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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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Dec 7 201829 mins
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- Not my name
- 31-12-18
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!
17 people found this helpful
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- Gertlushgaming
- 21-07-19
Well executed
Strong story and all the music and effects amplified it to the next level. Well worth a listen.
10 people found this helpful
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- Stephen Barrett
- 25-08-20
An audio movie
This could only be described as an audio film. Rather the usual audio book with a nice voice reading it, this has actors playing all characters with cool sound effects. Im visually impaired and this book was better than most films.
7 people found this helpful
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- Simon
- 14-12-18
Super-charged Alien Creepiness!
Deliciously creepy tension and fast paced action, this was a blast! From the opening scenes through to the end this smashes through the storyline at a remarkable rate. The high quality cast and excellent production values make this an absolute joy to listen to. Eerie and solid sound effects genuinely do add to the unfolding drama, even the cat gets some lines!
Some will find problems with the fact that this deviates from the known Alien story that went before it but I think this does a good enough job to bend things the amount it does and indeed it does just bend things rather than break them. It’s a fine audio drama and while probably nothing could quite match the tension of the films this does a great job of evoking similar feelings of dread and panic. There are some clever story telling techniques including the “software interloper” whose identity I will not reveal as I don’t do spoilers!
In all this is a fine drama, if I have a complaint it’s that it simply wasn’t long enough!! I am sure I could have listened to this kind of action for several more hours! And I am delighted that after my previous experience with Audible Studios which was the awful Starling Project this is the best one that I have heard from them yet. The investment in the production values and the high quality cast has more than paid dividends!
Bravo!
22 people found this helpful
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- Kevin Mason
- 02-01-19
Gripping
I remember watching the film Alien, many years ago, so the thought of a freebie in the same genre appealed to me. This turned out to be one of the best things Ive listened to in ages.
The storyline plays along the similar Alien theme of picking off crew members one by one, but the plot kept me listening and gripped throughout the entire series.
Well worth a listen.
8 people found this helpful
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- Antony
- 05-10-20
Thought I knew the story - I didn't
Not the script of the film and well characterised. Rutger is a big name for a relatively small part. Ripley well acted.
listened to chapters in isolation to start then book gathers pace, last four chapters listened en bloc.
No complaints except the episodes didn't follow on automatically which was a pain - especially if listening on an echo device - since Alexa didn't seem to recognise the book.
3 people found this helpful
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- Suffolkcyclist
- 21-05-21
Scary, engaging, excellent
I enjoyed being taken along on this scary, action/alien adventure with Ripley and the others
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- Oliver
- 19-12-19
Action packed with a slightly silly resolution
Enjoyed the story throughout, although the whole time I wondered how the author would bridge the story with the canonical beginning of Aliens. The only possible way seemed fantastically silly...and indeed it was.
The performance and production is fantastic, and it was definitely worth the time to listen.
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- Jeni Quinn
- 28-01-21
Gripping and intriguing
I have enjoyed this book so much. I was so surprised and pleased with how Laurel Lefkow sounded so similar to Sigourney Weaver because it was this similarity that made the whole listening experience even more gripping.
I highly recommend this book and to make it even better, it was FREE!
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- Diane
- 09-08-20
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Was class, loved it from start to finish,it was like watching a movie, hope there's more
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- Gireesh
- 16-11-20
Perhaps the best alien audio adaptation yet.
For those who’ve been disappointed with alien 3 and it’s sequels, I think alien out of shadows is a welcome return to the alien universe. It’s well plotted perhaps not up to the standard of Alien but that was not only ground breaking but it’s pure visceral impact has yet to be matched. Voice acting is better than good as well as sounds effects. The actress playing Ripley inhabits her persona well and her voice sounds like sigourney weaver. And the antagonist is introduced a little too early. A more than worthy listen.
4 people found this helpful
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- michelle
- 11-12-20
excellent, cannot praise enough
i listened to the alien trilogy (out of the shadows, river of pain, sea of sorrows) in the wrong order. i listened to river of pain first, out of the shadows second and i am currently going through sea of sorrows. out of the shadows is by far the best of the three - and that's a pretty strong statement given how good the other two are. the writing is just so perfect, the voice acting of the cast could literally not get any better. rutger hauer was an absolute pleasure to listen to - though the entire cast really did do an amazing job.
i fell so in love with the crew, i really was dreading the end of the the story because (possible spoiler) due to my jumbled listening order i knew that river of pain was another chapter in the universe through new eyes. would recommend this to anyone who has even just a vague idea of the alien universe. the sound design, the soundtrack - all the technical stuff - was mind blowing.
3 people found this helpful
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- Zelda
- 14-11-20
Ripley's Believe it or not
The novel was a welcome addition to the Alien franchise but Ripley's presence was odd and unnecessary. The author made a good attempt at salvaging a need for her presence between the first and second films but still, the conflict in the Alien universe remains the same, the real threat are the synthetics and Weyland-Yutani; the Aliens are only the weapon used by these nefarious wielders.
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- Matt
- 25-10-20
Good, compelling, but I found myself wishing...
... that this was the Alien story that William Gibson wrote. Trying to communicate a historically visual story world is tricky as an audio drama, understandably. Much description of protocol and procedure become necessary—for the plot, blocking, mapping to all make sense. Few can do—describe, thematize—such things as Gibson can, to say nothing of what he can do with “problematic” artificial intelligences.
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- Mr. Pattison's Class@a_??90000∅ⁿ
- 23-10-20
Great listen
After listening to this podcast I would love for the powers that be to make an Alien tv series.
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- GenRainbows
- 18-06-22
Whaaa
New to me Aliens story? Great audio drama performance? amazing nosyalgic sound effects? Yes please. 10/10
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- Jennifer T
- 17-06-22
Alien 1.5?
Well-written, superbly performed, but borrows liberally from the sequels and the current "canon." Making it feel somewhat anachronistic. I would've preferred a legitimate fresh take: existing in its own universe with no regard to the sequels whatsoever. The voice acting is nearly perfect, with Rutger Hauer being an odd choice to step in for Ian Holm. Laurel Lefkow is PERFECT to replace Weaver, better than Weaver herself (age affects the strength of all of our voices) in the video games.
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- Ryan Lee
- 06-06-22
Best Alien franchise thing in awhile
My favorite franchise is Alien and this has been my favorite thing in a long time! I would love to somehow see this as a movie!
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- Devin Rose
- 04-06-22
Thrilling and Satisfying
This drama did justice and paid great respect to the fantastic world of Alien. The performances by the actors were great and I loved the added sound effects that you don't get in a typical audio book. The story was gripping and I found myself chasing the next episode. Would love to have more of these.
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- Matt
- 02-06-22
Great find
I’ve always loved the alien series and this was a well acted, and fun story that was able to maintain continuity (impressively). Definitely recommend.