A review by sleepyboi2988
Aliens: Nightmare Asylum by Steve Perry
3.0
Picks up within a reasonable amount of time from where the first one left off. This isn't any sort of mind blowing experience but it is an interesting delve into the Aliens world and continuation of story from the main characters in the first novel.
Personally this one didn't get as high of a rating as the first as the story itself focused a lot more on the human element. The aliens played much more of a background role (Much like the first movie) but unlike the first movie there was no sense of building dread or horror to get us to the climax. It also lacked the interesting side/background story of the cult that felt the Aliens were to be worshipped. It's mentioned a few lines in a scene but I wanted to know more there as well.
That said, I have fairly high hopes for the third novel, given that the title is [b:Aliens: The Female War|343283|Aliens The Female War|Steve Perry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403174792l/343283._SY75_.jpg|333630]. I think we'll be back to Alien chest bursting, blasting, and some conflict between sane and insane humans; along with a special guest.
Personally this one didn't get as high of a rating as the first as the story itself focused a lot more on the human element. The aliens played much more of a background role (Much like the first movie) but unlike the first movie there was no sense of building dread or horror to get us to the climax. It also lacked the interesting side/background story of the cult that felt the Aliens were to be worshipped. It's mentioned a few lines in a scene but I wanted to know more there as well.
That said, I have fairly high hopes for the third novel, given that the title is [b:Aliens: The Female War|343283|Aliens The Female War|Steve Perry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403174792l/343283._SY75_.jpg|333630]. I think we'll be back to Alien chest bursting, blasting, and some conflict between sane and insane humans; along with a special guest.