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Alien: Isolation

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Alien: Isolation

Written by: Keith R.A. DeCandido
Narrated by: 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.
Adventure Fiction First Contact Genre Fiction 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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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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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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