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Alien - Out of the Shadows
Alien - Out of the Shadows | Tim Lebbon
The massively acclaimed Alien franchise is one of the most successful of all time, beginning with the first film in 1979. In a dramatic twist, this novel will return us to that time, to Ellen Ripley, and to never-before-revealed secrets of the Weyland-Yutani Corporations ... secrets that lead into the events of the second film, Aliens... and beyond!
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TheNeverendingTBR
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I really enjoyed this, I've never had much faith in spin-offs until now; I want to read every Alien book I can get my hands on after this.

It's well written, tense, very fast-paced and full of action.

Highly recommend to all Alien fans.

BookishMadHatter Didn't know there were books like this. My son is a huge fan, I think I have to try to track down a copy for him 2y
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Twainy
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🎧 Who can can you turn to when you find a cave of xenomorphs while mining for trimonite?

Answer: Ellen Ripley 💕

I can only tell you that I‘ve enjoyed a couple of the movies in this franchise. That was until this trilogy!

Even read in reverse I LOVED IT‘ I‘m curious to try some more Alien books! Great additions to the movies!! I bought this on Audible for under $5! Well worth it!

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Trashcanman 👋👋🤗 3y
Twainy @Trashcanman Hi George! How‘s your Thursday? (I‘m still 9 book reviews behind this week) 3y
Trashcanman @Twainy It's ok, little to no ideation today. So it's better than yesterday. 3y
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Trashcanman @Twainy how are you? 3y
Twainy @Trashcanman I‘m great! Thanks for asking 😁 what‘s this you say! no SI today?! 🎉🥳🧁 great day!! what are you listening to! 3y
Trashcanman @Twainy I'm listening to Karen Dalton. 3y
Twainy @Trashcanman sounds depressing 🤨 ?? 3y
Trashcanman @Twainy it kinda is 3y
Twainy @Trashcanman George! Good morning! TGIF! 😁 3y
Trashcanman @Twainy Good Morning Nancy, I hope you have a good day 3y
Twainy @Trashcanman well George I have other plans LOL woooooork 😁 j/k hope you have a fun day & kick off your weekend with a smile! 3y
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Lizpixie
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Bk6 of June & Bk3 of #LittenListen is done! I actually read the 3rd book first so now I‘m backtracking & finished the 1st book in this Alien canon. Another full cast recording, it was brilliantly done with Rutger Hauer playing Ash, the rogue Cyborg/AI from the first movie. It‘s a side story where Ripleys lifeboat is picked up by a mining ship who are having their own issues after stumbling on a nest in a mine. #SeriesRead2021 #StackingTheSeries👇

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Crazycatperson
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Finished two books today! My points for the first week is 752!
@StayCurious #teamharkness #scarathlon

Marmie7 Awesome!👏 4y
StayCurious Great job! 4y
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Crazycatperson
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I'm hoping to get all of these done for the audiothon!! I'm really excited for alien!
#littenlisten @aperfectmjk #screamathon #scarathlon #teamharkness @StayCurious

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LittleMummyMe
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“If they‘re anything like the one we had on Nostromo they‘ll be eight, nine feet tall, incredibly fast and strong, and utterly vicious. And you want to trap them? How? You got a box we can bait with some cheese?” 🧀
(Rilpey) 😂🤣😂🤣

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LittleMummyMe
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Out of the Shadows has plenty of action (and character development) with Ripley and was an enjoyable book...but perhaps a book that's not really needed in this series???🤔...I have to keep reading and see if this book links in well with the others or not.

LittleMummyMe Yep...you could skip this book in the series and not miss out on anything. The story does give Ripley fans heaps of Ripley 🥳 but it is just a story written where she kicks alien butt then there's a convenient ending to tie in to the next story. 😏 4y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Read by a full cast, this audiobook definitely felt like watching a sci-fi horror movie! #TeamSlaughter #scarathalon @Clwojick

