THE FIRST IN AN ALL NEW, OFFICIAL TRILOGY SET IN THE ALIEN UNIVERSE!Featuring the iconic Ellen Ripley in a terrifying new adventure that bridges the gap between Alien and Aliens. Officially sanctioned and true to the Alien cannon, Alien: Out of the Shadows expands upon the well-loved mythos and is a must for all Alien fans.
An excellent and fun read. The characters were enjoyable with a focus on an engineer named Hoop and a cast of others including a French pilot, a British communications expert, doctors and scientists, etc. etc. What I liked about the setup was how closely related this story was to the original Alien movie from 1979. In fact, that’s preciously where …
Grab the audiobook–Dirk Maggs production work slams you into Ridley Scott’s world, wedging a story in between the first and second movies. Worth repeat listens!
I listened to the Audible Original drama version, and is not a typical audiobook. There is a cast of players, each playing a single character, as opposed to a single narrator who is the voice of all characters.
The setting for this picks up 37 years after the end of the first alien movie where Ripley escapes from the Nostromo in a shuttle and …
A Great Tale Injected Into the Middle of the Aliens Saga, or Rather the Beginning
I first read the second book in this series Alien: Sea of Sorrows and that was just an incredible tale. Sea of Sorrows was set a few centuries after Ripley and company kicked off the tale, and in short, it was just a great tale. It adds on the saga, and functions …
I wasn’t sure that this book wouldn’t be just another run of the mill Alien book. It wasn’t. Love the time set between the first Alien movie and the second. Fills in a spot that wasn’t quite missing but was welcomed nonetheless. I recommend it to any Alien fan and just anyone who enjoys an exciting, fast-paced book.