Sheckley published a novelization of the film under that title the next year, and later followed with two sequels, 1987's Victim Prime and 1988's Hunter/Victim.
The story follows an experienced hunter who is excited to receive his latest mission, but is faced with the concern that something is seriously wrong with the assignment.
Stanton Frelaine is the co-owner of a Cleveland company that sells bulletproof vests to players in The Big Hunt, a government-run legalized murder game in which participants alternate between being a "hunter" and a "victim".
As she aims for a killing shot, he hears her joyfully state that she can finally join the Tens Club.
The inspiration for "Seventh Victim" is an earlier short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell.
[1][2] Originally published in 1924, it inspired dozens of movies, radio and television episodes and other adaptations.
[3] A biography supplied by his publishers says that The Tenth Victim, which was based on the story, "may" have been the basis of the game "Assassin".
NBC's radio series X Minus One was made in partnership with Galaxy Science Fiction.
The adaptation "The Seventh Victim" was written by Ernest Kinoy, and remains relatively close to the original story.
[6] Sheckley used the movie's concepts as the basis for an expanded version of the original story, also titled The 10th Victim.