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Alien Vs. Predator
Two of 20th Century Fox's biggest franchises ever – Alien and Predator –come together in one movie!
A team of drillers, scientists and archaeologists led by a billionaire industrialist travel to Antarctica to investigate ancient pyramid ruins where they not only discover terrorised human skeletons among the fossilised remains of these alien creatures, but they also find further evidence that these aliens are still alive!
As if that's not frightening enough, vicious Predators lie in wait above for the release of these aliens from the centuries–old ice in which theyᵥ been preserved.
Thus begins the showdown between two of the greatest film horrors of all time.
A team of drillers, scientists and archaeologists led by a billionaire industrialist travel to Antarctica to investigate ancient pyramid ruins where they not only discover terrorised human skeletons among the fossilised remains of these alien creatures, but they also find further evidence that these aliens are still alive!
As if that's not frightening enough, vicious Predators lie in wait above for the release of these aliens from the centuries–old ice in which theyᵥ been preserved.
Thus begins the showdown between two of the greatest film horrors of all time.
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First published January 1, 2004
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87 books48 followersBest-selling author, Marc Cerasini has spent time on the New York Times and USA Today best-seller's lists. His writing spans from children's picture books and young adult novels to adult mystery and military nonfiction. Along the way, he's managed to ghostwrite for Tom Clancy.
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June 15, 2012
I finally read a book, besides one of Stephen King's, that did not cause me to shutter over the improper grammar and first-grade sentences.
I am a big fan of the AVP Franchise, and my favorite out of the two is the Predator. I watched the movie many times before, but recently I heard that there was a book-version of the movie and that it contained more information and more facts compared to the movie; which is not surprising since movies based on books and comics aren't always 100% equal.
So I bought this book and started reading. The beginning was good. Not only were the characters introduced properly, but the book gave you more information about them, like Sebastian for example. In the movie, we just saw him finding a soda cap from this small opening and we knew he was some archaeologist. But in the book, they explained more about him and how he hasn't really found anything good for years & he basically has a week, if I recall, to find something.
We found out more about Weyland, Lex, and of course, the Predator. In the movie, we just see the Predators get ready in their ship. In the book, they explain more about the Predators and their weapons. They describe the ship and how the ship is really unique inside, since not all rooms look the same. One room looks like some Gothic Cathedral while another looks like some dungeon thing with body parts of their old prey. The way the author describes the Predator is great since he, without straight-out telling you, describes these creatures that make you realize right away that they are warriors.
I found it interesting that in the book, there are FIVE PREDATORS while in the movie, only three came. The only flaw that I find in Predator movies is that there's only a limited amount of them. Predator 1 & 2, there was only 1 Predator. AVP, there were 3 in the first movie, one in the second movie. And in Predators (2010 film), there were 4.... I understand why only a few Predators would fight. They're strong creatures who do not rely on the back-up; I just want to see an army of Predators fighting Aliens!
As things progressed, obviously everybody died except for the two main characters, Scar & Lex. Scar was the bravest Predator out of the 5 (3 if you watched the movie) and his character is displayed more in the book. In the movie, he's just a Predator.... In the book, he's a Predator BUT we see (or read) his actions. My favorite moment obviously being when he scared Lex by poking the Alien's brain and nerve (this scene is actually a director's cut scene but it can be found on YouTube)...
The author described in the book that Scar & the other Predators were teenagers; but not like human-teenagers, but warriors who have to go through a Right of Passage in order for them to become men.
In the book, we see how a special bond is formed between Scar and Lex. He pushes her aside for him to fight the Aliens, carried her when they were running away from the bomb, and put his arm around her to protect her when they were on the sleigh. None of this occurred in the movie. Yes, they did team up, but he didn't protect her as much as he did in the book. The only scene in the movie where he protected her was when he jumped out of nowhere and stabbed the Alien Queen with a spear through her head as she was attacking Lex. But other than that, no carrying or pushing her aside in the movie. I don't really mind that since the audience don't want to see a romantic thing going on between this dude --->
and some human. The Predator species is portrayed as strong warriors, not some sympathetic creatures but they will spare your life if they see that you're weak and not a strong opponent for them to take on since they love the hunt.
