I had never been able to connect Ripley to Clemens, the “accidental-homicidal doctor,” or to the queen growing inside of her. Now, a few days later, I am still surprised at how much I enjoy the story. I wanted to write the review immediately afterward but did not want to come off too much of a “fan boy” while still basking in amazement with a wonderful reading buzz. Due to its brevity and my surprised enjoyment, I read the novel in one sitting. So, perhaps it’s safer to just stick to the Foster’s story and a comparison with the film they actually made.įoster saved Alien 3 and gave it new life for this reviewer. This is a point addressing the film’s story and not Foster’s novelization. Yet, I can’t help but wonder what the story would have “felt” like to have had devoted monks instead of barbaric prisoners for the Xenomorph’s supper menu. Much of the theme was kept with the inclusion of Dillon’s character and his followers who chose to stay as custodians for a mining colony turned maximum-security facility. The original draft for Alien 3 was for Ripley to crash land on a planet in the outer system that was home to a monastery. Those familiar with the film will not find any spoilers here, for those who have not seen the film, there will be several plot points discussed in this review.
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Even ten years ago when I watched the Director’s Cut, I was still left wondering exactly what I was suppose to feel about Ellen Ripley’s final battle with the Xenomorph. Like so many-like millions- who were disappointed with David Fincher’s 1993 film, I did not expect Foster’s novel to change my mind about the “original” conclusion to the Alien franchise. John Dee.WOW! I have not said that in a while and this reviewer surely did not expect that word to come from Alan Dean Foster’s 247-page novelization of Alien 3. He and his wife reside in Prescott in a house built of brick salvaged from a turn-of-the-century miners’ brothel, along with assorted dogs, cats, fish, several hundred houseplants, and the ensorcelled chair of the nefarious Dr. Other pastimes include basketball, hiking, body surfing, scuba diving, and weight lifting. More than fifty languages and has won awards in Spain and Russia.īesides traveling he enjoys listening to both classical music and heavy metal. He has produced the novel versions of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, Alien Nation, The Chronicles of Riddick, Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation, and both Transformers films.
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Since then, his published oeuvre includes excursions into hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction.
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His first attempt at a novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, was bought by Betty Ballantine and published by Ballantine Books in 1972. Sales of short fiction to other magazines followed. His fiction career began in 1968 when August Derleth bought a long Lovecraftian letter of Foster’s and published it as a short story. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from UCLA (1968, l969) he spent two years as a copywriter for a small Studio City, CA advertising firm. Born in New York City in 1946, Foster was raised in Los Angeles.