Posted by SM
- Sep 27, 2018, 06:56:59 AMMe.
Posted by Frosty Venom
- Sep 27, 2018, 05:19:22 AMQuote from: SM on Sep 25, 2018, 08:33:16 PM
"Ever She shall be the instrument of the return of the Beast, and also its destruction. The Master of two worlds."
Where is this quote from?
Posted by SM
- Sep 25, 2018, 08:33:16 PM"Ever She shall be the instrument of the return of the Beast, and also its destruction. The Master of two worlds."
Posted by Still Collating...
- Sep 25, 2018, 06:53:46 PMQuote from: The Cruentus on Sep 24, 2018, 08:30:03 PMQuote from: SM on Sep 24, 2018, 08:22:59 PM
It wasn't a coincidence. The incidents at Hadley happened because they found Ripley.
It is funny how despite her best efforts, Ripley is an unintentional walking cause of doom, even if indirectly.
Tells the board about the Aliens, Burke uses that info and the whole colony on acheron is dead. Ripley goes back to save Newt and brings back a Queen, which leads to bringing back an Alien to fury 161 and killing everyone there. Her clone brings about the queen, they breed, auriga folks die.
Damn, never looked at it that way!
Posted by SpanishAdam
- Sep 25, 2018, 05:34:38 AMYeah, I mean it makes perfect sense. I just never even thought about it before.
Posted by Engineer
- Sep 24, 2018, 09:30:21 PMQuote from: SM on Sep 24, 2018, 08:22:59 PM
It wasn't a coincidence. The incidents at Hadley happened because they found Ripley.
^^ this
Posted by The Cruentus
- Sep 24, 2018, 08:30:03 PMQuote from: SM on Sep 24, 2018, 08:22:59 PM
It wasn't a coincidence. The incidents at Hadley happened because they found Ripley.
It is funny how despite her best efforts, Ripley is an unintentional walking cause of doom, even if indirectly.
Tells the board about the Aliens, Burke uses that info and the whole colony on acheron is dead. Ripley goes back to save Newt and brings back a Queen, which leads to bringing back an Alien to fury 161 and killing everyone there. Her clone brings about the queen, they breed, auriga folks die.
Posted by SM
- Sep 24, 2018, 08:22:59 PMIt wasn't a coincidence. The incidents at Hadley happened because they found Ripley.
Posted by SpanishAdam
- Sep 24, 2018, 09:17:29 AMI'm about halfway through River of Pain so far and I am very pleased with it. Whilst Out of the Shadows was a slog to get through, this one seems to be pretty decent. It also succeeds in filling in some gaps from the movies, such as explaining how the incident in Hadley's Hope coincidentally happened around the same time as Ripley getting back to Earth.
I'm not sure I like Newt in this though. She's not too bad, but I think they're making her childlike in a cartoonish way. It doesn't spoil the story, but when I read her parts they sometimes seem slightly off.
Either way, RoP seems to be a good read so far.
I'm not sure I like Newt in this though. She's not too bad, but I think they're making her childlike in a cartoonish way. It doesn't spoil the story, but when I read her parts they sometimes seem slightly off.
Either way, RoP seems to be a good read so far.
Posted by Engineer
- Aug 19, 2018, 08:36:45 PMI'd recommend giving the audiodramas a listen. Not to be confused with the audiobooks (you'd be surprised how many people confuse the two). The audio dramas are extremely well done, and I enjoyed them more than the books actually... for all 3. I still enjoyed out of the shadows best in the audiodrama format.
Either way, cold forge was excellent, probably my favorite novel in the EU now, so yea that'll be a tough act to follow no matter what you pick up to read. I really hope the cold forge is next to get the audiodrama treatment! :-)
Either way, cold forge was excellent, probably my favorite novel in the EU now, so yea that'll be a tough act to follow no matter what you pick up to read. I really hope the cold forge is next to get the audiodrama treatment! :-)
Posted by SpanishAdam
- Aug 19, 2018, 08:29:26 PMI'm about halfway through it and it's boring the hell out of me. I think maybe I spoiled myself by reading Cold Forge first, so Out of the Shadows just seems kinda naff. River of Pain sounds interesting though which is why I wanted to skip the second.
After that I'll need to think carefully about what I want to read next!
After that I'll need to think carefully about what I want to read next!
Posted by Engineer
- Aug 19, 2018, 08:10:53 PMI thought including Ripley was a terrible idea. But it worked out better than I thought it would. And thinking back on it, Tim Lebbon actually did an amazing job with ripley's Characterization; it was a good transitional piece for Ripley, somewhere between the terrified survivor of alien and the rambolina of aliens.
Posted by Perfect-Organism
- Aug 19, 2018, 07:45:16 PMOut of the shadows was a book whose premise was so far fetched that it induced eye-rolling, and yet, it was so well written that, once you suspend the remainder of your disbelief, indeed it was the best book of the three.
Posted by Engineer
- Aug 19, 2018, 06:23:19 PMYea tbh out of the shadows was the one I was most hesitant to read, but that one actually turned out to be my favorite of the three.
Posted by Perfect-Organism
- Aug 19, 2018, 05:18:28 PMMy opinion isn't usually swayed on certain sweeping alien-related subjects, but I have to say that my opinion of this book has somewhat diminished over time. Mostly, it's because some things just felt shoe-horned in and that just leaves a sour taste in hindsight. Other than that, the book was well enough written, with a good pace, relatable, distinguishable, and memorable characters. It was a missed opportunity in some regards but a good fun read, and an even better audible audio drama.
