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Liked this so much it got a five star review.The plot, the pacing, the characters... everything gelled.This is how military sci-fi/horror should be written.Highly recommend.
Now as a book i'm not sure this would have worked for me, even though it had more plot than I was expecting and linked really well to other offerings in the universe. It's pretty basic and has some questionable dialogue. But as a dramatised audio, it was just right- any cheesy bits add rather than detract from the experience. From the motion sensors to hissing aliens and automatic gun fire, it dings all the audio bells so loved in the films and sets your mind's eye alight. Extra points for the s...
If the last one was Alien 3 but worse, this one starts out looking like Aliens but worse, but then it surprises by instead being about how there was an alien city that was destroyed by the capital-A Aliens hundreds or thousands of years ago on this planet and Weyland-Yutani send in a bunch of mercenaries (not Colonial Marines) to recover artifacts accompanied by the protagonist, who is a bad-ass cool tough guy who is psychic and also a descendant of Ellen Ripley (Amanda Ripley died childless acc...
This was certainly enjoyable for what it is. If you like the original movies this is a good take and extension on those stories. I enjoyed it.
To start, I love aliens.I love when a big team goes in to retrieve something and most die. Simple but I love it,Nothing to surprising however in this book I thought they could have done a little bit more, a little different from the rest of the aliens books.Plot and Characters-3 Stars. Here is the problem I have, the main character, Decker, is a empath. Thats a pretty cool idea when it comes to aliens, with their hatred you would have a early detection warning basically. With that ability, I wou...
“Alien” is a horror franchise.“AlienS” is an action franchise.The author doesn’t know that.The first in these original novels, “Out of the Shadows,” was a phenomenal book that captured the spirit of Alien perfectly. You’ve got the insurmountable titular Alien, and common folk trying to make do. There was your Android, evil corporate figure, and all the rest of the franchise staples, WHICH IS WHY WE READ THESE. It’s a franchise series; we come for what we expect and like, and the first of these b...
[Updated 5/3/2018]Having now listened to the Audible Original Drama adaptation of James Moore's Sea of Sorrows, I've bumped up my rating to four-stars. The Dirk Maggs production was, in my opinion, a significant improvement over the prose novel. As with the prior two Alien Audible Originals, Sea of Sorrows is performed by a full cast of actors, including Stockard Channing, complemented by sound effects and musical score. And like the prior two entries, it sounds freaking incredible and makes for...
Though this is the second in a new trilogy of novels set in the Aliens universe, Sea of Sorrows only ties in with Tim Lebbon's opening novel Alien: Out of the Shadows insofar as it has a common setting. But the action takes place about 300 years after the events of that novel, ensuring there are no repeat characters to follow along for the ride. Instead, we get Decker, who, as the blurb reveals, is a descendent of Ellen Ripley. This means that the Aliens harbour a particularly impressive grudge
While Tim Lebbon’s Alien: Out of the Shadows was a halfway decent stab at recreating one of the greatest SF horror franchises on the page, James A. Moore’s Alien: Sea of Sorrows is thoroughly disappointing.Perhaps the keyword lies in the word ‘franchise’: it is clear that all of these authors, despite their credentials as accomplished horror writers in their own right, have produced these novels to some corporate plan (call it the Weyland-Yutani way) rather than being told to follow their write...
I was expecting to really like this one as the first book was really good but unfortunately this one was long and very boring in my opinion. I never liked any of the characters and I consider it a terrible addition to the Alien universe.I'd have preferred a continuation from that first book. 😏
one of the better alien novels i have read, ok at the start messy middle good end.
Left on an odd ending and there arent anymore audible original Alien audiobooks
This book was a lot better than the disappointing Alien: River of Pain.My only real criticism is that we didn‘t learn anything new about the Xenomorphs. The story takes place 300 years in the future and pretty much nothing has changed. Facehuggers impregnating victims can only be an exciting revelation so many times.I recommend listening to the full-cast audio production instead of reading the novel. The cast delivers a great performance, especially Stockard Channing as Andrea Rollins. I never t...
James A. Moore, best known for his horror novels Blood Red, Deeper, and the Serenity Falls trilogy, tries his hand at writing his share into Alien cannon. Unfortunately, after reading Tim Lebbon's excellent book one in this new trilogy, Alien: Out Of The Shadows, this entry was a substantial letdown and really doesn't add anything we have not already known about the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and very little more about the Alien mythos. We do learn, however, that the Aliens have a more advanced
Decker, an descendant of the legendary Ellen Ripley, is forcibly recruited to aid a bunch of mercenaries on a quest to capture a live Xenomorph.All in all I can't say I enjoyed this novel. It started fairly well with quite an interesting character. Including a psychic empath was an interesting idea and it added an extra dimension to the story. The way he was forced to help Weyland-Yutani was very grimdark and it added a lot to the atmosphere of the novel.Other than that there's not really much g...
I've been looking for this!Ever since I started this series, though horribly out of order, I get goosebumps whenever someone mentions aliens. Of any kind :)Not sure why Audible came up with such an unusual publishing plan, but I don't care much. Reading the series out of order just made those "A-ha!" moments that much better.Weyland-Yutani Corporation is at it again. Sending people in blind, requesting they get the "specimen" back. Preferably alive. This time they even have a plan on how to do t...
SEA OF SORROWS, Book 2 in the Canonical Alien Trilogy, went a different yet familiar path with a long-off descendant of Ellen Ripley by the name of Decker. His life and circumstances are intricately connected to her as well as the company and he has this mental connection power that sort of evolves as the story does. It was a pretty fun time and I think this is a 3-star story, but the Audible Original full cast performance of it all totally upped my experience. Stockard Channing slays in this an...
This is my first experience reading a James A. Moore book. I can't imagine how difficult writing, and staying faithful/true to an already established franchise like ALIEN must be. My hat goes off to Mr. Moore for pulling it off rather well.A quick note, this book stands on its own. You don't need to have read Tim Lebbon's OUT OF THE SHADOWS (although I would recommend you give it a go, especially if you love the ALIEN franchise).I'm not going to lie, I almost stopped reading this book after slog...
I enjoyed reading this book. It's about a man named Decker who is an ancestor to Ellen Ripley. He also has empathic powers, and is tortured by nightmares of big black creatures that want to kill him. The aliens know somehow that he is related to "the Destroyer" as they call Ellen Ripley, and a lot of their hatred is geared towards him, with a need to wipe him out before he can them. They end up on New Galveston which is a mining place for Weyland-Yutani, and the soldiers use Decker and his power...