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Aliens: Bishop
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles, Eunice Wong, Shiromi Arserio, Nancy Wu, Pun Bandhu, Tim Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
A direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3—Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain. Written by T. R. Napper, author of the acclaimed 36 Streets, whose explosive work explores the artificial intelligence and what it is to be human.
Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien 3, the synthetic Bishop asked to be shut down forever. His creator, Michael Bishop, has other plans. He seeks the Xenomorph knowledge stored in the android’s mind and brings Bishop back to life—but for what reason? No longer an employee of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Michael tells his creation that he seeks to advance medical research for the benefit of humanity. Yet where does he get the resources needed to advance his work. With whom do his new allegiances lie?
Bishop is pursued by Colonial Marines Captain Marcel Apone, commander of the Il Conde and younger brother of Master Sergeant Alexander Apone, one of the casualties of the doomed mission to LV-426. Also on his trail are the “Dog Catchers,” commandos employed by Weyland-Yutani.
Who else might benefit from Bishop’s intimate knowledge of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy?
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- Malcolm
- 29-12-23
Enjoyable
I generally look forward to an addition to the franchise and liked the fact there was an aspect from Bishop's perspective.
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- E.R.
- 05-02-24
Welcome back Bishop
A story about recovering Bishop, one of the best characters in the franchise, was an interesting concept so I had to pre-order it. Having listened to all the other Alien audiobooks I didn't set my hopes too high, some were great and some were very mediocre. The first thing that threw me was the change of narrator with each chapter, I didn't appreciate it at first and it felt a bit disjointed, but I grew accustomed to it and settled in to the pace. I think the author wanted us to care about the individual marines with lots of back-story presented, but I didn't. No marines however colourful will ever replace Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez et al. Don't even try!! Once the story got going, and that took a while, it was well paced and full of action. Bishop's narrator is uncommonly convincing and that's probably it's best selling point. I would definitely recommend a listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-02-24
Great expansion of the Alien Universe
Great story from several perspectives, continuing the trend of recent Alien novels to flesh out the lore and universe it resides. well written characters and set pieces.
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- Knibbsy
- 27-07-24
Good story
Good story but the narrator who dealt with Apone’s chapters was one of the worst I’ve ever heard. Really weird tone and pronunciation of the name Apone made me nearly turn it off.
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- Jakob Ryngen
- 27-07-24
Entertaining story that follows the franchise
You could probably not make a movie out of it but it was entertaining enough. Some obvious crowd pleasers made it more into the Aliens universe that Alien. And talking of that it is a bit silly that the creatures ate referred to as "aliens". But I must admit that the story had me stuck. Reading was good as well and mixed between two readers.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-02-24
Revisit with an old acquaintance
Much preferred Audibles alternative Alien 3, but quite enjoyed this little tale - although some aspects of the story seemed predictable (i.e. Bad guys we can control the aliens, oh dear someone left the door open and one got out.. oops.). Sets the stage for Aliens: Bishop 2 by the end, which I will listen to as well.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-02-24
Surprisingly good
Simple story but enjoyable, Lots of Easter eggs to original franchise, constantly moving forwards. Characters developed enough to make you want to know what happens next. Much better than some of the Alien/Predator Audible books.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-01-24
Absolutely brilliant !!!
I loved every minute from start until finish !!! Another brilliant addition to the Alien universe !!! 10 out of 10 !!!
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- Peter Sunyko
- 29-02-24
Great story and narration!
Great story from a timeline after Alien 3! Love the new and the return of old favourite characters! A must have not only for hardcore fans!
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- Aaron gray
- 09-01-24
The woke brigade have struck again
The back story behind the marine is unneeded. A gay Aussie refugee who fails to meet minimum requirements for the core and decides to entrap the CO with her sexuality and then threatens him. This is so far from believable it was cringey listening to it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to serve next to someone who couldn't make the cut.
Ripley is head and shoulders above this character and tbh I feel the author was clutching at straws and decided to go with what's on trend at the moment. Sadly it didn't work. If you are going to slag off the RM Commandos atleast be accurate with their designations.
The bishop story wasnt bad though...
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