I really enjoyed the book; if the director of the AVP movie followed the book, then the movie would have been longer and there would be more scenes with the Predators, which I don't mind. If a movie is good, I don't mind it being 2-3 hours long. That's better because that way you have more time to entertain the audience and give them more knowledge on Aliens & Predators.
Anyway, this book was great, loved it. I'm hoping that an Alien Vs. Predator 3 comes out since I didn't enjoy the 2nd. movie of AVP that much (it was way too dark and teenagers in horror movies are just horrible). I would love to see more Predator movies come out, and if it's an AVP movie, even better because both creatures are ass-kicking aliens.
I am a big fan of the AVP Franchise, and my favorite out of the two is the Predator. I watched the movie many times before, but recently I heard that there was a book-version of the movie and that it contained more information and more facts compared to the movie; which is not surprising since movies based on books and comics aren't always 100% equal.
So I bought this book and started reading. The beginning was good. Not only were the characters introduced properly, but the book gave you more information about them, like Sebastian for example. In the movie, we just saw him finding a soda cap from this small opening and we knew he was some archaeologist. But in the book, they explained more about him and how he hasn't really found anything good for years & he basically has a week, if I recall, to find something.
We found out more about Weyland, Lex, and of course, the Predator. In the movie, we just see the Predators get ready in their ship. In the book, they explain more about the Predators and their weapons. They describe the ship and how the ship is really unique inside, since not all rooms look the same. One room looks like some Gothic Cathedral while another looks like some dungeon thing with body parts of their old prey. The way the author describes the Predator is great since he, without straight-out telling you, describes these creatures that make you realize right away that they are warriors.
I found it interesting that in the book, there are FIVE PREDATORS while in the movie, only three came. The only flaw that I find in Predator movies is that there's only a limited amount of them. Predator 1 & 2, there was only 1 Predator. AVP, there were 3 in the first movie, one in the second movie. And in Predators (2010 film), there were 4.... I understand why only a few Predators would fight. They're strong creatures who do not rely on the back-up; I just want to see an army of Predators fighting Aliens!
As things progressed, obviously everybody died except for the two main characters, Scar & Lex. Scar was the bravest Predator out of the 5 (3 if you watched the movie) and his character is displayed more in the book. In the movie, he's just a Predator.... In the book, he's a Predator BUT we see (or read) his actions. My favorite moment obviously being when he scared Lex by poking the Alien's brain and nerve (this scene is actually a director's cut scene but it can be found on YouTube)...
The author described in the book that Scar & the other Predators were teenagers; but not like human-teenagers, but warriors who have to go through a Right of Passage in order for them to become men.
In the book, we see how a special bond is formed between Scar and Lex. He pushes her aside for him to fight the Aliens, carried her when they were running away from the bomb, and put his arm around her to protect her when they were on the sleigh. None of this occurred in the movie. Yes, they did team up, but he didn't protect her as much as he did in the book. The only scene in the movie where he protected her was when he jumped out of nowhere and stabbed the Alien Queen with a spear through her head as she was attacking Lex. But other than that, no carrying or pushing her aside in the movie. I don't really mind that since the audience don't want to see a romantic thing going on between this dude --->
and some human. The Predator species is portrayed as strong warriors, not some sympathetic creatures but they will spare your life if they see that you're weak and not a strong opponent for them to take on since they love the hunt.
I really enjoyed the book; if the director of the AVP movie followed the book, then the movie would have been longer and there would be more scenes with the Predators, which I don't mind. If a movie is good, I don't mind it being 2-3 hours long. That's better because that way you have more time to entertain the audience and give them more knowledge on Aliens & Predators.
Anyway, this book was great, loved it. I'm hoping that an Alien Vs. Predator 3 comes out since I didn't enjoy the 2nd. movie of AVP that much (it was way too dark and teenagers in horror movies are just horrible). I would love to see more Predator movies come out, and if it's an AVP movie, even better because both creatures are ass-kicking aliens.
March 21, 2015
The film was good but the book is better.
More detail and background on the characters, which is always a good thing.
The book has some slight differences from the movie, but this does not detract in any way from the action or the final outcome.
An entertaining read, popcorn, throwaway fiction like the olden days of sci-fi but with todays knowledge, you really do believe these things could exist.
A small glimpse into the world & culture of the Predators that you don't get when it's projected onto the cinema screen.
