Alien

In space no one can hear you scream

by Alan Dean Foster

No cover — Alan Dean Foster: Alien (Paperback, 1979, Warner Books)

Paperback, 270 pages

English language

Published Dec. 4, 1979 by Warner Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-446-82977-9
OCLC Number:: 5003687

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Where was Earth?

This was not their galaxy. A strange sun lit the sky with orange rays. In their long cold sleep the seven space travelers had left their own universe behind and now their monitor told them that on the planet revolving below them someone was signalling for help. By space law they must descend, explore and render assistance. But they would carry weapons. For who could tell what being called to them - or why. All they knew was that it was Alien.

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3 stars

Embarrassed to admit I read this as well as several Star Wars novelizations by Alan Dean Foster when I was a teen. In the case of Alien, however, I read the book because I wasn't allowed to see the R rated movie of the same name (which is also the reason I read Peter Benchley's Jaws when I was 12).

So a belated thank you to Alan Dean Foster for this competently written but ultimately forgettable book--and for allowing me to get around not only the MPAA rating system but the will of my overly strict father.