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A review by natreviews
Alien: Covenant Origins by Alan Dean Foster
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
So this book was not what I was expecting. Firstly, it's advertised as mainly focusing on Jacob and Daniels (Daniels being the main character of Alien: Covenant), but they get maybe 6 chapters in the book. You go literally just over 200 pages between seeing them, which for being advertised as their story, really irks me.
This story is mainly about Yutani (the head of Weyland-Yutani), a death cult (which wants to stop the Covenant mission) and Lopez (head of security on the Covenant). Their stories aren't bad, per say, but do leave a lot to be desired.
This book is also not written well. It isn't the worst book, but has points where the writing is awkward, the grammar sucks, and it contradicts the canon of the movies (although I did read the novelization of the movie Alien: Covenant does have some drastic changes from the movie itself, so maybe this book lines up more with the book canon). Overall, I was really excited to read this, and it was a let down. I'm hoping to read the novelization of the movie so maybe this book makes more sense, but so far it doesn't really line up with what the movies tell us happens (or implies).
This story is mainly about Yutani (the head of Weyland-Yutani), a death cult (which wants to stop the Covenant mission) and Lopez (head of security on the Covenant). Their stories aren't bad, per say, but do leave a lot to be desired.
This book is also not written well. It isn't the worst book, but has points where the writing is awkward, the grammar sucks, and it contradicts the canon of the movies (although I did read the novelization of the movie Alien: Covenant does have some drastic changes from the movie itself, so maybe this book lines up more with the book canon). Overall, I was really excited to read this, and it was a let down. I'm hoping to read the novelization of the movie so maybe this book makes more sense, but so far it doesn't really line up with what the movies tell us happens (or implies).