Alien: Covenant Origins

The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film

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The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying 2,000 colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is a make-or-break investment for the corporation - and for the future of all mankind.

Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch. While Captain Jacob Branson and his wife, Daniels, complete their preparations, security chief Daniel Lope recruits the final key member of his team. Together they seek to stop the perpetrators before the ship and its passengers can be destroyed.

An original novel by the acclaimed Alan Dean Foster, author of the groundbreaking Alien novelization Alien: Covenant Origins, is the official chronicle of the events that led up to Alien: Covenant. It also reveals the world the colonists left behind.

Alan Dean FosterTom TaylorsonBlackstone Audio, Inc.Alien™: The NovelizationsAlien

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I’ve always been a huge fan of the Alien franchise, I’ve always appreciated the ever expanding lore, whether it be through film, comic or novel. Whenever I hear of a new Alien project I waste no time in adding to my list of must see/read/hear content.
All that said, Alien: Covenant Origins feels like a thin cash grab. While listening, I hadn’t kept track of the run time, when the narrator began reading the closing blurb at the end of the book I thought something had gone wrong and I had accidentally skipped forward. It ends very abruptly and was fairly unsatisfying. The story is ok, but given the backdrop of the Alien universe, you’d think they could have come up with something a bit more substantive.
I will say the narration saved this book, as the narrator was wonderful at seamlessly transitioning between characters with very unique and convincing delivery.
It’s not terrible and does give a little extra context, which if nothing else may enhance the viewing of the movie slightly, as you’re given a little more reason to care if certain characters die, that said, this argument only applies to one or two characters.
In summary - Dissatisfying & bland with fantastic narration.