Alien Series 10 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

{"id":15049675571587,"title":"Alien Series 10 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","handle":"alien-series-7-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback-copy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles In This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Alien: Bug Hunt\u003cbr\u003e2. Alien: Sea of Sorrows\u003cbr\u003e3. Alien: River of Pain\u003cbr\u003e4. Alien: Cult\u003cbr\u003e5. Alien: The Cold Forge\u003cbr\u003e6. Alien: Isolation\u003cbr\u003e7. Alien: Prototype\u003cbr\u003e8. Alien: Uncivil War\u003cbr\u003e9.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAlien: Infiltrator\u003cbr\u003e10. Alien: Enemy Of My Enemy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Bug Hunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWhen the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it’s what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt—kill or be killed. Here are eighteen all-new stories of such “close encounters,” written by many of today’s most extraordinary authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Sea of Sorrows\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAs a deputy commissioner for the ICC, Alan Decker’s job is to make sure the settlements on LV-178 follow all the rules, keeping the colonists safe. But the planet known as New Galveston holds secrets, lurking deep beneath the toxic sands dubbed the Sea of Sorrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation. Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe—a living Xenomorph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecker doesn’t understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied. That was when the creatures swore revenge on the Destroyer… Ellen Ripley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: River of Pain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, she learns that the planet LV-426--now called Acheron--has been colonized. But LV-426 is where Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph--the killing machine known as the Alien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProtected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. On Acheron, Anne gives birth to the colony's first newborn. Rebecca Jordan, also known as Newt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wildcatters discover a vast, decaying spaceship. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani, and may be the answer to their dreams. But what Anne and Russ find on board proves to be the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Cult\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special Agent Tyler Matterton to solve what they can’t. Tyler is a rising star in the FBI’s Esoteric Crime Unit, investigating crimes involving exotic tech or first contact situations—the weird murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the local police department baffled, Tyler and his synthetic partner Serena are set on the case, tracking the killer through the underbelly of Hume City only to find themselves in the middle of something much larger and more horrifying than they possibly imagined. There is a cult at the heart of the Alexandria Colony, and it will stop at nothing to serve its Goddess.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: The Cold Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWith the failure of the Hadley’s Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating defeat the loss of the Aliens. Remote station RB-323 abruptly becomes their greatest hope for weaponizing the Xenomorph, but there’s a spy aboard—someone who doesn’t necessarily act in the company’s best interests. If discovered, this person may have no choice but to destroy RB-323… and everyone on board. That is, if the Xenomorphs don’t do the job first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Isolation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom birth, Amanda Ripley's life is riddled with hardship. Her parents live on the edge of poverty, so her mother - Ellen Ripley - seeks off-world contracts that lead to a position aboard the commercial hauler Nostromo. Then when the deep-space vessel disappears, Amanda passes into adulthood focused on discovering one thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT HAPPENED TO ELLEN RIPLEY?\u003cbr\u003eAmanda's quest pulls her into the underbelly of society, where few can be trusted. On Luna she meets someone who seems the exception - Private Zula Hendricks of the Colonial Marines - but their relationship is short-lived. Just as Amanda appears to hit rock bottom… a lead appears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Prototype\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenture, a direct rival to the Weyland-Yutani corporation, will accept any risk to crush the competition. Thus, when a corporate spy \"acquires\" a bizarre, leathery egg from a hijacked vessel, she takes it directly to the Venture testing facility on Jericho 3.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough unaware of the danger it poses, the scientists there recognize their prize's immeasurable value. Early tests reveal little, however, and they come to an inevitable conclusion. They need a human test subject...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Uncivil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWar will always find a man like you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003caside class=\"bg-white pb pt\" id=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container rw callout txt-left t-p\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ALIEN story begins where most end: with a xenomorph loose on a damaged spaceship hurtling through space. Once a highly decorated marine, Chris Temple, a recently widowed single father to two young daughters, Jane, 11, and Emma, 8, is onboard. Despite his particular set of skills, Chris doesn’t get involved in the fight with the alien, instead focusing on keeping his children safe as the ship comes in for a crash landing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe family land safely on an idyllic outpost planet, where Chris is told that the ship has been destroyed beyond recognition and nothing could have survived the crash. That’s only the first lie. Chris and his daughters love their new life, but something doesn’t