Aliens: Bishop
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Alex Boyles
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Eunice Wong
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Shiromi Arserio
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Nancy Wu
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Pun Bandhu
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Tim Campbell
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Written by:
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T. R. Napper
About this listen
A direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3—Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain. Written by T. R. Napper, author of the acclaimed 36 Streets, whose explosive work explores the artificial intelligence and what it is to be human.
Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien 3, the synthetic Bishop asked to be shut down forever. His creator, Michael Bishop, has other plans. He seeks the Xenomorph knowledge stored in the android’s mind and brings Bishop back to life—but for what reason? No longer an employee of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Michael tells his creation that he seeks to advance medical research for the benefit of humanity. Yet where does he get the resources needed to advance his work. With whom do his new allegiances lie?
Bishop is pursued by Colonial Marines Captain Marcel Apone, commander of the Il Conde and younger brother of Master Sergeant Alexander Apone, one of the casualties of the doomed mission to LV-426. Also on his trail are the “Dog Catchers,” commandos employed by Weyland-Yutani.
Who else might benefit from Bishop’s intimate knowledge of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy?
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Lots of character/ story building at the start, great overall.
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Bishop lives !
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..aaand then there's the presentation: to be certain, the six readers enlisted to read the various POVs from the various chapters are professional.. but a couple of them waaay overenunciate, a couple sound robotic, and a couple are over-the-top dramatic. The cumulative impression is of a "below average" audiobook.
Altogether, I am pleased to have discovered this AlienTM universe story in the Audible catalog. 'Bishop' merits 8.5 stars out of 10. Spend the Credit.
[Note: Napper's description of prisoners of the Chinese intentionally "impregnated" with Xenomorphs and experiencing the horror of creatures unexpectedly bursting out of them and immediately attacking is both mind's-eye vivid gory + harrowing (we know the nightmare that's about to happen.. they don't)]
Excellent Story Let Down By Narration
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This was better than expected
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It took me a bit to get used to the multiple narrators but once I did it was smooth sailing.
I hope it becomes a series of its own.
Great Story
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