Of The Shadows — Alien: Out

A shuttle crashes into the Marion , leading the crew to realize they aren't alone.

Alien: Out of the Shadows is a 2014 science fiction novel written by Tim Lebbon and published by Titan Books . It is the first installment in a "canonical" trilogy designed to bridge the events between the films Alien and Aliens . Alien: Out of the Shadows

The story is set between the first and second films. It follows Chris Hooper ("Hoop") and his crew of miners on the ship Marion at planet , where they discover a nest of hibernating Xenomorphs within deep trimonite caverns. A shuttle crashes into the Marion , leading

While standalone, the book is part of a larger narrative arc involving Weyland-Yutani's pursuit of the Xenomorphs. Alien - Out of the Shadows (Book 1) Alien - Out of the Shadows (Book 1) @ Titan Books. Titan Books Alien - Out of the Shadows (Book 1) - Titan Books The story is set between the first and second films

The crew's only hope comes from an unlikely source: the escape pod of the Nostromo , carrying a cryogenic Ellen Ripley .

The survivors must navigate the Xenomorph-infested mines and the manipulative schemes of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. 2. Series Context & Reading Order