Alien: Sea of Sorrows, an official novel written by James A. Moore that’s true to Alien canon and bridges the gap between the first two movies, is out today in paperback and for the Kindle.

Thanks to Titan Books, we have an exclusive excerpt from Alien: Sea of Sorrows, which you can check out right here below. Take a read from the book and let us know what you think!

Alien: Sea of Sorrows is a follow-up to Alien: Out of the Shadows, the first book in Titan’s planned trilogy, which will end this November with Alien: River of Pain.

Synopsis

As a deputy commissioner for the ICC, Alan Decker’s job is to make sure the settlements on LV178 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.

The 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.
Decker 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.

A direct follow-up to ALIEN: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, this adventure reveals the far-reaching impact of events seen in that novel. It shows the continuing malevolent influence of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and their inexorable efforts to weaponize the Xenomorph known as the Alien.

Excerpt

Excerpted from “Alien – Sea of Sorrows”
By James A. Moore
Published by Titan Books.
Posted with permission of the publisher.
All Rights Reserved.
Alien – Sea of Sorrows is on sale now wherever books are sold.

Alien: Sea of Sorrows
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Titan Books
Release date: July 29, 2014

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