Alien 3

The Novelization

By: Alan Dean Foster

Narrated by: Lance Henriksen

In the remnants of a space vehicle, sleeps Ellen Ripley, a woman who has battled a monstrous enemy twice. The first time, the creature killed the entire whole crew of the Nostromo. The second time, it slaughtered a dozen of death-dealing Marines. Now on a bleak planet that houses a horde of defiant prisoners, Ripley will have to fight the ultimate alien horror one more time, a final encounter she may not survive.

©1992 Alan Dean Foster (P)1992 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Story was short but it sounded great

The story is abbreviated, but still good. Lance sounds great narrating. Glad I'm still able to hear his voice.

Just like the movie

This was just like the movie, almost word for word but to me it was better.

best movie to book adaptation

I love how they got the actor who played. Bishop to do the reading his voice and his narration spot on loved it

love the voice actor

love the story and the voice actor. if the voice actor sucks then its ruined.

The audiobook was much better than the film.

If you could sum up Alien 3 in three words, what would they be?

Underappreciated, well-written, excellent

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the setting and the conflict established. By placing the protagonoist (Ripley) on a new world, surrounded by prisioners (all male), and with no weapons it created an interesting delima in dealing with the Alien akin to the first film. The survivors are then forced to work together and use their surroundings to take on the Alien.

What about Lance Henriksen’s performance did you like?

This is one of my favorite audio books because of Mr. Henriksen's performance. It was nice to have an Alien alum perform the book in the first place, but I felt he did a good job. Some of his different character's voices are poorly done, but was able to forgive it because of the overall performance.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There wasn't a particularly "moving" part of a survival-horror/sci-fi tale.

Any additional comments?

I first listened to this audiobook on a two cassette tape set that I had for years. I have always like the story of Alien 3 and feel that the "original cut" of the film didn't do it justice. The novilization filled in a lot of holes and created a more complete story. As a fan of the franchise I would say this is my second favorite Alien story behind the second film. I would recommend a listen to anyone who may not have really enjoyed the film but would like a better "telling" of the story.