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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
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
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
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
lewis666's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
While the characters at times feel a little expendable, not giving you a whole lot of reasons to care about each individual, (which isn't exactly new for the franchise), this book is a ton of fun and fits perfectly in this universe.
It's well-written and the story set between the first two movies, "Alien" and "Aliens" was fascinating to me, witnessing Ellen Ripley's journey head off into its own little pocket universe away from the movies. It's relatively fast paced, moving quickly from one scenario to the next, which helps things progress as a light read, despite being very horror focused.
For me it dipped in areas, and by the end I didn't find myself completely wholeheartedly loving it as I hoped I would, being a huge fan and all. But fans of the Alien franchise, or sci-fi horror for that matter, should find this serviceable and tense. The steady, ongoing sinister plans of a certain character materialising in the background towards a satisfying climax was arguably my favourite aspect about the book. Don't expect to be moved at all, but check it out.
It's well-written and the story set between the first two movies, "Alien" and "Aliens" was fascinating to me, witnessing Ellen Ripley's journey head off into its own little pocket universe away from the movies. It's relatively fast paced, moving quickly from one scenario to the next, which helps things progress as a light read, despite being very horror focused.
For me it dipped in areas, and by the end I didn't find myself completely wholeheartedly loving it as I hoped I would, being a huge fan and all. But fans of the Alien franchise, or sci-fi horror for that matter, should find this serviceable and tense. The steady, ongoing sinister plans of a certain character materialising in the background towards a satisfying climax was arguably my favourite aspect about the book. Don't expect to be moved at all, but check it out.
rachelellyn's review
4.0
Thoroughly enjoy this Audible freebie. A good story for a 1.5 book (after book 1 but before book 2).