Alien: River of Pain (Book 3)

Christopher Golden

Nov 2014 · Alien Book 3 · Titan Books

About this ebook

When Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, she learns that the planet LV-426—now called Acheron—has been colonized. But LV-426 is where Ripley and crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph—the killing machine known as the Alien. The colony known as Hadley's Hope is where a group of colonists—protected by the Colonial Marines—seek to terraform the inhospitable planet, and to uncover Acheron's unknown resources. Two of the residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, wildcatters who came with an infant son, Tim, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. On Acheron, Anne gives birth to the colony's first newborn. Rebecca Jordan, also known as Newt. The wildcatters discover a vast, decaying ship, once piloted by members of a strange, unknown race. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani, and may be the answer to their dreams. But what Anne and Russ find aboard the ship proves to be the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares.

Ratings and reviews

Low tier almost fan fiction level embarrassing story that conflicts badly with established events in the movie Aliens. It would be a fun average story if it wasn't set in the movies colony however once you analyze the book properly you start to see many problems with it clashing with established movie events. A real disservice to James Camerons movie masterpiece, the authors lack of understanding of the movie events is utterly insane. Marines already there, a dull eye rolling company already there and looking for the aliens story, shockingly bad...

The book never really broke free of the constrains by setting it in the Aliens movie world. There is a lot of repeating parts if the movie, which for most people who will read this is pretty pointless.

I don't care what other people cries about but this book was amazing and it's even more amazing if you listen to the audio book with voice actors

About the author

Christopher Golden is a well-known and prolific sci fi and fantasy author of many adult and YA novels, including Ghosts of Albion (with Amber Benson), Hidden Cities (with Tim Lebbon), and the forthcoming The Secret Journeysof Jack London, (also with Lebbon). He is also known for his many media tie-in works, including novels, comics, and video games, in such worlds as Buffy, Hellboy, and X-Men.