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Ecological novelty, when conditions deviate from a historical baseline, is increasingly common as humans modify habitats and communities across the globe. Our ability to anticipate how novelty changes predator-prey interactions will likely hinge upon the explicit evaluation of multiple forms of novelty, rather than a focus on single forms of novelty (e.g., invasive predators or climate charge). We provide a framework to assess how multiple forms of novelty can act, alone or in concert, on components shared by all predator-prey interaction (the predation sequence). Considering how novelty acts throughout the predation sequence could improve our understanding of predator-prey inter-actions in an increasingly novel world, identify important knowledge gaps, and guide conservation decisions in the Anthropocene.