You don't always get the bigger picture, Ha, Ha, Ha, Sorry about that.
More detail and background on the characters, which is always a good thing.
The book has some slight differences from the movie, but this does not detract in any way from the action or the final outcome.
An entertaining read, popcorn, throwaway fiction like the olden days of sci-fi but with todays knowledge, you really do believe these things could exist.
A small glimpse into the world & culture of the Predators that you don't get when it's projected onto the cinema screen.
You don't always get the bigger picture, Ha, Ha, Ha, Sorry about that.
November 5, 2014
I am a big fan of both franchises and as always the books beat the movie (I did enjoy the movie but there was more stuff in the book that made the story more enjoyable). There is also more horror and mystery in the book that there was in the movie or that could've been if the director chose to take the approach of the producers and directors of the first movie of Alien. It begins very mysterious and has a very grim and (kinda) gory ending which made it all the better.
June 28, 2025
i cried
December 28, 2015
I’m a big fan of both Alien and Predator franchises, so I was really excited to read this one. There’s also a movie adaptation (AVP- 2004) for those who also want to enjoy the story involving the Xenomorphs and Yautja from a visual and sound perspective. But if you have already seen the movie, this book will clarify a lot of things for you. AVP provides an interesting insight into the Predator’s warrior code and the ancient history that went on between them, xenomorphs and humans.
Spoiler warning
Many fans complained about the team-up, but I really liked seeing Lex and Scar working together to fight the xenomorphs. This team-up underscores the essential difference between Alien and Predator: Aliens would never team up with a human because they are blood-thirsty, killing machines whereas Predators are intelligent and follow a strict code of honor.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
October 12, 2019
Based on the screenplay of the AVP movie, this book is a great addition to both franchises. I've been a fan for years and can happily say I enjoyed this novelization. (Spoiler) The only problem I had with this story was when the crew of the Piper Maru 'detected' the Yautja (i.e. Predators) clan ship. The Yautja use highly advanced cloaking technology which makes them virtually undetectable. Also I get why the ship was 'visible' it added to the dramatic effect but Yautja are extremely secretive. Going to great lengths to keep themselves and their tech a secret. Anyway it was still a good read. :)
October 21, 2011
Fantastic, much better than the movie!
June 10, 2022
Even after seeing the garbage movie, I was like "Hey! Alien vs Predator novel... can't be that bad, can it?" yes. yes it can. Just watch the movie. It's over in 2 hours and you don't have to read this monstrosity.
January 2, 2026
Loved the expansion of the movie + more ScarLex scenes 🥹🥹 they are so cute I mourn them every day
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 21, 2023
Pretty enjoyable
January 7, 2024
Awalan menarik yang enggak ada di filmnya, yaitu kehidupan suku lokal kuno yang melakukan pengorbanan pada masanya. Aku juga jadi paham pekerjaan para pemburu paus. Prolog lebih mengemukakan misteri xenomorph sementara Bab 1 lebih ke yautja.
Bab 2 cukup bertele-tele di bagian yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan tokoh-tokoh yang enggak muncul lagi setelah itu. Tapi, gambaran misterius bangunan asing yang muncul mendadak itu menarik banget.
Di halaman 27-28, ada informasi yang menurutku enggak penting—atau mungkin itu karena bahasa Inggrisku yang pas-pasan. Kalau yang bertele-tele tadi dihapuskan, kemungkinan besar bagian penyelesaian novel lebih enggak terasa terburu-buru—meskipun aku sendiri sudah cukup puas dengannya. Aku juga enggak masalah soal pembangunan karakter tokoh manusia dan misteri piramid yang memakan banyak bab di sini. Secara keseluruhan, banyak perulangan kata keterangan "cried" sehingga tokoh-tokohnya jadi terkesan cengeng.
Di Bab 3, pembaca lebih mengenal dan tahu niat tokoh-tokohnya. Aku jadi enggak merasakan second-hand embarassment soal Tragedi Tutup Botol Soda.
Akhirnya, aku tahu nasib Piper Maru. Di filmnya, kukira mereka menelantarkan para kru di pulau, lalu baru balik ke titik penjemputan kalau sudah dipanggil lagi.
