Fan Favourite Alex White Returns With New Novel, Alien: Into Charybdis!

[Voodoo Magic]

I just finished!

Now I can finally go back and start reading these spoiler tags! Woot! 

[Kimarhi]

I should read it.  I have it.  I'm at home because of covid 19 exposure.................but my fandom just isn't what it used to be. 

[Engineer]

I should read it.  I have it.  I'm at home because of covid 19 exposure.................but my fandom just isn't what it used to be.

I say give it a go!
You've got the book, you've got the time. It may reinvigorate your fandom; I say what have ya got to lose?

Ps. Sorry about the Covid exposure :-/

[Delta Echo Alpha Delta]

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I'm a little unsure of Blue becoming a weird rattlesnake xenomorph, I'll wait and see how it all plays out first though.

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I personally was really into this particular element, but I do think it is going to split a lot of people.

Question for people that have finished the novel:

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Maybe I missed a detail while reading, but do we know why exactly Blue chose this planet to come to in the Blackstar? If that was explained, I feel like I somehow missed that detail. I'd imagine Blue was drawn to the Engineer facility located here...

Speaking of the facility, since it was a Weyland era installation over that (rather than WY), that must have been discovered not long after the events of Prometheus. I wonder if maybe another star map led Weyland Industries here in the first place?

Also, I imagine the Blackstar is a Bowie reference, and if so, love it.

EDIT: Flipping through the book again, and it seems like  the Five Months Ago conversation between Marsalis and Thien at the start of "Part III: Revenant" is the context that slipped my mind about why Blue came to Hasanova.

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THIEN

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is me! I sent the

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GINZA Files 

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[Kimarhi]

I should read it.  I have it.  I'm at home because of covid 19 exposure.................but my fandom just isn't what it used to be.

I say give it a go!
You've got the book, you've got the time. It may reinvigorate your fandom; I say what have ya got to lose?

Ps. Sorry about the Covid exposure :-/

I don't have it.  But I live with someone who does...........thus I'm at home.  \

My first day off was yesterday.  So I got plenty of time. 

[Voodoo Magic]

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for that visual depiction of blue, think 'unused alien3' design:
https://i2.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/32.jpg

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This was really helpful my friend. Even though it's from a different project and a different time, even after finishing this book, I really had a hard time visualizing this character in my head.  Not anymore, so this definitely helped! 👏

[Engineer]

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for that visual depiction of blue, think 'unused alien3' design:
https://i2.wp.com/bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/32.jpg

[close]

This was really helpful my friend. Even though it's from a different project and a different time, even after finishing this book, I really had a hard time visualizing this character in my head.  Not anymore, so this definitely helped! 👏

Glad I could help! :-)

[Corporal Hicks]

The moment I made that connection I was just like...

[Engineer]

Same here; really shocked me!

[Voodoo Magic]

Everytime I read

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your name Hicks

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it took me a little out of the book! 

[426Buddy]

 

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He was so harsh on your character lol!

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[Voodoo Magic]

I honestly thought his involvement would literally end with...

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Not Percival. He failed the audition, so I'm sending that little bitch home.

I was like.. Oh no! Poor Aaron! He'll never be able to live that down!

But alas, he redeemed himself!

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[Engineer]

Spoiler

I'm a little unsure of Blue becoming a weird rattlesnake xenomorph, I'll wait and see how it all plays out first though.

[close]

I personally was really into this particular element, but I do think it is going to split a lot of people.

Question for people that have finished the novel:

Spoiler

Maybe I missed a detail while reading, but do we know why exactly Blue chose this planet to come to in the Blackstar? If that was explained, I feel like I somehow missed that detail. I'd imagine Blue was drawn to the Engineer facility located here...

Speaking of the facility, since it was a Weyland era installation over that (rather than WY), that must have been discovered not long after the events of Prometheus. I wonder if maybe another star map led Weyland Industries here in the first place?

Also, I imagine the Blackstar is a Bowie reference, and if so, love it.

EDIT: Flipping through the book again, and it seems like  the Five Months Ago conversation between Marsalis and Thien at the start of "Part III: Revenant" is the context that slipped my mind about why Blue came to Hasanova.

[close]

Spoiler

THIEN

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is me! I sent the

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GINZA Files 

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hi THIEN! I'm the one who got the watery grave 😏

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[Corporal Hicks]

I honestly thought his involvement would literally end with...

Spoiler

Not Percival. He failed the audition, so I'm sending that little bitch home.

I was like.. Oh no! Poor Aaron! He'll never be able to live that down!

But alas, he redeemed himself!

[close]

Just meant he succeeded at

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not being a corrupt f**ker.

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Everytime I read

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your name Hicks

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it took me a little out of the book! 

Fortunately not a problem many will have lol

Still waiting for my damn copy to arrive.

[Concerned Bystander]

I wasn't really a huge fan of The Cold Forge, but that doesn't mean for a second that I won't be getting a hold of Into Charybdis at the soonest opportunity.  There is a hunger that must be fed, and even the worst Alien book is better than starvation.