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Alien: Inferno's Fall

An Original Novel Based on the Films from 20th Century Studios

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Alien: Inferno's Fall

By: Philippa Ballantine
Narrated by: Julienne Irons
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A gargantuan horseshoe-shaped ship appears over the mining planet Shānmén, unleashing a black rain of death that creates Xenomorph-like monsters worse than the darkest of nightmares.

As war breaks out among the colonies, a huge ship appears over the UPP mining planet Shānmén, releasing a horror that yields hideous transformations. Rescue is too far away, and the colonists’ only hope appears in the form of the vessel Righteous Fury. It carries the Jackals—an elite mix of former Colonial Marines and Royal Marines. Led by Zula Hendricks, the Jackals seek to rescue the few survivors from the depths of the planet, but have they arrived on time?

©2022 Philippa Ballantine and Clara Carija (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing Adventure Fiction First Contact Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction Solar System Military Mining
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Very enjoyable with interesting social dynamics in the face of the xenomorph threat. Focuses less on the machinations of the mega corps and more on the struggles of people

Great addition to the series

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Spoken quickly with odd gaps in narration. Monotonous voice made it hard to listen to and get into the stories

Poor performance

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decent story, narrator was not to my overall liking but was responsible giving a B+

somewhat interesting.

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I loved this story. The plot is true to the franchise, the characters are well-written and the conclusion hints at much more to come. The story leans into several Alien tropes but doesn't rely upon them, a delicate balance between homage and originality. As an Antipodean I was immensely pleased to hear Australians and New Zealanders written with respect rather than treated as living caricatures, something with which writers of other nations seem to struggle. My issues with this audiobook are exclusively about the narration, which is of reasonable quality but falls apart in some areas. In particular the main characters all have NZ and AU accents, but Julienne Irons doesn't even attempt them. This is better than doing them badly, certainly, but it would have been more appropriate, given the sheer proliferation of those accents, to find NZ or AU voice talent. In addition there are several examples of mispronounced words (not just regional variations), such as 'loping' close to the end of the book pronounced as 'lopping.' Still, this doesn't ruin enjoyment of the tale: this book was a pleasure to listen to and I heartily recommend it to any fan of the franchise. Kudos!

Brilliant story, decent narration

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A good story with the usual alien tropes. This one had some funny references in it I enjoyed. A lot of references in this and others(Bishop) to Australia and New Zealand. If you are playing the rpg then this story bares some similarities to CMOM mission 6.

Good characters, good narrator

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