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Alien

The Official Movie Novelization

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By: Alan Dean Foster
Narrated by: Peter Guinness
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Alan Dean Foster is the acclaimed author of movie tie-ins for Star Wars, Alien and Transformers. He was awarded the IAMTW Grand Master Scribe Award in 2008. He is also a best-selling science fiction and fantasy author in his own right, including the popular Pip & Flinx novels and the Founding of the Commonwealth series.

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I jumped at the chance to read it and was not disappointed!

From what I understand this was created from the movie. So, if you have seen the movie, you know what is going to happen. That does not take the terror out of the book though! It is still just as intense, maybe even more so, than the movie.

Getting to read how this all started and the ins and outs of the crew is what made this even more special. There are just not things that the movie tells you about. There is more in here about Ripley and a lot about the corporation behind all of the choices made.

I just rewatched the movie so I could really critique how closely these two are based. It is as if I was watching the movie. I realize that is the purpose but it still surprised me just how closely these two were. A lot more in the book than the movie, which is expected. So much background!

I love this! If you enjoyed the movie, you will enjoy this book. Outstanding novelization and the acting was incredible. I already have a voice for Ripley and the crew but the narration was spot on. Peter Guinness did a great job of bringing the terror out of the book and allowed me to feel as if I were really in this.

The production quality was also superb. I did not hear one misstep. I would have preferred a full production with this being a story that is so well known, but that does not take away from how good this was. Very well done!

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If you enjoyed the movie, you will enjoy this book

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Loved knowing more insight to the crew's problems. The movie is a masterpiece but this book gives us so much insight to what's happening on the ship and with Wayland.

A MUST listen for anyone who loves this movie. And the narrator SOUNDS JUST LIKE Ash so, that's pretty cool and funny.

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i liked the narration of all the different characters. I still love Parker best :) get this book. you’ll love it!

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Absolutely loved it! Absolutely will re-listen sometime! It may be long but it's manageable and I will always take time out of my life to listen to anything related to Alien!

EPIC!

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The only thing I don't like about Alan Dean Foster's novelization of Alien & Aliens is the lack of real human emotion by making them pretty much PG-13 as far as swearing goes, no one even says a damn or what the hell when an Alien pops through Kane's chest, in that sense it's kind of unrealistic and a little bit goofy. Especially the novelization of Aliens, you don't really realize how much characterization you lose when you don't include any swear words.

A Classic!!!

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