchi as the deadliest planet of all space. Section::::"Aliens vs. Predator: War" (1999). On a swamp planet, entitled Bunda, Noguchi must rescue human survivors who are in the middle of the Predator raid. The events of this story take place in between "Prey" and "Hunter's Planet".