Alien: River of Pain (Book 3)

Christopher Golden

• Publisher: Titan Books
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781781162729
• eBook ISBN:
  9781781162736
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Science Fiction
• Index: Literature

When 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 crew of the Nostromo found the original Xenomorph—the killing machine known as the Alien. The colony known as Hadley's Hope is where a group of colonists—protected by the Colonial Marines—seek to terraform the inhospitable planet, and to uncover Acheron's unknown resources. Two of the residents are Anne and Russell Jorden, wildcatters who came with an infant son, Tim, 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. The wildcatters discover a vast, decaying ship, once piloted by members of a strange, unknown race. 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 aboard the ship proves to be the stuff, not of dreams, but of nightmares.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Also by Christopher Golden
• Title Page
• Copyright
• 1: Our Guest
• 2: Tremors
• 3: Rebecca
• 4: Arrivals
• 5: Rough Terrain
• 6: The Ladder
• 7: Trouble in Threes
• 8: Storms Seen and Unseen
• 9: Otto’s Wish
• 10: The Cost
• 11: New Friends and Old
• 12: Nostromo Mysteries
• 13: A Family Outing
• 14: Dereliction and Duty
• 15: Strange Cargo
• 16: Be Careful What You Wish for
• 17: Nothing Alive
• 18: Dark Turns
• 19: Capture – for – Study
• 20: The Worst Question
• 21: Incubation Period
• 22: Safety Measures
• 23: Escape Routes
• 24: All Fall Down
• 25: Secrets and Lives
• 26: One by One
• 27: Ready to Fight
• 28: Monster Maze
• 29: Enough Dying
• 30: Building Better Worlds
• 31: The Cruelest Trick
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
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