Ellen Ripely is back in Tim Lebbon’s Alien Out of the
Shadows the first book in a brand new Alien trilogy from Titan Books. Adding to an established and fan
loved/obsessed universe it tricky, the novel has to be successful on multiple
levels in order to please the passionate members of its audience. The same ones the franchise was acquired for in
the first place. As a member of that
demographic as well as a fan of Lebbon I’ll be breaking it down step by
step.
First off the Ellen Ripley of Out of the Shadows is the
Ellen Ripley we all know. This book
takes place between the first and second movies and envisions Ripley’s escape
pod taking a detour before the second film begins. Tim Lebbon writes Ripley incredibly
well. He clearly understands all the elements
of the complex character that Sigourney Weaver brought to life in the first
three Alien films...Click either image for the full review at Ravenous Monster.
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