Alora This looks so good! 5y
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Caterina
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I made it out for a 20 minute, 1 mile walk with my mom and dog today, 24 hours after getting out of surgery. Yay! 😎 I also finished my first book of the challenge, Alien: Out of the Shadows, an Audible original full-cast drama. 👍 Now I'm back to lying in bed with an ice pack on my face, trying to drink little bits of water occasionally. #bookfitnesschallenge #bfc @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn That‘s awesome! 🙌🏻 Just don‘t push yourself too hard! 💚 5y
jillannjohn What a great start! 5y
nelehelen That‘s awesome work!! Now get lots of rest!! ♥️ 5y
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TheSpineView Great start! Keep up the good work! 5y
Clwojick Way to go girl! ♥️ 5y
cobwebmoth That's great! 5y
BookwormAHN Nice job 👏🏻 5y
kspenmoll After surgery? Good for you!!! Take care! 5y
Caterina @wanderinglynn @jillannjohn @nelehelen @TheSpineView @Clwojick @cobwebmoth @BookwormAHN @kspenmoll Thank y'all! 😊 And don't worry, I've been resting a ton! Other than managing a shower and a cup of yogurt, those 20 minutes were my only time spent out of bed today. And boy did it feel good to move a bit, and breathe in the fresh air! 👍 5y
Marina_h Well done so shortly after surgery 👍 A little sometimes goes a long way! 5y
Jess I‘m really interested to hear what you think of the book. I am a huge fan of the Alien movie series but haven‘t tried any of the books. Hope you are feeling better. 5y
dariazeoli Awesome job! I admire your willpower so soon after surgery 🙌🏻 5y
DivineDiana You are amazing! Such determination! Wishing you a quick recovery! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻 5y
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Caterina
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The meds and ice packs are working just well enough for me to listen to this engrossing, full-cast audio drama. I know nothing about the Alien franchise, I've just had this free book sitting in my Audible library for a while with no plans to read it until today. So thankful for something that can occupy my mind while I hold an ice pack on my face. 👍 This might end up being my first book read for the #bookfitnesschallenge! @wanderinglynn

Read4life Sending positive thoughts your way. Glad to hear the audiobook is providing some distraction from the pain. 💙 5y
wanderinglynn Yay! 🙌🏻 5y
BookwormAHN I hope you feel better 🌻 5y
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Kaye 💚 5y
alisiakae Good vibes for quick healing. 💜 5y
Megabooks Feel better soon! I‘m praying for you! 💙💜 5y
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brandybear22
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“It‘s only pain, when it happens it will hurt but it doesn‘t matter, brief moment of horror and pain and then nothing forever, so it doesn‘t really matter.”

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KennethTolesJr

IN...TENSE.

#audiobook

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brandybear22
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I‘ve not really been into the alien series, but trying to find different things to read, in my zone and out. I do appreciate a full cast narration, and the story isn‘t too long (if I don‘t really enjoy it) and is the first of a trilogy (if I do).

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KennethTolesJr
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Started this right now, and I'm already hooked completely. Had to ask the wife, what do you call this? #AudioEating ???

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tricours
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I‘m usually not a fan of audio dramatizations, I find them tiresome to listen to, but this one was actually quite good! A rather pleasant surprise among the otherwise uninteresting Audible freebies.

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Ingridelaine82
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This was a really fun audible short (4 hours approximately). I enjoyed that the actors were energetic and immersive. The voice actress for Ripley was spot on too. Worth a listen for sure!

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TheDarkBookworm
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I'm only 3 chapters into this book and I'm not a huge fan of the franchise (I do enjoy the first 2 films), I'm willing to give this a shot after reading the novelizations for Alien & Aliens. I'm hoping to get to Alien vs Predator at some point.

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Nfergs
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“Chris Hooper dreamed of Monsters.
As a youngster they‘d fascinated him as they did all children. But unlike children born generations before him, there were places he could go,destinations he could explore, where he might just find them “ Tim Lebbon.

RaimeyGallant Interesting! Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you're interested. :) 6y
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Beckys_Books
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This was fantastic! Enjoyed the multiple narrators, sound effects and music. Felt like I was listening to a movie. And, the best part is that I finished it with only 10 minutes left in our drive back home. I timed it well for today's trip!

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Beckys_Books
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Drove to my parents' house today for our last Christmas gathering of 2017. My rule in my car is that if I'm driving I control the stereo. My choice for this trip is Audible's original recording of the tagged book. It is just long enough for the drive there and back. I didn't count on the 30 minutes I had to pause it while the hubby chatted on his phone. It really made the trip there go by fast!

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DaveNeufeld
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Fun story despite the restrictions imposed by having to stay in continuity between the first two films. Spoilery reveal of how the author managed that below.