Pertama kali lihat filmnya, aku enggak menyangka film alien dan predator yang imejnya sangat futuristik ternyata pertarungannya bisa menarik banget kalau dibawa ke bangunan masa lalu. Deskripsi fisik makhluk di novel ini terasa efisien dan enggak terkesan aneh ataupun lucu.
Cukup sulit membedakan para yautja yang sedang beraksi di sini, khususnya para pembaca yang enggak ingat adegan di filmnya. Seharusnya, di sini bisa lebih digambarkan ciri-ciri topeng dan fisik mereka—karena tentu mereka enggak bisa langsung diberikan julukan dari manusia tanpa sebab tertentu.
Yautjanya ada lima sedangkan senjata yang tersedia cuma tiga. Mereka disuruh rebutan dulu atau bagaimana? Semua senjata dijadikan satu dan dibawa Bass, lalu diambil Weyland setelah Bass tewas, terus baru dibawa Lex karena Weyland kesusahan. Makanya, walaupun sudah membunuh beberapa manusia dan mengecek barang bawaan mereka, tak satu pun yautja bisa mendapatkan senjata sampai Scar bertemu dengan Lex di penghujung novel.
Yautja itu kelompok pemburu profesional. Seharusnya, hasil latihan mereka jauh lebih bagus daripada ini walaupun mereka masih belum berpengalaman, kan? Dua dari mereka bahkan benar-benar ceroboh. Kebanyakan dari mereka terasa mudah banget menyerah seakan merasa enggak perlu berjuang sampai titik darah penghabisan padahal mereka punya kehormatan yang tinggi. Aku paham yautja mempunyai gaya bertarung dan kepribadian yang berbeda, tapi tetap saja... Setidaknya, ada tambahan pertarungan keren dari si yautja tambahan.
Cuma Scar yang menggunakan sikap "menyerah" tipuan sebagai strategi perlawanan dan juga mengerahkan sisa tenaga terakhir sebisa mungkin. Seakan-akan cuma dia yang bisa menerapkan hasil latihan dengan baik. Karakterisasi Scar di sini pun membuatnya terasa makin pintar dan keren.
Kerja sama Scar dan Lex lebih panjang, lucu, hangat, saling pengertian, dan memuaskan sampai-sampai sepertinya para penggemar yang menjodohkan mereka pasti bakal makin tergila-gila. Reaksi keingintahuan Lex soal asal-usul dan karakteristik yautja, kemarahan saat sadar bahwa manusia dimanfaatkan yautja sebagai media berburu, dan kesedihan ketika Scar tewas—lebih terasa emosional dan logis di sini.
Puas karena ada adegan Scar mengerjai Lex. Tapi, agak kecewa karena enggak ada adegan lucu Scar memandang respek ke Lex yang telah menembak Sebastian, lalu bergidik jijik seusai mencekik bayi xenomorph. Berhubung Sebastian itu salah satu tokoh penting, kematiannya perlu dihormati dan aku pun enggak mempermasalahkan hal ini.
Masih belum tahu tujuan utama Scar membunuh Quinn itu yang mana. Banyak yang bilang "mercy kill" karena pada akhirnya Quinn bakal mati menderita karena "darah akan membeku seketika" di Antartika dan Quinn sendiri dalam kondisi terluka parah. Selain itu, menurut halaman 8, yautja tidak akan membunuh mangsa yang "not worth the time or effort to kill". Itukah alasan Celtic dan Chopper mengabaikannya?
Kalau di halaman 161, Quinn beranggapan kalau yautja ikut turun karena "probably come to finish the job they'd started". Masuk akal karena ada teori kalau yautja bakal terus memburu manusia yang pernah mereka lihat bawa senjata. Tapi, kenapa Celtic dan Chopper enggak membunuhnya? Apa enggak kelihatan karena Quinn tahan napas meskipun badannya sempat gemetaran? Terus Scar bisa melihatnya karena dia berguling?
Yautja adalah makhluk pintar, jadi seharusnya mereka selalu berhati-hati, kan? Kok bisa-bisanya mereka enggak memindai badan Scar dan mengoperasinya atau mengamankannya, padahal mereka seharusnya tahu kalau risiko kapal terkontaminasi xenomorph itu seberbahaya apa, kan?
