Aliens (novel series)
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The Aliens novels are an extension of the Alien
franchise. Up until 1998, the novels were published by Bantam Books and were all adaptations of various comics previously published by Dark Horse Comics
. The most recent run of novels, which began in 2005, consists of original stories being published by Dark Horse Comics
under their DH Press
imprint.
Alien (film series)
The Alien film series is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley and her battle with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien"...
franchise. Up until 1998, the novels were published by Bantam Books and were all adaptations of various comics previously published by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
. The most recent run of novels, which began in 2005, consists of original stories being published by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
under their DH Press
DH Press
-Titles:* Aliens* Dracula: Asylum* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Volume 1 The Lost Memory* Hipira* Kong: King of Skull Island* Predator* Scarface: The Beginning * Vampire Hunter D series-External links:* *...
imprint.
Publication
- Novelizations:
- AlienAlien (film)Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which...
by Alan Dean FosterAlan Dean FosterAlan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts...
, Warner Books, June 1979, ISBN 0-446-82977-3 - AliensAliens (film)Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
by Alan Dean Foster, Warner Books, June 1986, ISBN 0-446-30139-6 - Alien 3 by Alan Dean Foster, Warner Books, June 1992, ISBN 0-446-36216-6
- Alien Resurrection by A. C. Crispin, Aspect Books, December 1997, 0-446-60229-9
- Alien vs. PredatorAlien vs. Predator (film)Alien vs. Predator is a 2004 American science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a...
by Marc CerasiniGodzilla (Marc Cerasini series)Godzilla is a novel series written by author Marc Cerasini based on the film characters. Each novel has its own unique plot and storyline, with Toho's kaiju featured as the stars.-Godzilla Returns:...
, HarperEntertainment, June 2004, ISBN 0-06-073537-6
- Alien
- Aliens:
- Earth Hive (by Steve PerrySteve Perry (author)Steve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author.-Biography:Perry is a native of the Deep South. His residences have included Louisiana, California, Washington and Oregon...
, Bantam, October 1992, ISBN 0-553-56120-0) - Nightmare Asylum (by Steve PerrySteve Perry (author)Steve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author.-Biography:Perry is a native of the Deep South. His residences have included Louisiana, California, Washington and Oregon...
, Bantam, May 1993, ISBN 0-553-56158-8) - The Female War (by Steve PerrySteve Perry (author)Steve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author.-Biography:Perry is a native of the Deep South. His residences have included Louisiana, California, Washington and Oregon...
and Stephani PerryS. D. PerryStephani Danelle Perry is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of writer Steve Perry.S. D...
, Bantam, August 1993, ISBN 0-553-56159-6) - Genocide (by David BischoffDavid BischoffDavid F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.-General Background:Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, Bischoff writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television...
, Bantam, January 1994, ISBN 0-553-56371-8) - Alien Harvest (by Robert SheckleyRobert SheckleyRobert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and...
, Bantam Spectra, 1995, ISBN 0-553-56441-2) - Rogue (by Dean Wesley SmithDean Wesley SmithDean Wesley Smith is a science fiction author, known primarily for his Star Trek novels, movie novelizations, and other novels of licensed properties such as Smallville, Spider-Man, X-Men, Aliens, Roswell, Men in Black, and Quantum Leap...
& Kristine Kathryn RuschKristine Kathryn RuschKristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream....
, both writing as Sandy Schofield, Bantam Spectra, 1995, ISBN 0-553-56442-0) - Labyrinth (by Stephani PerryS. D. PerryStephani Danelle Perry is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of writer Steve Perry.S. D...
, Bantam Spectra, 1996, ISBN 0-553-57491-4) - Music of the Spears (by Yvonne NavarroYvonne NavarroYvonne Navarro is an American author who has published over twenty books. Of those twenty, the titles AfterAge, deadrush, Final Impact, Red Shadows, DeadTimes, That's Not My Name and Mirror Me were solo novels, or fiction created solely by her...
, Bantam Spectra, 1996, ISBN 0-553-57492-2) - Berserker (by Stephani PerryS. D. PerryStephani Danelle Perry is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of writer Steve Perry.S. D...
, Bantam Spectra, 1998, ISBN 0-553-57731-X) - Original Sin (by Michael Jan FriedmanMichael Jan FriedmanMichael Jan Friedman is an author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Ten of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list...
, DH Press, October 2005, ISBN 1-59582-015-9) - DNA War (by Diane CareyDiane CareyDiane Carey is primarily a science fiction author best known for her work in the Star Trek franchise. She has been the lead-off writer for two Star Trek spin-off book series: Star Trek The Next Generation with Star Trek: Ghost Ship, and the novelization of the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot, Broken...
, DH Press, May 2006, ISBN 1-59582-032-9) - Cauldron (by Diane CareyDiane CareyDiane Carey is primarily a science fiction author best known for her work in the Star Trek franchise. She has been the lead-off writer for two Star Trek spin-off book series: Star Trek The Next Generation with Star Trek: Ghost Ship, and the novelization of the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot, Broken...
, DH Press, May 2007) http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=9068 - Steel Egg (by John ShirleyJohn ShirleyJohn Shirley is an American fantasist, author of noir fiction, and science-fiction writer. Shirley is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, TV scripts and screenplays who has published over 30 books and 10 collections...
, DH Press, October 2007, ISBN 1-59582-114-7) - Criminal Enterprise (by Stephani PerryS. D. PerryStephani Danelle Perry is a novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of writer Steve Perry.S. D...
, DH Press, Jan 2008, ISBN 1-59582-003-5) - No Exit (by B. K. EvensonBrian EvensonBrian Evenson is an American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction. He has received degrees from Brigham Young University and the University of Washington . After leaving a teaching position at BYU, he held positions at Oklahoma State University, Syracuse University...
, DH Press, July 2008, ISBN 1-59582-004-3)
- Earth Hive (by Steve Perry
Future titles
- Aliens
- Fast Track To Heaven (by B. K. EvensonLiam SharpLiam Roger Sharp is a British comic book artist, writer and publisher.-Early life:Liam Sharp was born in Derby at St. Mary's Hospital to parents Roger and Linda Sharp. He has a younger sister, Kerry, and younger brother, Rien. He went to School at Brackensdale Junior then infants school, before...
, DH Press, August 11, 2010, ISBN 1-59582-495-2)
- Fast Track To Heaven (by B. K. Evenson
See also
- AliensAliens (comic book)The Aliens comic books were first published by Dark Horse Comics in 1988 and set in the Alien fictional universe.Some stories often feature the company Weyland-Yutani and the United States Colonial Marines. Originally intended as a sequel to James Cameron's Aliens, the first mini-series features...
, the comic book series - Aliens vs. PredatorAliens vs. Predator (novel series)The Aliens vs. Predator novel series is a trilogy of novels that belong to the fictional crossover franchise of Aliens vs. Predator, based on the original Aliens vs...
, a novel series and part of the Aliens vs. Predator franchise