Aliens

The Official Movie Novelization

By: Alan Dean Foster

Narrated by: William Hope

Returned to Earth, Ellen Ripley learns that a colony has been established on LV-426, the planet where the crew of the Nostromo found the original Alien.

But contact with the colonists has been lost, so she must accompany a unit of colonial marines to discover their fate. And to destroy any Aliens found on the planet known as Acheron.

This is a groundbreaking sequel by science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster, with the wonderful characters and rapid-fire action that make Aliens one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

©2014 Alan Dean Foster (P)2015 Audible, Ltd

A Personal Fave,Read by Lt. Gorman no less…lol!

I have a Leof this Universe 1st of all.1st Time I saw H.R. Giger’s Brilliant Masterpiece Book of Artwork “The Necronomicon”I was blown awayIf I catch word of any Artistic Xenomorphic Endeavors in the Proverbial Pipeline. I will rabidly devour any quotes worth of scrap usually just hoping it’ll be enough to not distinguish but maybe Tamper the 5-Alarm Blaze that began Long Ago as A 5Yr. Old Child who Fell madly in Love w/Sci-Fi & Horror Film’s(I have a similar affinity for Michael Myers dat began @4or5yrs. old. I still do actually..lol!)Btw,Don’t say Your Mother must’ve been terrible or sum Crap like dat bc She’s Hr8 & didn’t allow Me 2 watch the film’s (in her presence..heh)Said She saw me Hidden behind a Slat backed Chair Watching Halloween thru said Slats!She turned it of & returned 2 the kitchen.(5min later)She came back & Halloween was Back on the Tele & 4-5yr old Sean is behind the slat back chair enthralled but obviously feeling just safe enough the Me.Myers or Giger’s Bio-Mechanical Nightmare’s Couldn’t Hirt me Through My giant Slat backed Chair!lol! Fun story that My Mum tells every prospective GF she’s ever Met.Point of my oversharing is to point out exactly how Deep It goes into the O’Bannon-Universe 4 Me. I will read&/or wtach Anything/Everything released! But Mr.Dean Foster’s books are Truly Fantastic Additions that Helped in Fleshing out the Lore of the Alien otself & the Human Animals that are as Equally Predatory as said Alien ever has been.So Mr. Fosters Novelizations are Roughly the Green-lit Shooting Script,As I said Fleshed out quite a bit more though which imo makes it better for a Human like Myself who’s Imagination is so overwhelming and not too gr8 @ shutting itself down.So the more Details about The Aliens & the Company & the relationships to the Cybernetic Science Officer whose honestly just as Shady as Any Humans that work @ Billion$ Manipu-Tech Corporations.So bottom line Great Novelization that adds something to the Stories As Well!!Plus,Lt. Gorman of The “Aliens Nest-The Lt. Freezes scene.“Apone talk to me?”William Hope is imo better doing his Multiple Variations on his Own Voice then he is in any Film I’ve seen him in,Just Great Stuff imo!! Give it a try,Do it…Do it..

Wtf

No swear words! That was the only disappointing thing about it! It made the story!!

Good Listen

Solid 3.5. First, it is oddly bizarre that the thought it necessary to cut out all of the profanity considering both the movie and other novelizations are riddled with it. It helped humanize the characters and gives morseverity to the situation. It was also weridly distracting.

Once you get oast that, it eas a prety decent regurgitation of the film with some bonus background and interactions with the protagonists.

This wasn't a bad listen at all. It got me through my first quiet afternoon in a long while.

Solid Adaptation

Aliens is a very solid adaptation of the movie. The Audiobook had less cussing then the movie but otherwise it is perfect. There is some music in between chapters. The Narrator did a great job as well. I def recommend this faithful adaptation.

Book & film almost identical to one another

The film fallowed the book quite well I'll say I liked it my self