modkuraika 's review for:

Alien: Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore
4.0

I feel like each one of these has gotten steadily better. I liked Alien III, but liked Out of the Shadows more, and I probably liked this one the most. None of these are really breaking the mold or anything, but in terms of sheer entertainment, they're better than any of the actual movies of the last 35 years. For Sea of Sorrows specifically, I enjoyed the empath aspect of it and getting a feel for the way xenomorphs think and collaborate as a hive mind was super fascinating but in a way where it didn't rob them of any mystique a la Prometheus and Covenant. I could've done without the protagonist being related to Ripley somehow, as they way Out of the Shadows bridged the first two movies also bothered me. It's too easy, and unneeded.