That’s not to say the book doesn’t have issues – it does – but it’s still light years a head of the comic in terms of overall quality and experience.Ĭover art for the earlier release of Aliens: The Female War. However, I wasn’t blind to its narrative flaws.Īs with Steve Perry’s previous novelization, Aliens: Nightmare Asylum, Female War was a massive improvement over the original comic series. I will admit that I’m one of those who really didn’t enjoy the comic – but that is largely due to Sam Keith’s completely inappropriate visual style. Both story and visuals were criticized for good reason making the original Aliens: Female War comic one that is nearly universally disliked. Straight from the start the Perry’s have an unfortunate uphill climb as Female War (or Earth War as the comic was originally published as) wasn’t received that well. Originally published in 1994, the Aliens: The Female War novelization was written by Steve Perry, rounding out his work on the previous two instalments of the trilogy, this time accompanied by his daughter Stephani Danelle (S.D). As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, Ripley and Billie must come to terms with what it means to be an alien. When she, Wilks, and Billie prepare to meet the aliens head-on to turn a powerful alien queen against her spawn in a battle intended to save Earth, that secret becomes her greatest weapon–and her greatest liability. Only then does she discover the devastating secret that lurks behind her long sleep. She realizes she’s found two comrades in arms–and she’s ready to take up the fight. When she meets Wilks and Billie, two battered veterans in the war against the aliens. “Lieutenant Ellen Ripley awoke from her long journey in space with a hole in her memory and an overwhelming drive to survive. I have opted to review each book in the Omnibus separately.

These three books contain the core trilogy that kicked off the entire Aliens expanded universe and shaped a lot of the stories to follow. The Complete Aliens Omnibus Volume 1 contains the first three books that were written: Earth Hive, Nightmare Asylum and The Female War. With Titan releasing all the old Bantam novelizations in volumes, it’s going to be really easy to get the complete collection in good condition. I don’t believe they are all perfect stories but I do believe they are essential reads in understanding the Aliens series as it is now.

Like its comic counterpart, The Complete Aliens Omnibus Volume 1 is a book I believe anyone who has an interest in the older Aliens expanded universe should give a read.

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