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The Official Movie Novelization

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Auteur(s): Alan Dean Foster
Narrateur(s): 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've read this book years ago and enjoyed it then. This version, narrated by Peter Guinness, is well worth listening to. I definitely recommend it.

Thoroughly enjoyed it

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Narrator was great except for when he did the exclamations, those sounded pretty funny. Great story though

Great read

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Alan Dean Foster essentially takes the script from the 1979 Ridley Scott film and retells it. He provides vivid description, delivers the dialogue with pitch-perfect accuracy, and matches the pace of the screenplay nicely.. but doesn't offer much in the way of character development + motivation. The end result is an impressive scene-by-scene recapitulation - but nothing added for fans of the film looking for something a little bit deeper or insight into the Weyland-Yutani/Xenomorph/Yautja Universe.

As to presentation: reader Peter Guinness could have injected a bit more emotiveness into his delivery during the most tense scenes (Kane's chestburster scene is kind of blasé, for example).. but I thoroughly praise his diction/timbre/cadence - Guinness is a true professional. Furthermore, his decision not to try impressions of Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm, et al & simply voice-act the script was a great one. Audible Studios Inc. also add incidental background music to the recording judiciously. This audiobook is a great listening experience.

Altogether, I rate 'Alien: The Official Movie Novelization' 8.5 out of 10 stars. It's perfect for if you want to relive some Classic SciFi horror and can't spend the few hours in front of a screen (at work/driving/gardening or whatever). Spend the Credit.

[Incidentally, one insight: Ellen Ripley is something of a b***ch]

Incredibly Faithful Novelization

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alien is my favorite franchise of all time. this book is amazing and so was the performance.

loved

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I am a life-long fan of the Alien franchise. I remember watching the first few movies when I was a little kid, and have been in love with the franchise ever since. The first Alien film is one of my all-time favorite movies. Now, more specific to this particular audiobook, there are some variations in the story which I won't spoil here, but it was not enough to detract from my experience. The narrator does an incredible job, truly a great performance from start to finish. I really enjoyed getting more into the characters' heads, which doesn't really happen in the film. I would highly recommend this to any fans of the Alien series, and any fans of good science-fiction / horror in general. I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook, and look forward to coming back for another listen at some point.

Incredible from start to finish.

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