In , written by Tim Lebbon , the story bridges the gap between the first two films, Alien and Aliens . The Discovery on LV-178
The story is available in various formats, including a highly-rated featuring a full cast on Audible . Alien: Out of the Shadows - Goodreads Alien: Out of the Shadows
The situation turns catastrophic when two transport shuttles, the Samson and the Delilah , attempt to flee the planet while being overrun by the creatures. The Delilah crashes into the Marion , causing massive damage, killing the captain, and knocking the ship into a that will eventually lead to its destruction in the planet's atmosphere. The Return of Ellen Ripley In , written by Tim Lebbon , the
: Ash attempts to sabotage their escape, but Hoop manages to purge the AI with a computer virus. The Delilah crashes into the Marion , causing
: To preserve the timeline of the films, Ripley's memories of these horrific events are wiped by the ship's medical pod.
During the chaos, the Marion picks up a distress signal from the Narcissus , the escape shuttle carrying . Ripley is brought aboard, but her arrival is complicated by the fact that she has unknowingly been kept in stasis for decades by Ash , the malevolent synthetic from the Nostromo whose AI consciousness survived and uploaded itself into her shuttle's systems. Desperate Escape
Set in the year 2159, 37 years after the destruction of the Nostromo , the crew of the mining vessel is orbiting the planet LV-178 . Led by Chief Engineer Chris "Hoop" Hooper , the miners discover a rare, incredibly hard mineral called trimonite deep within the planet's caverns. However, alongside the mineral, they unearth a hibernating nest of Xenomorphs . The Nightmare Begins