DaveNeufeld Ripley wakes from stasis (following first film), has awful alien adventure, has memories wiped and returns to stasis none the wiser. Duh! 7y
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DaveNeufeld
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The Alien comics have been so good lately that I've been craving more of this universe, so I'm giving the novels a try.

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Dogearedcopy
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In the first #Head2Head challenge in the #ArmchairAudies #AudioDrama category, 'Alien: Out of the Shadows, An Audible Original Drama' easily outclasses 'In the Embers' in terms of script, sound effects and overall production values. Kudos to Robin Miles though, who is amazing as a voice actor and singer in 'In the Embers'. 🎧

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Dogearedcopy
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And I've decided to judge a third category for the #ArmchairAudies! I've already listened to 'Alien: Out of the Shadows, An Audible Original Drama' and 'In the Embers', so just three more contenders to vet in the #AudioDrama category! 🎧

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Dogearedcopy
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🎧 Full review of 'Alien: Out of the Shadows: An Audible Original Drama' (based on the novel by Tim Lebbon; adapted and directed by Dirk Maggs; performed by a Full Cast) at my blog, dogearedcopy.wordpress.com:

https://dogearedcopy.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/audiobook-review-alien-out-of-the-...

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Dogearedcopy
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After listening to the audio drama adaptation of Tim Lebbon's book, I decided that I wanted to read the full novel too! Since I was already there in the SFF section, picked up the other two books as well... And all I can think about is the new Kim Stanley Robinson novel I *didn't* get, 'New York 2140!' #TBR

Lindy Very nice stack! 📚 7y
Lizpixie Let us know what the Alien book is like! Please? 7y
Dogearedcopy @Lizpixie You bet! I've never thought of myself as into movie franchise books; but I find myself craving more in the Alien universe! 7y
Lizpixie Ripley was my first female movie crush, I still watch both original movies on a regular basis. You'll enjoy A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet, I absolutely loved it!❤️ 7y
Bookboss I loved The Three Body Problem! 7y
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Dogearedcopy
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Listened to the audio drama based on the novel for #ArmchairAudies #OriginalWork category: Laurel Lefkow voices Ripley so well I thought Audible had spliced in film dialogue! Rutger Hauer (❤) voiced the modified Ash character very nicely too. Story had a continuity error; and was obsessed with decompression chambers and warning everyone that "acid burns" *a lot*; but it's a pretty good story nonetheless if not adding anything to the cannon ?⭐⭐⭐

LitHousewife You are more woman than me for listening to this. The cover is enough to scare me. 7y
Guildedearlobe I've been tempted but I usually avoid audio dramas. Is it just voice acting or is there effects like the Star Wars audiobooks ? 7y
Dogearedcopy @Guildedearlobe It's full cast plus music and sound fx. There is an unabridged audiobook narrated by Jeff Harding, though I couldn't tell you if it is any good or not 7y
Guildedearlobe My main problem is the effects. In movies and books with a lot of ambient noice I struggle. I almost always use captions when watching tv because of this and I've been tempted for movies at the theatre as well. 7y
Dogearedcopy @Guildedearlobe I find a lot of US audio dramas over-produced with music and sound fx; and have better listening experiences with BBC productions. The U.K. seems to have a longer, stronger radio tradition which lends itself well to the format 7y
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Dogearedcopy
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It's been close to 40 years since Alien was released in the movie theaters, and just slightly less since I had last seen it! I decided to dnload & watch it before I listened to the interstitial short audio produced by Audible (tagged)... Wow! The movie has held up remarkably well over time: the tension, the sets, costuming, lights, props, continuity... and of course, the acting! (Detail: Image from the movie poster)

BooksForEmpathy Did you know there's a NEW one coming out!? 7y
Dogearedcopy @BooksForEmpathy Bo, I didn't! Looks like I have some catching up until do before May 17th! (edited) 7y
Guildedearlobe I need to watch this again. I think I was like 8 when I saw it. I've watched Aliens multiple times but not Alien, 7y
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nikirtehsuxlol
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Currently listening ?

20 minutes in and I'm already like "they are fuuuuucked." #horror #audieawards

respekt1111 This is a good one! 👍😁 7y
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Binny.Sedai
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It's nice to get back to scifi/fantasy.
The #Aliens are yet again ruining everyone's day. Carnage, death, slime, hissing, death...
I'm in #Xenomorph heaven.
#Edmund #BookWorm

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