With Keith R.A. DeCandido’s Alien: Isolation novelization due out at the end of the month, a preview of the novel has showed up on Google and let the cat out of the bag about Scott Sigler’s new Alien novel!
Though titled Alien: Legion in the preview, the newly announced novel is currently under the working title of Alien: Phalanx (and that may still change) and is slated for release in spring of 2020!
This was a secret, but the facehugger’s out of the bag, so here’s the news.
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NEW NOVEL
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No pre-order link yet. I’ll holler when it’s up. I’m a *huge* fan of this franchise. Honored to be a part of it.
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Game on, man … game on.
—#Xenomorph #Alien #Aliens @TitanPublishing pic.twitter.com/77AvJkADpu— Scott Sigler (@scottsigler) July 14, 2019
Other than the above, there are no further details about what Scott has for store in us. You can follow Scott on Twitter to learn more about himself and to keep track of anything related to his Alien novel.
Scott Sigler has previously written for the Alien universe with Dangerous Prey, a short story in the Aliens: Bug Hunt anthology. Dangerous Prey is written entirely from the point of views of the Aliens and is one of the few instances that has been depicted.
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You assume correctly.
Can you specify where the humans in Middle Earth come from?
And I assume you can't specify whether these humans originate from Earth or... elsewhere?
Oh, I understand.
Sorry, I'm new here hehe.
He's the man who seems to be maintaining the Aliens timeline, with some sort of relationship over at Fox. Nobody knows for sure. He may work for Weyland-Yutani.
It's not Earth's Middle Ages.
If this is indeed an Engineer-seeded world, I wouldn't be shocked if timeframe is left completely ambiguous.
Very interested to see if this is one where SM can clarify a point in the timeline. His answer (or non-answer) is definitely going to be intriguing.
SM, where does this fit on the canon timeline?
A short comic, Aliens: Stalker iirc, was set during the viking age, so some time before what people imagine when they think Middle Ages.
EDIT: Kind of hoping to see some of the Alien 3 monk concepts used in this. Also, would be very cool if this planet isn't a human colony, but rather, another planet seeded by the Engineers.
I wonder if this is legit Earth Middle Ages or a pre-industrial humanoid alien species. The synopsis can kind of be read either way.
I hope it's not a generic lotr ripoff story with with xenos instead of orcs\undead\demons\evil horde.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789094003/ref=sr_1_50?keywords=titan+books&qid=1566135835&s=books&sr=1-50
It's Medieval carnage meets Alien as a pre-industrial society fights against extinction brought about by a massive infestation of Xenomorphs.
"Ataegina was an isolated world of medieval castles, varied cultures, and conquests, vibrant until the demons rose and spread relentless destruction. Swarms of lethal creatures with black husks, murderous claws, barbed tails and dreaded "tooth-tongues" raged through the lowlands, killing ninety percent of the planet's population. Terrified survivors fled to hidden mountain keeps where they eke out a meager existence. When a trio of young warriors discovers a new weapon, they see a chance to end this curse. To save humanity, the trio must fight their way to the tunnels of Black Smoke Mountain--the lair of the mythical Demon Mother."
Of hopefully an excellent Alien story.
Yah, good to have you hanging out with us!
That said, if Ghost of Walt can find that Aliens inspired movies make more than Alien ones you can guarantee that is where the franchise will go.
Thanks for the old man bit Erik.
The future is the future. It is not now, nor will it ever be now.
And I really look forward to Alien Phalanx.
I think you forgot the biggest camp...camp 3, people who love both Alien and Aliens....
Although I'd argue the simplistic, spaced out "A L I E N" logo is every bit as iconic as the Aliens one. Even recently, Life basically ripped-off the former on it's Blu-ray cover.
Just Bug Hunt.
Is that you Oram? lol.
Prototype has one Alien in it? Cool, nice to have one of those once in a while. Can't wait for Phalanx, always great to have the author appear in here as well.
Or anything pre-1979 Alien & Scott: Alien (As in everything is and seems Alien).
Post Alien timeline: Aliens. (Aliens are coming outta the God damn walls going forward, they're known to humanity).
Blame Titan/Google, not us!
It might be ALIENS, I'm not sure. Since this board broke the secret, I made that graphic myself!
It won't be a full book of xenomorph perspective, I don't think the concept would support a full book (or I don't have the writing skill to make that conceit into a novel, at any rate).
Rome is not the setting.
Did he give them some sorta tribe dialect or communicate like the Kharaa do from Natural Selection?
The upcoming novel “Prototype” claims to be just one alien... but we’ll see. Personally I like the distinction that the novel line is singular whereas the comic line is plural.
And obviously I’m hyped for this announcement!