''Alien'' novels

The Alien 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. Between 2005 and 2008, a run of original stories was published by Dark Horse Comics under their DH Press imprint, while the most recent novels, again original stories and beginning in 2014, have been published by Titan Books under the Alien moniker.

Publication

Movie novelizations

• Alien by Alan Dean Foster, Warner Books, June 1979, ISBN 0-446-82977-3
• Aliens 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, ISBN 0-446-60229-9
• Prometheus by Jon Spaihts & Damon Lindelof.^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Alien Covenant by Alan Dean Foster, Titan Books, May 23rd 2017, ISBN 978-1785654787

Comic adaptions

• Earth Hive (by Steve Perry, Bantam, October 1992, ISBN 0-553-56120-0)
• Nightmare Asylum (by Steve Perry, Bantam, May 1993, ISBN 0-553-56158-8)
• The Female War (by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry, Bantam, August 1993, ISBN 0-553-56159-6)
• Genocide (by David Bischoff, Bantam, January 1994, ISBN 0-553-56371-8)
• Alien Harvest (by Robert Sheckley, Bantam Spectra, September 1995, ISBN 0-553-56441-2)
• Rogue (by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch, both writing as Sandy Schofield, Bantam Spectra, 1995, ISBN 0-553-56442-0)
• Labyrinth (by Stephani Perry, Bantam Spectra, 1996, ISBN 0-553-57491-4)
• Music of the Spears (by Yvonne Navarro, Bantam Spectra, 1996, ISBN 0-553-57492-2)
• Berserker (by Stephani Perry, Bantam Spectra, 1998, ISBN 0-553-57731-X)
• Original Sin^[1] (by Michael Jan Friedman, DH Press, October 2005, ISBN 1-59582-015-9)
• DNA War^[2] (by Diane Carey, DH Press, May 2006, ISBN 1-59582-032-9)
• Cauldron^[3] (by Diane Carey, DH Press, May 2007)
• Steel Egg^[4] (by John Shirley, DH Press, October 2007, ISBN 1-59582-114-7)
• Criminal Enterprise^[5] (by Stephani Perry, DH Press, Jan 2008, ISBN 1-59582-003-5)
• No Exit^[6] (by B. K. Evenson, DH Press, July 2008, ISBN 1-59582-004-3)

Original novels

• Out of the Shadows (by Tim Lebbon), Titan Books, January 2014, ISBN 1-78116-268-9
  • Book one is set between Alien and Aliens.
• Sea of Sorrows (by James A. Moore), Titan Books, July 2014, ISBN 1-781162700
  • Book two takes place several years after the events of Alien: Resurrection.
• River of Pain (by Christopher Golden), Titan Books, November 2014, ISBN 1781162727
  • Book three is set during Aliens.
• Aliens: Bug Hunt (various authors) Titan Books, April 18th 2017, ISBN 978-1785654442
  • Aliens: Bug Hunt is a collection of short stories each written by different authors, some having written Alien novels before. Jonathan Maberry states in the book's opening that not all stories in the book are canon.

Collections

• The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 1 – collects Earth Hive, Nightmare Asylum and The Female War (Titan Books, January 2016, ISBN 1-78329-901-0)
• The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 2 – collects Genocide and Alien Harvest (Titan Books, June 2016, ISBN 1-78329-903-7)
• The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 3 – collects Rogue and Labyrinth (Titan Books, December 2016, ISBN 1-78329-905-3)
• The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 4 – collects Music of the Spears and Berserker (Titan Books, June 2017, ISBN 1-78329-907-X)
• The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 5 – collects Original Sin and DNA War (Titan Books, December 2017, ISBN 1-78329-909-6)
• Aliens: Bug Hunt (Titan Books, April 18th 2017, ISBN 978-1785654442)

See also

• Aliens, a comic book line by DH Comics
• Aliens vs. Predator, a novel series and part of the Alien vs. Predator franchise

Notes

References

External links

• Dark Horse catalogue