Outstanding across the board

I can’t place the last time I reviewed anything, let alone an audiobook, but such is my impression of this story and performance, I couldn’t help myself. It’s worth noting, I’ve read or listened to most of the books set in the Alien universe, aside from most of the crossovers. I’ve enjoyed most of them, but this one stood out. I think it has something to do with that fact that this story was honed, it focused on a specific area of the Alien universe, in this case Weyland-Yutani. It fleshed out every character and gave them purpose and motivation, but most importantly they were three dimensional. If I had first known of the premise, I may have been hesitant, as the Alien is very much a secondary player, however, given what I now know, it was definitely required to tell this story. The setting of the book is exactly what you would hope to expect from an Alien story, isolated, sterile, detached, and is very in keeping with the Weyland-Yutani fans of the franchise will have come to know and love or hate. I think the element here that transforms this audiobook from a great story in to something first-class, is the narration, it’s perfect, never have I heard a single narrator so deftly convey the necessary individuality within each character with such nuance, I can’t speak highly enough. If you are a fan of the franchise, I’m entirely confident you will love this story, but even if not, I still strongly recommend you give this book a try, you won’t be disappointed.