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Alien: Out of the Shadows

By: Tim Lebbon, Dirk Maggs
Narrated by: Rutger Hauer, Corey Johnson, Matthew Lewis, Kathryn Drysdale, Andrea Deck, Mac McDonald
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  • Summary

  • As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man.

    When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns. There was evil, hibernating and waiting for suitable prey. Hoop and his associates uncover a nest of Xenomorphs, and hell takes on a new meaning. Quickly they discover that their only hope lies with the unlikeliest of saviors....

    ....Ellen Ripley, the last human survivor of the salvage ship Nostromo.

    As an Audio Show - free for members - when you add Alien: Out of the Shadows to your library, you'll get all 10 episodes, each with a runtime of about 30 minutes.
    ©2016 Audible, Ltd. (P)2016 20th Century Fox
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  • Episode 1

    Episode 1
    Dec 7 2018

    Unconscious, unaware, Ripley is the last human survivor of the Nostromo, her shuttle lost in deep space. Meanwhile, the crew aboard the mining ship Marion, faces a catastrophic collision with one of its own dropships and has to contend with the alien infestation on board.

    Marooned in a decaying orbit above the planetoid LV-178, the crew struggle to tackle the threat at hand, when an unexpected visitor makes her presence known.
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    29 mins
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  • Episode 2

    Episode 2
    Dec 7 2018

    Ripley’s shuttle has docked with the Marion. She arrives traumatised, only to find her rescuers under attack by a familiar foe. To make matters worse, it seems that Ash, an android she’d thought killed aboard the Nostromo, has uploaded his AI routines into her shuttle’s computer.

    Outside, the ship’s orbit is decaying faster than expected. The crew has just days to escape before they burn up in LV-178’s atmosphere.
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    27 mins
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  • Episode 3

    Episode 3
    Dec 7 2018

    Ripley and the crew aboard the Marion are running out of options to escape certain death. Their orbit is decaying rapidly. With only a few days to decide, they settle on a plan. If they can deal with the alien infestation on board the Samson, their remaining undamaged dropship, they may be able to return to LV-178’s mining installation and retrieve the vital fuel they need to escape on Ripley’s shuttle.
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    32 mins
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A long time Alien fan's opinion

I was sceptical of this at first, but let me tell you that this was one of the best stories I've read/heard in recent memory that's set in the Alien universe.

After trying to wash the sour taste of Covenant from my mouth (yes even after years), this was probably the best thing that I could have found.

Lots of tension, the characters are multidimensional, the setting is intriguing and the story is surprising well written.

If you're an Alien fan, then there is no reason to not have a listen!

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Unexpected gem

Really enjoyed this. great quality and story. I had been ignoring these free offerings thinking they would be useless, but off to explore the other titles to see what other gems might be out there after listening to this!

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Great listen

I wasn’t expecting anything from this and loved it I listened to it nearly in one sitting and found it great fun. The story’s is surprisingly good the voice acting and sound affects just seem to work really well. 5star review

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Really enjoyed this.

Far better than a film, you can use your own imagination and feelings for the characters develop far more.

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My first audio show

loved it for any Alien fan and ties in nicely to the universe. The Performances were fantastic with great sound effects to go along.

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Enjoyed This !

I didnt expect much to be honest but it was great , well worth a listen .

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Amazing

I'm new to audio books an as a fan of the Alien movies thought I would give it a go qn all I can say is that this was fantastic, gripping hard to stop listening. Well worth a listen.

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FANTASTIC!!!!!!

honestly a great possible alternative story of events after Alien and leading to Aliens, highly recommend to any Alien lovers out there

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Exceptional.

Brilliant story, phenomenal use of sound effects and music, excellent choice acting. Best audiobooks yet.

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Great performance of an engaging story

This was the first Alien audiobook I've listened to and I enjoyed it and looked forward to each episode.
I won't spoil the story, but perhaps the only disappointment was that the story needed certain constraints to avoid breaking canon. This made some important plot points easy to anticipate. However, it was still a fun book and I look forward to hearing more.

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