A rather unnecessary telling of what happened to the settlers at the start of the film Aliens, though entertaining enough to appeal to some Alien fans. This tells us what happened to Newt and her family, and the other colonists before Ripley & Co arrived to find out what happened to them. ( )

Alien:River of Pain takes place right before Ripley is found floating in an old ship in space with her cat in a cryogenic unit. It is also before Newt is even born that the story starts. It is the story of the settlers, scientists, and marines that were there at the time. We know from the movie Newt is the only survivor, well, this is that story.
Narration was a full cast and pieces from the movie. Excellent! ( )

Now here's a good one - Ellen Ripley's back! If you've been following her story, from way back in 1979, when I was but eight years old. Yes- I know, I'm begging to grow old. I never managed to lose the love of the movie, nor falter when a new movie released since (1986, 1992 & 1997) Naturally, when I'd spotted the audiobook for this, filling in another gap of Ripley's space journey, I hopped onto the bandwagon!

My very first heroine is back and not very happy. She's discovered planet LV-426, where the Nostromo first came into contact with a Xenomorph has been renamed and has new residents. It also offers up background to one of our favorite Alien Saga characters: Newt. It's always nice to know these things, but the story is very sad... and full of totally amazing action, as dreams of making a new life, away from earth become nightmares. Trouble brews between the Marines and the scientists, with the colonists trapped, as collateral damage, in-between.

The audio-drama is amazing and won awards. With a cast of familiar voices, you will be drawn in to this science fiction horror. And you'll remember why you hate that darned Weyland-Yutani corporation all over again. Man may not be meant to leave earth; there are way too many other things out there1
Cheers!

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Alien: River of Pain
Written by Tim Lebbon
Narrated by Jeff Harding
Published by Audible Studios
June 8, 2016 ( )