Sepertinya, klan yautja lebih memilih menjunjung tinggi kehormatan daripada tetap memiliki yautja muda berpotensial. Sepertinya, mereka lebih suka tewas dalam kondisi keren daripada bisa melanjutkan hidup karena diselamatkan.
Sepertinya, luka Scar masih belum cukup mematikan sebelum ditusuk ratu sehingga para yautja pengawas berpikir dia enggak perlu pertolongan meskipun dalam kondisi enggak menguntungkan. Dengan mempertimbangkan kalau Scar berhasil secara mengejutkan, dia pasti bakal naik pangkat dan disegani. Dan kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, yautja muda sebelumnya tidak sampai membunuh Ratu Xenomorph karena entah sejak kapan dia sudah di piramida yang masih utuh itu. Belum lagi tim Scar dapat hambatan kalau manusia yang ditemui mereka ternyata bisa memecahkan kode peti senjata.
Penderitaan, kesedihan, dan kemarahan dari sudut pandang Ratu Xenomorph ketika menyaksikan anak-anaknya yang enggak sempurna—alias produk gagal—dihancurkan tepat di depan matanya setelah mereka lahir. Terlebih lagi, dia enggak bisa melakukan apa-apa. Pembaca pun jadi lebih bersimpati kepadanya.
Aku menemukan beberapa kesalahan dan pertanyaan tersisa di sini. Ada keterangan "hundreds of Aliens" di awal Bab 29, padahal jumlah manusia yang turun ke piramida cuma 24 berdasarkan halaman 113. Itu pun belum dikurangi Lex dan orang-orang yang dibunuh yautja. Jadi, tentunya jumlah xenomorph yang mengejar seharusnya kurang lebih sama kayak inang yang tersedia.
Memangnya bom di tahun 1979 ada keterkaitan dengan yautja? Bukankah yautja balik ke tempat itu 100 tahun sekali sementara jarak kejadian bom 1979 dengan kejadian 2004 itu hanya 25 tahun? Untuk apa yautja datang ke bumi di tahun itu?
Bukankah tutup botol Sebastian jatuh ke jurang di halaman 224? Kok di halaman 274 ada di saku Lex?
Omong-omong, yang di tahun 1904, memangnya sudah ada manusia yang turun ke piramida? Kok bisa ada xenomorph versus yautja di akhir bab?
Bab 2 cukup bertele-tele di bagian yang berkaitan dengan kehidupan tokoh-tokoh yang enggak muncul lagi setelah itu. Tapi, gambaran misterius bangunan asing yang muncul mendadak itu menarik banget.
Di halaman 27-28, ada informasi yang menurutku enggak penting—atau mungkin itu karena bahasa Inggrisku yang pas-pasan. Kalau yang bertele-tele tadi dihapuskan, kemungkinan besar bagian penyelesaian novel lebih enggak terasa terburu-buru—meskipun aku sendiri sudah cukup puas dengannya. Aku juga enggak masalah soal pembangunan karakter tokoh manusia dan misteri piramid yang memakan banyak bab di sini. Secara keseluruhan, banyak perulangan kata keterangan "cried" sehingga tokoh-tokohnya jadi terkesan cengeng.
Di Bab 3, pembaca lebih mengenal dan tahu niat tokoh-tokohnya. Aku jadi enggak merasakan second-hand embarassment soal Tragedi Tutup Botol Soda.
Akhirnya, aku tahu nasib Piper Maru. Di filmnya, kukira mereka menelantarkan para kru di pulau, lalu baru balik ke titik penjemputan kalau sudah dipanggil lagi.
Pertama kali lihat filmnya, aku enggak menyangka film alien dan predator yang imejnya sangat futuristik ternyata pertarungannya bisa menarik banget kalau dibawa ke bangunan masa lalu. Deskripsi fisik makhluk di novel ini terasa efisien dan enggak terkesan aneh ataupun lucu.
Cukup sulit membedakan para yautja yang sedang beraksi di sini, khususnya para pembaca yang enggak ingat adegan di filmnya. Seharusnya, di sini bisa lebih digambarkan ciri-ciri topeng dan fisik mereka—karena tentu mereka enggak bisa langsung diberikan julukan dari manusia tanpa sebab tertentu.
