Alien - Out of the Shadows (Book 1)

Tim Lebbon

Jan 2014 · Alien Book 1 · Titan Books (US, CA)

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

I listened to the Audible Original drama. 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 puts herself into stasis. Her distress call is heard, and her shuttle is found by a ship who has also encountered the aliens. So the battle against the aliens, and the infamous android science officer, Ash, continues. I did not care for this at all. The characters were one dimensional and insignificant. I think that's by design because the action was likely meant to carry the story. The characters were only remarkable, and not in a good way, because of the I he'd one liners they delivered from time to time. The acting/narration wasn't well done and the story wasn't that engaging either. The only positive is that the actor portraying Ripley, Laurel Lefkow, did an a

The story is interesting and I found the characters to be well conceived, but I think Ripley's involvement felt unnecessary and contrived. In the end, the story doesn't really move the franchise in any direction.

I'm a big fan of the Alien franchise and this book, though borrowing from some of the movie series themes, was still an entertaining read.

About the author

Tim Lebbon is the New York Times bestselling author of the movie novelization of 30 Days of Night andThe Cabin in the Woods. He has also written many critically acclaimed horror and dark fantasy novels, including Dusk, Fallen and The Island. Tim has won three British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, a Shocker, a Tombstone and been a finalist for the International Horror Guild and World Fantasy Awards.