Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon

The Rage War, Book 3

By: Tim Lebbon

Narrated by: John Chancer

Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's Summary

The Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy - the Xenomorphs.

Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind's ultimate freedom. Yet even the combined might of the two races may not be enough.

The fate of the Earth may rest with a single android - Liliya of the Rage.

©2016 Tim Lebbon (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Fun SyFy

I was watching a cheezy SyFy movie in my mind, and loved it. You will too.

A misleading title, it's not what you would think

it was an okay story but I was expecting something else. there's not so much Alien versus Predator as it is human versus alien with a little Predator help. I think it was titled this way so it can sell more copies and that's just insulting.

good audio book

I really enjoyed it. I recommend it to anyone who likes predator. as a Weyland-Yutani employee I did find some it biased.

Very Entertaining, action dense

There is a lot of action in this. And if you're craving anything from this franchise then you won't be too disappointed. There were a few new things I liked such as the descriptions of a few new alien world beings and life forms.
Loved most of the characters and hated one appropriately.

I only wish a few things:
1) he had been a little more imaginative with the story and that it didn't hold so many things in common with Mass Effect.
2) Wish he had come up with more elaborate language for the technology and sought a scientific adviser for new terms. That would have raised the level of this sci-fi to Classic level. The repetition of all the acid splashes got a little old. Like, 'yeah, ok, we are the lowest forms of advanced sentient space-faring beings and we burn easy. Got it.' But really, he kind of took one idea and beat it to death in present day language with only one or two new phrases.
Generally, his is a good placeholder for my insatiable appetite for space opera. But, he could take some notes from descriptive authors in the genre.
3)The narrator could be heard swallowing a few times. It's not enough to make those of us with sensitivity to mouth noises throw away the whole experience, but really, if he does that with other books I'd rather read the print.

a great end for a very thrilling series

Most of the story was awesome. I found one fault with the story. On Karen station when the Xenomorphs exploded in space their blood should have froze and floated away versus splashing on the hull of Karen station and eating its way through. Everything freezes in space especially liquids. And everything floats especially liquids. Other than that a great story.

the extended universe is still Canon to me

when you look at the recent works of Ridley Scott's and whoever else is thrown in their two cents you realize how far they have deviated from the science fiction and Space Opera of the original trilogy and subsequent expanded universe established by Dark Horse Comics and the writers of the 80s 90s and early 2000s. this story is the last book in a satisfying trilogy. an aerator has done a great job and the writer I feel is sitting upon Solid ground with his continuity. while the story arcs and overall coincidence provided within the storyline to wrap up the neat little package it's still quite an interesting read. well it's superficially skims the psyche of megalomania and the corruption of intention on the part of the antagonist in the story some of the mutual protagonists storylines feel disjointed or possibly even shoehorned in. also the method of emphasis on the aliens being little more than just tools effectively defangs them. in addition the fact that they add in predators to the mix makes the whole thing kind of feel like the same sort of story could have been written with Killer Robots instead of the Xenomorphs and had the same effect. as an audiobook it was entertaining but when reflecting on the contents and overall construction you realize that a lot of the story is a cookie-cutter Space Opera with the franchise painted over a lot of basic tropes. in the very end it lacks what the newest audio dramas from the same franchise Lack which is the body horror and frightening Cosmic horror even though they did try to incorporate some sort of space god that modifies and improves technology I think that the storytellers did not understand the insipid nature of incorporating Horror in action thriller writing.

Perfect for a movie!

Amazing book! Almost 5 stars all the way but ending wasn't fully satisfying, to abrupt.

not to bad

I thought it was a thrilling conclusion to a wonderful series heartache to the last sadness tears it was a well written book

Satisfying end to trilogy

Overall, this trilogy was enjoyable and entertaining, but not without a few minor issues. Still, I recommend this series to sci-fi enthusiasts.

an interesting setting but not fully used

a lot of waste effort, there were lots of potential in it, a.d I can't get the feeling the final arc was kinda rush.

Very Good Finale

This delivers in just the way you need a final book of the series to deliver. Lots of action, lots of battles, a fitting conclusion and suitable endings for the main characters. I struggled at the start of this series with the role that the aliens were given but if you have enjoyed the previous two books then I think you'll be happy with the quality of the conclusion. There is nothing worse than getting through to the final book of the series and being let down. Luckily Lebbon and Chancer close this one off nicely.

Simply Awful

Complete garbage, the writer has so little imagination, suffice to say group of ideological hippies, find blob of mysterious goo that makes anything they want for no apparent reason they then decide to become enraged and kill all humanity. Seriously Tim Lebbon is a hack with no talent using someone else's creation then surrounding it with utter dross. It has colonial marines, obviously not his creation, so just about worth a star.

Jeff Harding is Jeff Harding as he is in all his narrations, lacks any menace at all but no were near as terrible as the book he has had to read.

Avoid.

Rage War - Book III "EPIC FINALE" !!!!

I NEVER do spoilers in my reviews !!!! So can,t go into too much detail.......BUT, suffice to say that this book is an EPIC FINALE, to the Rage War Trilogy !!! I feel also that the ending has definitely left the door open for follow-on books !?!
I am a HUGE Fan of Tim Lebbon, from these Alien storyline books, to his Star Wars books & if course his Own fantasy books (*like "The Fallen" !!) And I look eagerly forward to future books by him !!!
John Chancer is a FANTASTIC Narrator, & was possibly the best choice for this Trilogy, his voice changes for the different characters was excellent & really helps define each character in the book !! I will definitely look for more books that he has narrated in future purchases !!!!
This is NOT a stand-alone novel, the preceding books are a MUST in order to enjoy them all to Their fullest !!!
This Trilogy is also a MUST, for Fans of either the Alien storyline &or Predator storyline !!!! And I leave desperately hoping for more................

terrible

Complete rubbish. Nothing redeeming.
Narrator equally poor, terrible attempts at some of the female voices.

Poor narration

I found the person reading the story totally wrong, he should have keep the same voice through out the story, but instead he put on really lame voice when it come to talking in the women’s voices , at times almost school girlish , it did nothing to enhance the story

Below Average

I dont know why I bothered to finish up to book 3 - it starts dull and ends duller and predictable. Not worth 3 books worth - as a big alien/ predator fan, nothing worth mentioning of note. Wished it would be better 😪

Wow

Read all 3 books of the rage war back to back and what an enjoyable read. intense with the highest stakes all the way through.

The narrator was great, story never let me go and the conclusion was satisfying.

Good but predictable Finale

not a bad series but not great. I don't think there was any need for 3 books

Great

I skipped the first 2 books in the series and came straight to this one, I thought it was great. playing out the battles in my mind while listening to the book was great, would love to see a film that is done well of this, or even a series made from all 3 rage war books. If you are into Predator and Alien films and books you will enjoy this

Three books that should have been 1.

I'm a massive fan of aliens and predator, but this was a chore to get through. I would have returned them if they were still eligible for return in my library. I found I didn't care about any character or what happened to them.
There was a lot of filler for the sake of it and seemed to just be there to make it into three books. Narrator was average, but some of the voices he attempts to do got on my nerves. I'd give it a miss.