We’ve also known for a while that the legendary Alan Dean Foster would be penning his first original entry for the Alien universe in the way of a prequel novel! Earlier this year Alien vs. Predator Galaxy revealed what the prequel, titled Alien: Covenant – Origins, was going to be about!
In addition to that first synopsis, we now have an updated blurb and the exclusive reveal of the novel’s cover!
“The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying two thousand colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is 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 Lopé 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, Origins is the official chronicle of the events that led up to Alien: Covenant. It also reveals the world the colonists left behind.”
The cover of Alan Dean Foster’s Alien: Covenant – Origins.
We recently had the pleasure of chatting to Alan Dean Foster on the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast. Be sure to have a listen to Mr Foster chatting about his experience working on the Alien: Covenant novelization and on Origins!
Alien: Covenant – Origins is currently slated for release on the 26th of September 2017. The book is currently available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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I bet an eye that there will be at least some chapters in the book with a little David and Shaw in them. How much? I really can't say... but since David is the focus of the prequels I expect some really interesting stuff in them.
There was a fascinating super race which created us and the alien: we've seen hardly anything of them!
They would be a great subject! Sod the xenomorphs! Enough of them!
Agreed sir!!! Very much agreed!!!
No aliens = GOOD. I liked seeing the alien in Covenant but it didn't really need it. We need more stories set in this universe with no aliens.
Inside info?
I was thinking more of Daniels being suited and all tooled up a la the end of Covenant, but fair point!
I'm actually really into the idea of a book set on Earth. The world-building was one of my favorite parts about Rage War, so it should be cool to see what ADF does. The movie and the novel seemed to really be pushing the idea of humanity needing to go beyond Earth, so imagine things will be rather dire.
Novel.
Perhaps the Alien's inclusion means it wont be as Alien-less as we think?
At the risk of continually sounding like a broken record, I really really really really wish they'd stop using stock photos for these covers. I miss seeing the old painted artwork. Give me some covers from Tristan Jones or Raymond Swanland!
That said, I'm still keen to see what ADF does with the premise.
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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 two thousand colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is 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 Lopé 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, Origins is the official chronicle of the events that led up to Alien: Covenant. It also reveals the world the colonists left behind.”
Release date confirmed for 26 September too.
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2017/07/27/avpgalaxy-exclusive-alien-covenant-origins-cover-reveal/