Alien: Colony War
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Summary
Political conflicts on Earth erupt into open hostilities between their colonies in space， with Xenomorphs as the ultimate weapon。
Political tensions boil over on Earth， spreading to the outer fringes of known space as the UK colony of New Albion breaks with the Three World Empire。 When an oil-drilling facility on nearby LV-187 is destroyed， its French colonists slaughtered， the British are blamed。 Military forces arrive from the Independent Core Systems and combat erupts。
Trapped in the middle are Cher Hunt and Chad Mclaren。 Cher is trying to find out who was responsible for the death of her sister， Shy Hunt （of McAllen Integrations from Alien: Into Charybdis）。 At the same time Mclaren， accompanied by the synthetic known as Davis， follows in the footsteps of his late wife， Amanda Ripley， seeking to stop the weaponization of Xenomorphs。 When a horde of the deadly aliens overwhelms both groups， however， their only hope may lie with Royal Marine Corps unit known as "God's Hammer。"
Political tensions boil over on Earth， spreading to the outer fringes of known space as the UK colony of New Albion breaks with the Three World Empire。 When an oil-drilling facility on nearby LV-187 is destroyed， its French colonists slaughtered， the British are blamed。 Military forces arrive from the Independent Core Systems and combat erupts。
Trapped in the middle are Cher Hunt and Chad Mclaren。 Cher is trying to find out who was responsible for the death of her sister， Shy Hunt （of McAllen Integrations from Alien: Into Charybdis）。 At the same time Mclaren， accompanied by the synthetic known as Davis， follows in the footsteps of his late wife， Amanda Ripley， seeking to stop the weaponization of Xenomorphs。 When a horde of the deadly aliens overwhelms both groups， however， their only hope may lie with Royal Marine Corps unit known as "God's Hammer。"
Reviews
Evan Dragic
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Serviceable but predictable alien thriller novel with relatively thin characters。
Jas
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Another entry into the Alien universe。 This book was ok。 Too much about politics and the characters were the same copies of those we've had seen before。 Another entry into the Alien universe。 This book was ok。 Too much about politics and the characters were the same copies of those we've had seen before。 。。。more
Andrew Johnson
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It's fine。 Honestly， though， I was hoping for more。 It feels like this is supposed to be a pivotal moment in the Alien canon/chronology， one that kicks off a lot of other stories and conflicts， but I never found myself emotionally buying in to its significance。 There's a lot of political intrigue， with multiple factions going to war， certain groups betraying said factions， several militaries。。。 I found it a bit confusing at times to keep track of who served which group and what all the motivatio It's fine。 Honestly， though， I was hoping for more。 It feels like this is supposed to be a pivotal moment in the Alien canon/chronology， one that kicks off a lot of other stories and conflicts， but I never found myself emotionally buying in to its significance。 There's a lot of political intrigue， with multiple factions going to war， certain groups betraying said factions， several militaries。。。 I found it a bit confusing at times to keep track of who served which group and what all the motivations were。 It's the kind of story that would really benefit from a Game-Of-Thrones style structure， providing a variety of perspectives from multiple characters （something Tim Lebbon did pretty well in this universe with his Rage War series）。 The writing is functional， and the characters do what they do， but nobody really "pops"。 It feels a bit like a comic book in that respect， which I guess shouldn't surprise me， since apparently some of these characters originate in the comics。 I like the fact that it includes a tie-in scenario for the Alien RPG -- now I just have to reread the Core Rulebook to remind myself of who all these factions are and why I should care about the Colony War， since this book didn't quite sell me on its significance。 。。。more
Tom Norford
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One of the better Alien novels， along with Phalanx and The Cold Forge。 A good。mix of characters and a lively， fast moving plot。 The whole Empires Are Bad thing was laid on a little thick， although the thinly veiled comparison between the New Albion Prime Minister and Boris Johnson made me laugh。 The problem with Alien novels is that the allure of the franchise rests so heavily of the visual impact of the xenomorphs， something that's hard to capture in prose。 This novel did a good job though of c One of the better Alien novels， along with Phalanx and The Cold Forge。 A good。mix of characters and a lively， fast moving plot。 The whole Empires Are Bad thing was laid on a little thick， although the thinly veiled comparison between the New Albion Prime Minister and Boris Johnson made me laugh。 The problem with Alien novels is that the allure of the franchise rests so heavily of the visual impact of the xenomorphs， something that's hard to capture in prose。 This novel did a good job though of capturing the terror of the aliens， particularly in the early sections。 。。。more
Stephen McGowan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author seems to want to write a pastiche of Brexit （TWExit？！） and British culture rather than an alien novel。 The USCM are one dimensional bad guys， the Colonists are new Albion are from spitting image and the less said about the commando team’s names the better。 All of it took me out of the story and the story and it felt like a anticlimax after the previous novel’s ending。 Read it if you’re a fan of the series and the rpg and you don’t want to miss anything。
Matthew
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Well I am glad I stuck with this。 The twist caught me off guard。 The ending was soooo salifying。。。 i wish i could sya more because it is incredibly creative in my opinion。 and the inclusion of a one-act cinematic adventure for the Alien RPG， based on the events in the novel， was perfect icing on the cake！
