Alien: River of Pain

De: Christopher Golden

Narrado por: Jeff Harding

When Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, she learns that the planet LV-426 - now called Acheron - has been colonised. But LV-426 is where Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph - the killing machine known as the Alien.

Protected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. On Acheron, Anne gives birth to the colony's first newborn - Rebecca Jordan, also known as Newt.

The wildcatters discover a vast, decaying spaceship. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani and may be the answer to their dreams. But what Anne and Russ find onboard proves to be the stuff not of dreams but of nightmares.

©2014 Christopher Golden (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

I Love Aliens!!

Good story and great reading. I enjoy the different voices. It makes the book come alive. I am looking forward to the next book.

Enjoyed this story in the Alien Universe

I’d love to see this story and Out of The Shadows both get a second story to continue these characters journeys to see how things panned out for each of them.

Much Better than anticipated

Outstanding story if you love Aliens. I thought, given the movie, I knew how it would end, but really liked the surprise and the tie ins. This would have been a great movie that could have spun off its own arm for the series

great story!!

I'm a huge Aliens fan and I love this story.
the characters are great and the narrator did a good job.
I highly recommend this book if you're an aliens fan.

Captivating story telling.

Answers so many questions from Alien to Aliens on LV-426. great ploy and detailed context.

Great story

The narrator/story teller could of been better. His voice was terrible for the characters. Overall good story but should of had another narrator

I do wonder

although it is quite a disengaging act, for red blooded Americans, to grasp meaning beyond their own petty existence; I do wonder.

great prequel to aliens

great storyline nice to finally get a really good description of the derelict spacecraft in the events on lv-426

Enjoyable, but transitory

This story doesn’t really have a beginning or end of its own, so it can be a bit unsatisfying in some ways. But it was interesting and I enjoyed it nonetheless. Just keep in mind that you’ll probably want the other books as well. Out of the Shadows is well worth it.

LV-426 Before Ripley Arrived

This book is the backstory of what happened on LV-426 before Ripley and the Colonial Marines arrived. The colony has been on Acheron for sometime and we meet the Jordens when Anne gives birth to Newt. There is a small detachment of Marines assigned and the usual friction between colonists, the company scientists and marines. Portions of Aliens involving Ripley are mentioned during the timeline, most notably her rescue and arrival at Gateway station. That triggers a request by company man Carter Burke to have a specific set of coordinates checked out, which awakens the Aliens. Things go downhill from there. The audiobook is narrated by Jeff Harding, who is a somewhat rote narrator, but good with voices.

Please note, the book ending doesn’t match the audio ending.
If this story sounds intriguing to you, I highly recommend that you pick up the audio drama version of this, also called River of Pain and produced by the superb Dirk Maggs. It contains the full story and improves on the book. It’s a full cast production, including music and sound effects. It packs more of a punch than the book does.
I’ve also read Out of the Shadows and Sea of Sorrows as well. I also recommend the audio dramas also produced by Dirk Maggs as they improved on the books and are simply superb, with incredible casts.