ALIEN: Out of the Shadows (Novel 1)

[DC]

Yeah the only logical reason I can come up with is that she had some sort of memory-wipe/trauma. I hope it's something cooler though, something more creative than that.

[predxeno]

The alternate histories dished out by writers usually don't end very well written so I don't feel too confident about this.

[Xeno]

I've done an interview with Tim too. If you like, you can read it here: http://bit.ly/11ZYNup Enjoy it!

[predxeno]

Thanks for the link, loved the interview.

[HuDaFuK]

Yeah, thanks for the interview. I'm at least a little hopeful that the other novels may branch out a bit, based on what Tim said about writing the first and therefore getting to do a Ripley story. Could be interpreted as the others not being about Ripley.

Maybe one of the sequels will be about what happened to Morse after Alien 3...

[Xenomrph]

Cool, thanks for posting that interview! It's interesting that FOX were the ones who commissioned the series, and I also smiled when the big C word got thrown around in the interview.

I wish the interview had asked if there would be any Prometheus references in the series, though...

[Mr. Clemens]

I wish the interview had asked if there would be any Prometheus references in the series, though...

AvP2D: Can fans expect any Prometheus references, since Ridley Scott's movie takes place in the same fictional universe as the Alien-Saga?

Tim: Eagle-eyed readers might spot one or two references, but it's not overt.

[SM]

Stay tuned for ep 13 of AvPG Podcast.

[predxeno]

Cool, thanks for posting that interview! It's interesting that FOX were the ones who commissioned the series, and I also smiled when the big C word got thrown around in the interview.

Yeah, despite that there will still be fans saying otherwise; especially after A:CM's similar claim.

[SM]

I don't see any way that is remotely convincing that this would work.  Sounds like a recipe for continuity disaster.

I'd love to be surprised though.

[Corporal Hicks]

Hate to critique a story before it is released but damn, I hate all this lets revisit old characters and give them secret histories nonsense that seems to be prevalent in every Alien story nowadays.

We couldn't call it prevalent, surely? - we've had A:CM and Hicks so far unless I'm missing something? That said, I was thinking that this might not go down well.

Yeah the only logical reason I can come up with is that she had some sort of memory-wipe/trauma. I hope it's something cooler though, something more creative than that.

I imagine it'll have something to do with the cryotube.

Maybe one of the sequels will be about what happened to Morse after Alien 3...

I've wanted this for so long! I really do hope we get that.

I am defintely going to pick the novel up and I'm going to go into it open-minded. I'm interested to see what he does with Ash (I love robot stories lately) and I'd like to see how it's all handled.

[DC]

I imagine it'll have something to do with the cryotube.

Possibly a side effect of being in there so long? I don't see how it would make sense, considering she was in the exact same state at the beginning of Aliens and the end of Alien.
Better be a d*mn good reason why none of this is mentioned in Aliens.

[Kimarhi]

Hate to critique a story before it is released but damn, I hate all this lets revisit old characters and give them secret histories nonsense that seems to be prevalent in every Alien story nowadays.

We couldn't call it prevalent, surely? - we've had A:CM and Hicks so far unless I'm missing something? That said, I was thinking that this might not go down well.

Alien should be omitted.

[SM]

I'm interested to see what he does with Ash (I love robot stories lately) and I'd like to see how it's all handled.

That is one thing I am interested in.  Possibly the only thing.

Ripley's Forgotten Adventures (TM) does not thrill me.

[HuDaFuK]

Maybe one of the sequels will be about what happened to Morse after Alien 3...

I've wanted this for so long! I really do hope we get that.

I'm not sure you could write a whole story around him, but he could definitely be a supporting character. The novelization of Resurrection tells us he writes about his experiences on Fiorina, so Weyland-Yutani clearly don't off him.

I've still got this book on pre-order, but I admit my enthusiasm for it has dropped sharply. Still, so long as it's well-written I'll probably enjoy it.