Alien: Prototype

Tim Waggoner

Oct 2019 · Titan Books (US, CA)

About this ebook

When an industrial spy steals a Xenomorph egg, former Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks must prevent an alien from killing everyone on an isolated colony planet.

Venture, a direct rival to the Weyland-Yutani corporation, will accept any risk to crush the competition. Thus, when a corporate spy "acquires" a bizarre, leathery egg from a hijacked vessel, she takes it directly to the Venture testing facility on Jericho 3.

Though unaware of the danger it poses, the scientists there recognize their prize's immeasurable value. Early tests reveal little, however, and they come to an inevitable conclusion. They need a human test subject...

ENTER ZULA HENDRICKS

A member of the Jericho 3 security staff, Colonial Marines veteran Zula Hendricks has been tasked with training personnel to deal with anything the treacherous planet can throw their way. Yet nothing can prepare them for the horror that appears--a creature more hideous than any Zula has encountered before.

Unless stopped, it will kill every human being on the planet.

Ratings and reviews

good book to read if you're looking for some more alien content, I'm not sure why someone put so much complaining about a trans character in another review it was mentioned once and never touched up on again. Parts of it felt a little rushed here and there but overall it was enjoyable

Well written, but woke. Trans.. Female people of color still held back 120 years in the future.. yeah, not for me. I'm trying to get away from real life. I'll find something else to read. EDIT Why is it that women can never be equal? Even in the future? Why always the victims? What has become of our world that we celebrate weakness and victimhood?

Very entertaining and well written Alien story, interrupted by cookie-cutter 'woke' diversity sermons. Show, don't tell.

About the author

Tim Waggoner has published over thirty novels and three collections of short stories. He writes fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins for properties including Supernatural, Grimm, the X-Files, Doctor Who, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Transformers. He is also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College. In 2017 he won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction with The Winter Box.