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webslingingadam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Four star cast 2.5 star plot.
winlei's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
The sci fi genre lends itself excellently to audio drama. What a fun alien story.
jsdrown's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly can't believe I'm rating this book this highly. I listened to the full audio cast version on Audible and had a complete blast. Whoever hired the voice actress that sounds like Sigourney Weaver needs a bonus check because she was dead on. The atmosphere noises and sound effects added to the experience as well. I have no experience with this title in a physical format, but I can't recommend the audio drama version enough.
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
3.0
Very fun listen. Felt like listening to an Alien movie, lots of good sound effects, pretty good acting, and intense scenes. Nice way to pass a few hours of reporting.
martin_19_88's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
qjbrown96's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ✨
Pretty good full cast audiobook for Alien fans. Doesn’t bring a lot to the table as far as plot but the cast brings it to life.
Pretty good full cast audiobook for Alien fans. Doesn’t bring a lot to the table as far as plot but the cast brings it to life.
shalini_gunnasan's review against another edition
This kept me on the edge of my seat. I mean, you already know what's going to happen. But the style of this story makes you want to know how everyone's going to go down in flames (except Ripley, of curse). I wouldn't have gotten into this if it was a book, but as a dramatization, it is really great. Better not listen while driving. Some of the more thrilling parts might make you drive a little faster than you should, haha.
socialbrad's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
lukasjay's review against another edition
1.0
Well here we go again. Rubbish by numbers.
This book is simply yet another checklist of Cliches, dialogue and references of its source material.
Curiously, despite seeming to be set in the ALIEN universe, and clearly disregarding Aliens existence it still seems to rip off scenarios and statements from the second movie.
I started off fairly interested, the descriptions of the location reminded me a little of the Sevastopol from the PS4 title Alien Isolation, and in some ways may have acted as a prequel to that story....BUT.
Not 5 minutes in and the author has given us the full cow. As we read scenes of xenomorph hostility on other vessels absolutely nothing about the descriptions is imaginative or interesting. Indeed, despite the seeming unique behavior of the Alien in the original movie (Which this story is supposed to be based around) we have been served up yet another bug hunt.
Nothing of the curious personality of the original Alien is here, once again they act like aggressive dogs and by the time Ripley turns up......yes....Ripley...again! (because we fans of the movies can not comprehend an original story without the uber goddess somehow turning up to smash any hope of a new experience in this universe) the story has become a literal Aliens inspired mosh pit.
So despite billing itself as an all new story and finally in the original canon before Camerons brilliant but dumb sequel we get a book written in exactly the same paint as the Perry Aliens novels of the nineties, in short this book is great if you are a fan of the series from Alien Ressurection onwards....but if your looking for a smart, original memorable Alien story here your going to wind up extremely let down
This book is simply yet another checklist of Cliches, dialogue and references of its source material.
Curiously, despite seeming to be set in the ALIEN universe, and clearly disregarding Aliens existence it still seems to rip off scenarios and statements from the second movie.
I started off fairly interested, the descriptions of the location reminded me a little of the Sevastopol from the PS4 title Alien Isolation, and in some ways may have acted as a prequel to that story....BUT.
Not 5 minutes in and the author has given us the full cow. As we read scenes of xenomorph hostility on other vessels absolutely nothing about the descriptions is imaginative or interesting. Indeed, despite the seeming unique behavior of the Alien in the original movie (Which this story is supposed to be based around) we have been served up yet another bug hunt.
Nothing of the curious personality of the original Alien is here, once again they act like aggressive dogs and by the time Ripley turns up......yes....Ripley...again! (because we fans of the movies can not comprehend an original story without the uber goddess somehow turning up to smash any hope of a new experience in this universe) the story has become a literal Aliens inspired mosh pit.
So despite billing itself as an all new story and finally in the original canon before Camerons brilliant but dumb sequel we get a book written in exactly the same paint as the Perry Aliens novels of the nineties, in short this book is great if you are a fan of the series from Alien Ressurection onwards....but if your looking for a smart, original memorable Alien story here your going to wind up extremely let down