Best-selling novelist Kevin J. Anderson (Star Wars Jedi Acadamy trilogy, X-Files Ruins, X-Files Ground Zero) teams up with artists Scott Kolins (Spider-Man) and John Lowe (Grifter) on a new, two-issue miniseries, Predator: Primal.

The mind of the prolific writer is never at rest, it seems, even while on vacation. Anderson relates: "Humans are wimps. Though we're occasionally bright and resourceful, we simply aren't a physical match for the sheer brawn of a hunter race like the Predators. Last summer, while hiking on an isolated pass in the Sierra Nevada, it became very clear to me that bears are scary. Big ones, grizzlies, all claws and muscle and anger. Now that would be a good match for a Predator. I heard a twig snap, some branches rustle . . . and I hightailed it back to camp. (To get started writing Predator: Primal, of course.)"

Predator: Primal has all the makings of an exciting, fast-paced story: a remote outpost in the Alaskan wilderness, a lone Forest Ranger, a vicious grizzly bear, and an unexpected visitor: a Predator! Add a forest fire to the mix and watch this adventure ignite!

Both issues feature stunning painted covers by Hugo Award-winner Bob Eggleton (Godzilla). The first issue goes on sale July 23 for $2.95.

Also available from Anderson ...

Kevin J. Anderson also heads the list of creative talent in a new Star Wars trade paperback collecting last year's six-issue series, Tales of the Jedi -- The Golden Age of the Sith. The fourth in a series of Tales of the Jedi trade paperbacks, The Golden Age of the Sith chronicles the adventures of hyperspace explorers Gav and Jori Daragon as they get caught in the crossfire between warring factions trying to fill the void left by the death of Dark Lord Marka Ragnos. Anderson--along with Chris Gossett, Stan Woch, Dario Carrasco Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black, David Jacob Beckett, and Duncan Fegredo--brings an epic Star Wars tale to life in this 144-page, full-color, softcover collection. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi -- The Golden Age of the Sith is available August 6 with a cover price of $16.95.