Derek Smyk
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I'll admit it - I really got this because I'm a huge fan of Alien: The Roleplaying Game and wanted the bonus content for that。 The novel itself is all right。 I was entertained， even if it wasn't at all scary， and wasn't quite what I wanted。 There were a few creepy， clever things done with the Aliens that I hadn't seen before， at least。 I'll admit it - I really got this because I'm a huge fan of Alien: The Roleplaying Game and wanted the bonus content for that。 The novel itself is all right。 I was entertained， even if it wasn't at all scary， and wasn't quite what I wanted。 There were a few creepy， clever things done with the Aliens that I hadn't seen before， at least。 。。。more
Marcus
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3。5/5In space no one can hear you remoan！I really enjoyed "Into Charybdis"， so I was a little wary of this follow-up not being penned by Alex White。 In the end I like this one fairly well， though I do kinda hope White gets another go at the wheel in the future to write a book focusing on all-out war between the various colonial factions （this book， despite its title， does not focus on that but kicks the can down the road for another book to pick up）。I don't love bringing back the Dark Horse-era 3。5/5In space no one can hear you remoan！I really enjoyed "Into Charybdis"， so I was a little wary of this follow-up not being penned by Alex White。 In the end I like this one fairly well， though I do kinda hope White gets another go at the wheel in the future to write a book focusing on all-out war between the various colonial factions （this book， despite its title， does not focus on that but kicks the can down the road for another book to pick up）。I don't love bringing back the Dark Horse-era comic characters （think they've been milked too many times）。 I'm holding out hope that David 8 might show up in a novel someday though。 。。。more
Andrew
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The Caveat going into this story is that it is very much connected to the larger Alien expanded universe （Comics， Videogames， Novels， and EVEN the RPG）， so I'd be interested to hear how this reads from an uninitiated perspective。 It was a bit jarring at first since most Alien novels are pretty self contained。 That being said it plays around with your expectations in the best way。 It is a book very much focused on exploring the history of the British Empire and if， like me， you are a sucker for w The Caveat going into this story is that it is very much connected to the larger Alien expanded universe （Comics， Videogames， Novels， and EVEN the RPG）， so I'd be interested to hear how this reads from an uninitiated perspective。 It was a bit jarring at first since most Alien novels are pretty self contained。 That being said it plays around with your expectations in the best way。 It is a book very much focused on exploring the history of the British Empire and if， like me， you are a sucker for worldbuilding you will enjoy this book。 The interstitials with various News Reports were very entertaining。 Definitely not focused on the guns。。。everything is very inconsistent （pulse rifles are lasers。。。then they aren't？） so if you are a hardcore Alien fan those little things will stick out。 I care less about the guns then I do the story but I still noticed the inconsistencies。 Beyond the macro Alien WORLD， its characters are really great。 I listened to this on audiobook and it has the same narrator as Aliens: Into Charybdis。 Shiromi Arserio is an outstanding narrator and I may actually start seeking out other audiobooks just because she narrates them。 The characters all have well thought out arcs and the plot had some very entertaining twists。 I was hesitant due to how connected it is to certain stories I dislike （not a fan of Alien: Defiance） but by the end it won me over。 There is a lot of humour on display but it never took me out of the horror aspects of the book。 Not everything works and certain plot developments I felt were very telegraphed。 Some characters have an odd voice that will either work for you or won't。 I will be interested to see how it holds up to a re-read。 。。。more
Book collector
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Colony war is linked to several novels in the alien series， alien: isolation， alien: prototype and alien: into charybdis and is a jumping off point for future releases。 I liked this book。 The story is good with plenty of action throughout。 The characters are well written and this is a fun alien novel。 There is an amusing and very thinly veiled portrait of a shambolic British prime minister with a rather chilling message about those hiding behind buffoonery。 There is a twist concerning a characte Colony war is linked to several novels in the alien series， alien: isolation， alien: prototype and alien: into charybdis and is a jumping off point for future releases。 I liked this book。 The story is good with plenty of action throughout。 The characters are well written and this is a fun alien novel。 There is an amusing and very thinly veiled portrait of a shambolic British prime minister with a rather chilling message about those hiding behind buffoonery。 There is a twist concerning a character that I did spot but frankly that's more to do with familiarity with the alien universe than weak writing。 Its also a twist used in a non-titan books alien novel。 If I had one quibble it would be that the human stories seemed more prevalent than the aliens at times but the book is well written so I didn't mind that。 It helps that the aliens are suitably violent when they do appear。 The blood and gore we expect from the aliens is all present and correct。 Another good read in the alien series。 The book features a bonus section written by Andrew E。 C。 Gaska。 Fallout is a role playing game scenario set in the aftermath of the novel。 It was fine but I have to confess to having no real interest in rp gaming or video gaming for that matter so I can't really judge it fairly as I have no real context。 The novel is my main concern and I enjoyed that。 。。。more
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