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The Complete Alien Collection: The Shadow Archive (Out of the Shadows, Sea of Sorrows, River of Pain)
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An omnibus of tightly coordinated novels revealing the terrifying events that occur between the Alien and Aliens movie hits.
Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon
When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns of planet LV-178. There was evil, hibernating—and waiting for suitable prey. Quickly they discover that their only hope lies with the unlikeliest of saviours… Ellen Ripley, the last human survivor of the Nostromo.
Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore
The Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation. Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe—a living Xenomorph. Decker doesn’t understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied.
River of Pain by Christopher Golden
Protected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists of planet Acheron seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. 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 on board proves to the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares.
Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon
When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns of planet LV-178. There was evil, hibernating—and waiting for suitable prey. Quickly they discover that their only hope lies with the unlikeliest of saviours… Ellen Ripley, the last human survivor of the Nostromo.
Sea of Sorrows by James A. Moore
The Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation. Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe—a living Xenomorph. Decker doesn’t understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied.
River of Pain by Christopher Golden
Protected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists of planet Acheron seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. 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 on board proves to the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares.
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“Sigh.
I'm DNF-ing this beast. I read the first novella, by Lebbon, and in many ways it's one of the best titles I've read in the Alien series. I struggled through it despite the quality writing, characterization, and plot. It was down to the arc and its placement in the overall storyline and my familiarity with that storyline, really.
The 2nd novella, by Moore, is a No-Can-Do for me, at least for now. It is an embodiment of one of my favorite tropes, but handled in the one way I cannot abide.
Then I checked out the final title in a very cursory way to see if I wanted to cheat ahead, but it looks on its surface like a rehash, so no.
I will say that the Lebbon piece is really good, but bleak. And I did finish it ... I'll say 4 out of 5 for Lebbon, and the big cosmic pause button for the rest of it.
Maybe when allergy season is over I can revisit, but I'm guessing I won't care enough to do so.”
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About Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon is a New York Times bestselling author and has written many successful movie novelizations and tie-ins for Alien and Firefly. Tim has won four British Fantasy Awards and been a finalist for the International Horror Guild and World Fantasy Awards.
James A. Moore is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated American horror novelist and author of short stories.
Christopher Golden is a New York Times bestselling author of tie-ins to Buffy, Hellboy, and X-Men.
James A. Moore is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated American horror novelist and author of short stories.
Christopher Golden is a New York Times bestselling author of tie-ins to Buffy, Hellboy, and X-Men.
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