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Aliens

Aliens

HorrorScience Fiction
Pages
248
Published
1986
Language
English

Synopsis

Decades after her harrowing escape, Ellen Ripley is revived from hypersleep only to find her terrifying account of an alien creature dismissed as fantasy. When a distant planet experiences a sudden crisis, her former employers demand she return with a squad of Colonial Marines to the very place her nightmare began. What they uncover on LV-426 is a horror beyond imagination, forcing Ripley to confront her deepest fears once more.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseCreepyDarkGritty
SurvivalReluctant HeroQuest

Genres

Horror Science Fiction Space Opera Adventure

About the author

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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dean_Foster

Characters

Ellen RipleyProtagonist
Colonial MarinesSupporting
All characters in Aliens