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Alien: Isolation

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Alien: Isolation

Auteur(s): Keith R.A. DeCandido
Narrateur(s): Sarah Mollo-Christensen
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The action-packed official adaptation of Alien: Isolation and a revealing look into the lives of Ellen Ripley and her daughter, Amanda Ripley.

The product of a troubled and violent youth, Amanda Ripley is hellbent to discover what happened to her missing mother, Ellen Ripley. She accepts an assignment with a Weyland-Yutani team being sent to retrieve the Nostromo flight recorder from space station Sevastopol, which they find out of control due to a Xenomorph that was brought there with the recorder. A conspiracy unfolds, revealing ever greater threats - including an entire Xenomorph hive. Over the course of the novel, Amanda’s history is revealed beginning with her childhood. Her father Alex’s battle with alcoholism caused her mother, Ellen Ripley, to sue for divorce. Ellen was forced to take off-world assignments, ultimately leading to her assignment aboard the Nostromo. Left behind, Amanda became determined to find out what happened to her mother, learning more and more about Ellen and the events that led up to her disappearance. Along the way, Amanda develops a fast friendship with Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks (from the Alien: Defiance Dark Horse series).

©2019 Keith R. A. DeCandido (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Aventure Fiction Fiction de genre Premier contact Science-fiction
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If you liked the game you'll like this and vice versa. The narrator brings the characters to life, gives them each distinctive voices.

Well written and even better narration

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The story follows Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley and hyper-focuses on their mother-daughter relationship which is somewhat a distraction from the current Xenomorph incident. The continuous flashbacks or reflections give us an insight into Amanda's motivations for survival and her current adult disposition towards life and relationships. Still a great story though, and the voice actress does an amazing job of portraying Amanda's emotions, as well as that of other characters.

Bit of a letdown but still great

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Kind of clunky and not super-well thought-out, but plays like a fun choose-your-own-adventure story. Not much to dig into here, but an alright side-story in the Alien universe.

Choose your own Alien adventure

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I really don't know what the writer was thinking but the character of Amanda Ripley has a very rough journey and there is very little reward with this character in this story. the creative approach the writer took is questionable at best and the creative chapters that are added to the story are distracting and the ending is different to the game and not very good at all. however, the performance is exceptional and very well done. audible did amazing job with this book. the writer however, did a very poor job.

Dark and unrewarding

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As a huge fan of Alien Isolation this was a great novelization of the game, giving wonderful background on Amanda Ripley that any fan would enjoy.

A wonderful edition to Alien Isolation

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The narrator was really great! She really captured Amanda Ripley well. The rest of the experience was... meh.

I really loved the game so I was hoping this book would be in a similar vein, but I wouldn't really count this book as a "horror." The book is less a book interpretation of the game, and more like quick recaps of the game with a lot of Amanda Riply backstory thrown in. It was nice, but wasn't what I was looking for, especially since some of my favourite parts from the game seemed to have been truncated or completely skipped over. I don't regret listening to it, but I dont think this will get a relisten. If your looking for a scary thriller audiobook in the Alien franchise I'd recommend Out of the Shadows instead.

Not bad if you like Lore, but not a great horror

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Keith R.A. DeCandido pens a story following Ellen Ripley's daughter.. struggling through life and desperate to find out what happened to her mother after the disappearance of the 'Nostromo'.
The writing is capable, the plotting is creditable, and DeCandido's description is mind's-eye vivid.. but the 'Amanda Ripley' character is actually quite unlikable and the whole thing feels like a xenomorph überfan decided to try his hand at a screenplay.

As to presentation: Reader Sarah Mollo-Christensen provides a solidly professional narration - exhibiting praiseworthy voice-acting in particular - but she persistently overenunciates and has a whispery reading timbre that borders on the annoying after a few hours. Blackstone Audio Inc. could have cast this project better.

In toto, 'Alien: Isolation' merits 7/10-stars. It was a reasonable distraction for a couple of snowy afternoons as a 'Plus' selection (I'm happy that I found it), but will be a questionable investment when they ask for a Credit.

[Note: The author is just a little bit too enamored with imagining brand development for futuristic products - listing model names and updated version numbers for tech as diverse as engineers' multi-tools, data pads, and handguns. It's not intrusive or anything - just odd]

More Than Serviceable Fan Fiction-styled Story

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I really enjoyed this look into Amanda Ripley's life. I hope there is a conclusion that brings Amada and Ellen together.

enjoyed very much

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I've played this game. Story is slightly different but pretty on point otherwise. Plus some new story and lots of back story for both Amanda Ripley and Ellen Ripley. Pretty happy with this overall.

Cool back story info

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I think the narrator did a great job with the many different characters. And the story was well done, plausible escapes and encounters with the aliens. Good amount of back story to explain present characters.

Good Read

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