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Friday, August 30, 2013

Alien: Out of the Shadows Mass Market

Author: Visit Amazon's Tim Lebbon Page | Language: English | ISBN: 1781162689 | Format: PDF

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"Lebbon provides some juicy details and ideas concerning the origins of the xenomorphs while adding to Ripley’s personal yet-to-be-discovered connection to the monsters." - High Def Digest

"The writing was excellent. The pacing was spot on. Lebbon nailed Ripley’s voice so that every time I read a line of her dialogue I heard Sigourney Weaver’s voice in my mind." - Blogcritics

"A fun read." - LA Beat 

"Lebbon weaves a Xenomorph-ridden thrill ride, that perfectly slides into the established canon of the everlasting Alien series." - Mind of Tatlock

"Lebbon is an amazing story teller." - Ravenous Monster

"Tim Lebbon has been a terrific author from the jump, and he was the perfect man for this specific job. Lebbon’s care for words and attention to detail proves to be profoundly rewarding, as Alien: Out of the Shadows is the finest venture back into the world of the xenomorph since Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (which, in my opinion is only eclipsed by Alien and Aliens, despite the fact that I love the silly Alien vs. Predator). This is one of the finest – if not the finest film tie-ins I’ve read in years. And believe it or not, Out of the Shadows could well prove to be one of the year’s very best." - Horror Novel

"The aliens are just as menacing and brutal as always, but the real horror of the novel lies in the suspense elements." - Smart Girls Love SciFI 

"Plenty of nail-biting scenes." - Geek Dad

"The writing is superb." - Tracing the Stars

 “Even if you have a passing interest in the Alien universe this book comes recommended, deftly balancing appeal to casual readers and hardcore fans alike. Gorge on it and squirm at the gore.” - Legend of Geek

"Tim Lebbon does a fine job bringing another Ellen Ripley adventure to life...If you’re a fan of ALIENS then it’s a MUST read." - Retrenders

"Manages to recreate the some of the better elements of the franchise." - Renegade Cinema

"I had trouble putting this one down." - Fangirl Confessions 

"Succeeds brilliantly is in its action sequences" - Den of Geek

"For an Alien-based story, Out of the Shadows does exactly what it’s supposed to do. It’s Ripley and pals vs. Aliens, with all the face-huggering, hive-resinning, chest-bursting mayhem you can shake a plasma torch at." - Pop Mythology 

"With high drama and non-stop suspense, Alien: Out of the Shadows is a quick read and a must have for fans of the Alien franchise." - The Geek Girl Project 

"Lebbon has put together a fully realized Alien universe story that measures up to the best of the franchise.  It’s a story that fans probably would have hoped to see instead of what ended up in Prometheus." - Borg.com

About the Author

Tim Lebbon is the New York Times bestselling author of the movie novelization of 30 Days of Night andThe Cabin in the Woods. He has also written many critically acclaimed horror and dark fantasy novels, including Dusk, Fallen and The Island. Tim has won three British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, a Shocker, a Tombstone and been a finalist for the International Horror Guild and World Fantasy Awards.
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  • Series: Alien
  • Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books; Reprint edition (January 28, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1781162689
  • ISBN-13: 978-1781162682
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
TracingTheStars.com received an Advanced Review Copy from the publisher, seeking an honest review.

Well here it is, and I think all science fiction and Alien franchise fans will be pleased. I know I was excited when the publisher contacted me, seeking out a review. This is an official / canon novel that is set between movie 1, Alien, and movie 2, Aliens. It explores what happened to Ellen Ripley while she drifted in space and how she ended up where she did at the beginning of movie 2.

I don't normally accept review requests from non-indi publishers/authors. I try to stay away from mainstream for a few reasons, but I just couldn't pass this up. As an Alien fan, I knew I was going to either hate it or love it. I was afraid to be disappointed with a story stuck in between two existing movies, that Lebbon would try and change Ripley from the character I love, or that this would be some sort of off-shoot series reboot that takes the timeline somewhere out of canon. I knew Lebbon would have to thoroughly impress me to get high marks.

On the very first page, Lebbon issued his own challenge to Alien and hard-core sci-fi fans by quoting Carl Sagan:

'The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.'

To quote Sagan before you even begin telling your story is like saying "I am about to blow your mind, so hold onto your butt because the kid-gloves are coming off". It's a risky move if you fail to follow it up and show that you've got the literary SpaceBalls to back up your gusto. By page four, I knew Lebbon wasn't bluffing.

The book starts off in an unexpected way - by introducing a whole new cast of characters.
I received a review copy of Alien Out of the Shadows from Titan Publishing. I’m a huge fan of the Alien film franchise, so obviously, it was the very next thing I decided to read. I’m glad I did: I had trouble putting this one down.

So let’s start with the story. Alien Out of Shadows picks up where the first film, Alien, stopped. Ripley is out there floating in space, but before the events of the second film, Aliens, something happens. This book is about that. A mining ship is floating above a planet, but (as to be expected), something goes wrong on the planet below. Two ships returning from the planet to their mother ship, the Marion, have brought something back with them – a lot of somethings. And those somethings are freaking terrifying. Meanwhile, Ripley’s escape shuttle, the Narcissus, turns up, where our infamous heroine wakes up from stasis to discover that her nightmare hasn’t ended. Can she escape the creatures that haunt her dreams again? You’ll have to read to find out.

The first thing I noticed, even in the first chapter, of this book is that it is brutal. Even George R.R. Martin doesn’t kill off characters that early in the story, but author Tim Lebbon has no qualms in doing so. There is a lot of violence right from the beginning and it’s a good indicator that this novel is not a prose-filled fest about what it means to exist, but a non-stop action-adventure that the characters might not survive. And that’s what’s most important in the Alien stories: survival. Of course, we know Ripley has to survive, but what about these other great characters she meets from the Marion? This book goes to great lengths to describe what it’s like attempting to survive in this new horrifying world of aliens.

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