The staff at Alien vs. Predator Galaxy’s headquarters arrived to a mysterious package this morning. There were no sender details. Just a warning about a strange religion taking hold within the streets of Hume City. Contained within that plain envelope was a gift from the folk over at Titan Books, an exclusive preview of Gavin G. Smith’s upcoming novel, Alien: Cult.
To celebrate Alien Day, AvP Galaxy is thrilled to be able to exclusively release the entire first chapter of Alien: Cult for the fandom to read!
An FBI agent on the trail of a brutal serial killer gets caught in the web of a Xenomorph-worshipping religion in this thrilling murder mystery twist on the Alien universe, for fans of Scott Sigler’s Aliens: Phalanx and Alex White’s Cold Forge.
In the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special Agent Tyler Matterton to solve what they can’t. Tyler is a rising star in the FBI’s Esoteric Crime Unit, investigating crimes involving exotic tech or first contact situations—the weird murders.
With the local police department baffled, Tyler and his synthetic partner Serena are set on the case, tracking the killer through the underbelly of Hume City only to find themselves in the middle of something much larger and more horrifying than they possibly imagined. There is a cult at the heart of the Alexandria Colony, and it will stop at nothing to serve its Goddess.
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Alien: Cult is currently slated for release on November 4, 2025 and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon (UK/US). You can follow author Gavin G. Smith on Twitter, or head on over to his official website to learn more about his work.
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just got around to reading the first chapter. Its got me interested. has some Alien outbreak/earth hive vibe im really digging. a bit of a blade runner vibe as well. im excited. i hope the aliens have more of a presence and atmosphere than the last few books.