Good, but not essential

Creating an audio book based off a video game is always tricky. This retelling of the events aboard Sevastopol station is good for those who have played 2014's stellar video game as well as newcomers.

The main issue for me is the jumping back and forth between current events and Amanda Ripley's childhood. In places it really stops the momentum from one chapter to the next.

I also appreciate that they read out sone of the text logs found in the game as they add depth to the story, but to end each one with "that disclaimer" just grates after a while.

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Companion to the video game.

This is a really nice addition to the franchise, and accompanies the video game nicely. It remains faithful to the plot of the have, embellishing here and there with bits of back story and character development that there was no room for in game play.

I'm not sure whether this would with as a stand alone addition to the story for someone unfamiliar with the game, but I'd certainly recommend you give it a go.

This tells the story of Amanda, Ripley's daughter, as she travels to a distant space station in search of information about her mother, 15 years after the events of Alien.

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Great book!

Only issue I had was that the narrator used the same (or very similar) voice for a number of non-main characters. It was sometimes hard to decipher who was involved which lost immersion at some points

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Only for fans of the game.

The performance is excellent. Would certainly look for other works by the narrator.

The story is either:

A - Very average as far as Alien stories go, little originality, not worth your time...go listen to a different book.

or...

B - Excellent if you're a fan of the game. There are a few bits that add extra development to the character that allows the silent protagonist of the game to be fleshed out with some backstory. Listening to the story with knowledge of the game (when you know and can see in your minds eye the exact location) is a surprisingly engaging experience.

Also it does set up any future games (unlikely I guess) or stories (more likely) well enough to be interesting.

In short it depends who you are. For hardcore Alien fans and gamers it's a big yes, for everyone else it's not essential.

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Great game, amazing story

Can't recommend enough, especially if your a fan of the franchise, the game is awesome too.

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Must listen

A great audiobook.
Loved it from start to finish, really held my attention.
loved the back story from Amanda's childhood, found it added context and character to Amanda.
Would highly recommend a listen, no requirement to have played the game.

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Awesome book and cliff hanger ending

A great story gripping throughout please make a second part. This is really awesome. Great characters and similar agendas as the movie

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i would not recommend buying

after the dramatisation books of out of the shadows, river of pain and sea of sorrows i was addicted and really wanted something else to listen to. i knew this was narrated by one person and after having a full cast with sound affects it was hard going back but i gave it a chance. It was nice to know the story of Amanda ripley and how she felt about her mum leaving. i felt there was just too much stuff about her feeling and her mum leaving. it really dragged on. To be honest i kinda lost interest within 15 chapters but had to find out what happens. it didn't really pick up unti last 6 chapters and even then it was the greatest. only a good 3 chapters with alien action towards the end. just not great at all. i guess if you are like me you may buy it just to say you have listened and you know the background but i will never listen to it again, where as ive listen to out of the shadows through to sea of sorrows 3 times in last 3 minths. i know wats gonna happen but i still feel suspense and its such a great performance. we really need more dramatisation on this book and other to make them so much better.

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not too shabby

only thing i disliked about this book/audio was the pointless swearing. the first few chapters felt like it was written by a teenager who just discovered the book of swear words.
Ive nothing against swearing, i find myself swearing a lot too. but this was OTT and made me disconnect from the characters in this book.
the narrator was brilliant, it wasnt until i finished the book did it occur to me it was a woman doing the many male voices. though her scottish accent was funny.
I dont regret buying this book and this does not spoil the game with trailers. I will continue with alien books though will hesitate if theyre written by the same author.
enjoy!.

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Great story

Played the game and loved it and this story gives a lot of background to the Ripley story

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