feel right. Chris is a paranoid type, but just because he’s paranoid, doesn’t mean he’s wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are nasty surprises in store as Chris investigates the web of lies and conspiracies. After leaving a ruined Earth, it seems Chris and his daughters have crash-landed on a planet on the verge of all-out civil war. Chris will have to call on the battle skills he never wanted to use again in order to protect his daughters, deal with violence-hungry marines, and battle the xenomorph that’s killing people regardless of which side of the civil war they’re on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Infiltrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDr. Timothy Hoenikker arrives on Pala Station, a Weyland-Yutani facility. Lured there by the promise of alien artifacts, instead he finds a warped bureaucracy and staff of misfits testing the effects of Xenomorph bio-materials on living creatures. Unbeknownst to the personnel, however, there is an infiltrator among them whose actions could spell disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso on staff is Victor Rawlings, a former marine who gathers together other veterans to prepare for the worst. As Pala Station receives a delivery of alien eggs, the experiments spin out of control, and only the former Colonial Marines stand between the humans and certain death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/aside\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Enemy Of My Enemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe moon on which it was built hurtles toward an inevitable collision with the dead planet Hephaestus. The clock is ticking, yet when a distress signal arrives from a Weyland-Yutani biowarfare outpost, a desperate plan is launched to evacuate the trapped scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, across the galaxy a mysterious black substance rains down on Earth settlements, creating hideous monsters from indigenous creatures… and from human beings. Terran governments point the accusing finger at one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus on LV-846—a United Americas colony—high-level talks convene to address the galaxy-wide hostilities, but there’s a plot brewing among the participants. One which could plunge the colonies into all-out war. The only hope for peace may lie with the deadliest ally imaginable…\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-25T10:25:09+00:00","created_at":"2025-02-25T08:50:44+00:00","vendor":"Titan Books","type":"Fiction","tags":["ABWY","Age_Adult","Binding_Paperback","Boxing Day","CT\u0026M Books","EXPORT","Genre_Alien","Genre_Horror \u0026 ghost stories","Genre_Thrillers","Halloween","HK","Seen On Screen","Summer reads","Type_Collection","video game"],"price":2399,"price_min":2399,"price_max":2399,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":9590,"compare_at_price_min":9590,"compare_at_price_max":9590,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":55096852414851,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D7199","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Alien Series 10 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2399,"weight":2720,"compare_at_price":9590,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9789124240509","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/alien_3347ecbb-5185-4364-af1d-c8cd765ef295.jpg?v=1782989454"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/alien_3347ecbb-5185-4364-af1d-c8cd765ef295.jpg?v=1782989454","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":72169439822211,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/alien_3347ecbb-5185-4364-af1d-c8cd765ef295.jpg?v=1782989454"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/alien_3347ecbb-5185-4364-af1d-c8cd765ef295.jpg?v=1782989454","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles In This Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Alien: Bug Hunt\u003cbr\u003e2. Alien: Sea of Sorrows\u003cbr\u003e3. Alien: River of Pain\u003cbr\u003e4. Alien: Cult\u003cbr\u003e5. Alien: The Cold Forge\u003cbr\u003e6. Alien: Isolation\u003cbr\u003e7. Alien: Prototype\u003cbr\u003e8. Alien: Uncivil War\u003cbr\u003e9.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAlien: Infiltrator\u003cbr\u003e10. Alien: Enemy Of My Enemy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Bug Hunt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWhen the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it’s what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt—kill or be killed. Here are eighteen all-new stories of such “close encounters,” written by many of today’s most extraordinary authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Sea of Sorrows\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAs a deputy commissioner for the ICC, Alan Decker’s job is to make sure the settlements on LV-178 follow all the rules, keeping the colonists safe. But the planet known as New Galveston holds secrets, lurking deep beneath the toxic sands dubbed the Sea of Sorrows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation. Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe—a living Xenomorph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecker doesn’t understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied. That was when the creatures swore revenge on the Destroyer… Ellen Ripley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: River of Pain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ellen Ripley finally returns to Earth, she learns that the planet LV-426--now called Acheron--has been colonized. But LV-426 is where Ripley and the crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph--the killing machine known as the Alien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProtected by the Colonial Marines, the colonists seek to terraform the storm-swept planet. Two such residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, seeking a fortune that eluded them on Earth. On Acheron, Anne gives birth to the colony's first newborn. Rebecca Jordan, also known as Newt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wildcatters discover a vast, decaying spaceship. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani, and may be the answer to their dreams. But what Anne and Russ find on board proves to be the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Cult\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIn the affluent, technocratic Alexandria Colony, people are disappearing. And witnesses are dying in grisly, mysterious ways—it all reeks of Xenomorphs. At a loss, the Hume City police call in Special Agent Tyler Matterton to solve what they can’t. Tyler is a rising star in the FBI’s Esoteric Crime Unit, investigating crimes involving exotic tech or first contact situations—the weird murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the local police department baffled, Tyler and his synthetic partner Serena are set on the case, tracking the killer through the underbelly of Hume City only to find themselves in the middle of something much larger and more horrifying than they possibly imagined. There is a cult at the heart of the Alexandria Colony, and it will stop at nothing to serve its Goddess.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: The Cold Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWith the failure of the Hadley’s Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating defeat the loss of the Aliens. Remote station RB-323 abruptly becomes their greatest hope for weaponizing the Xenomorph, but there’s a spy aboard—someone who doesn’t necessarily act in the company’s best interests. If discovered, this person may have no choice but to destroy RB-323… and everyone on board. That is, if the Xenomorphs don’t do the job first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Isolation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom birth, Amanda Ripley's life is riddled with hardship. Her parents live on the edge of poverty, so her mother - Ellen Ripley - seeks off-world contracts that lead to a position aboard the commercial hauler Nostromo. Then when the deep-space vessel disappears, Amanda passes into adulthood focused on discovering one thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT HAPPENED TO ELLEN RIPLEY?\u003cbr\u003eAmanda's quest pulls her into the underbelly of society, where few can be trusted. On Luna she meets someone who seems the exception - Private Zula Hendricks of the Colonial Marines - but their relationship is short-lived. Just as Amanda appears to hit rock bottom… a lead appears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Prototype\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenture, a direct rival to the Weyland-Yutani corporation, will accept any risk to crush the competition. Thus, when a corporate spy \"acquires\" a bizarre, leathery egg from a hijacked vessel, she takes it directly to the Venture testing facility on Jericho 3.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough unaware of the danger it poses, the scientists there recognize their prize's immeasurable value. Early tests reveal little, however, and they come to an inevitable conclusion. They need a human test subject...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Uncivil War\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWar will always find a man like you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003caside class=\"bg-white pb pt\" id=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container rw callout txt-left t-p\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ALIEN story begins where most end: with a xenomorph loose on a damaged spaceship hurtling through space. Once a highly decorated marine, Chris Temple, a recently widowed single father to two young daughters, Jane, 11, and Emma, 8, is onboard. Despite his particular set of skills, Chris doesn’t get involved in the fight with the alien, instead focusing on keeping his children safe as the ship comes in for a crash landing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe family land safely on an idyllic outpost planet, where Chris is told that the ship has been destroyed beyond recognition and nothing could have survived the crash. That’s only the first lie. Chris and his daughters love their new life, but something doesn’t feel right. Chris is a paranoid type, but just because he’s paranoid, doesn’t mean he’s wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are nasty surprises in store as Chris investigates the web of lies and conspiracies. After leaving a ruined Earth, it seems Chris and his daughters have crash-landed on a planet on the verge of all-out civil war. Chris will have to call on the battle skills he never wanted to use again in order to protect his daughters, deal with violence-hungry marines, and battle the xenomorph that’s killing people regardless of which side of the civil war they’re on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Infiltrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDr. Timothy Hoenikker arrives on Pala Station, a Weyland-Yutani facility. Lured there by the promise of alien artifacts, instead he finds a warped bureaucracy and staff of misfits testing the effects of Xenomorph bio-materials on living creatures. Unbeknownst to the personnel, however, there is an infiltrator among them whose actions could spell disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso on staff is Victor Rawlings, a former marine who gathers together other veterans to prepare for the worst. As Pala Station receives a delivery of alien eggs, the experiments spin out of control, and only the former Colonial Marines stand between the humans and certain death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/aside\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlien: Enemy Of My Enemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe moon on which it was built hurtles toward an inevitable collision with the dead planet Hephaestus. The clock is ticking, yet when a distress signal arrives from a Weyland-Yutani biowarfare outpost, a desperate plan is launched to evacuate the trapped scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, across the galaxy a mysterious black substance rains down on Earth settlements, creating hideous monsters from indigenous creatures… and from human beings. Terran governments point the accusing finger at one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus on LV-846—a United Americas colony—high-level talks convene to address the galaxy-wide hostilities, but there’s a plot brewing among the participants. One which could plunge the colonies into all-out war. The only hope for peace may lie with the deadliest ally imaginable…\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}