Yautjanya ada lima sedangkan senjata yang tersedia cuma tiga. Mereka disuruh rebutan dulu atau bagaimana? Semua senjata dijadikan satu dan dibawa Bass, lalu diambil Weyland setelah Bass tewas, terus baru dibawa Lex karena Weyland kesusahan. Makanya, walaupun sudah membunuh beberapa manusia dan mengecek barang bawaan mereka, tak satu pun yautja bisa mendapatkan senjata sampai Scar bertemu dengan Lex di penghujung novel.
Yautja itu kelompok pemburu profesional. Seharusnya, hasil latihan mereka jauh lebih bagus daripada ini walaupun mereka masih belum berpengalaman, kan? Dua dari mereka bahkan benar-benar ceroboh. Kebanyakan dari mereka terasa mudah banget menyerah seakan merasa enggak perlu berjuang sampai titik darah penghabisan padahal mereka punya kehormatan yang tinggi. Aku paham yautja mempunyai gaya bertarung dan kepribadian yang berbeda, tapi tetap saja... Setidaknya, ada tambahan pertarungan keren dari si yautja tambahan.
Cuma Scar yang menggunakan sikap "menyerah" tipuan sebagai strategi perlawanan dan juga mengerahkan sisa tenaga terakhir sebisa mungkin. Seakan-akan cuma dia yang bisa menerapkan hasil latihan dengan baik. Karakterisasi Scar di sini pun membuatnya terasa makin pintar dan keren.
Kerja sama Scar dan Lex lebih panjang, lucu, hangat, saling pengertian, dan memuaskan sampai-sampai sepertinya para penggemar yang menjodohkan mereka pasti bakal makin tergila-gila. Reaksi keingintahuan Lex soal asal-usul dan karakteristik yautja, kemarahan saat sadar bahwa manusia dimanfaatkan yautja sebagai media berburu, dan kesedihan ketika Scar tewas—lebih terasa emosional dan logis di sini.
Puas karena ada adegan Scar mengerjai Lex. Tapi, agak kecewa karena enggak ada adegan lucu Scar memandang respek ke Lex yang telah menembak Sebastian, lalu bergidik jijik seusai mencekik bayi xenomorph. Berhubung Sebastian itu salah satu tokoh penting, kematiannya perlu dihormati dan aku pun enggak mempermasalahkan hal ini.
Masih belum tahu tujuan utama Scar membunuh Quinn itu yang mana. Banyak yang bilang "mercy kill" karena pada akhirnya Quinn bakal mati menderita karena "darah akan membeku seketika" di Antartika dan Quinn sendiri dalam kondisi terluka parah. Selain itu, menurut halaman 8, yautja tidak akan membunuh mangsa yang "not worth the time or effort to kill". Itukah alasan Celtic dan Chopper mengabaikannya?
Kalau di halaman 161, Quinn beranggapan kalau yautja ikut turun karena "probably come to finish the job they'd started". Masuk akal karena ada teori kalau yautja bakal terus memburu manusia yang pernah mereka lihat bawa senjata. Tapi, kenapa Celtic dan Chopper enggak membunuhnya? Apa enggak kelihatan karena Quinn tahan napas meskipun badannya sempat gemetaran? Terus Scar bisa melihatnya karena dia berguling?
Yautja adalah makhluk pintar, jadi seharusnya mereka selalu berhati-hati, kan? Kok bisa-bisanya mereka enggak memindai badan Scar dan mengoperasinya atau mengamankannya, padahal mereka seharusnya tahu kalau risiko kapal terkontaminasi xenomorph itu seberbahaya apa, kan?
Sepertinya, klan yautja lebih memilih menjunjung tinggi kehormatan daripada tetap memiliki yautja muda berpotensial. Sepertinya, mereka lebih suka tewas dalam kondisi keren daripada bisa melanjutkan hidup karena diselamatkan.
Sepertinya, luka Scar masih belum cukup mematikan sebelum ditusuk ratu sehingga para yautja pengawas berpikir dia enggak perlu pertolongan meskipun dalam kondisi enggak menguntungkan. Dengan mempertimbangkan kalau Scar berhasil secara mengejutkan, dia pasti bakal naik pangkat dan disegani. Dan kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, yautja muda sebelumnya tidak sampai membunuh Ratu Xenomorph karena entah sejak kapan dia sudah di piramida yang masih utuh itu. Belum lagi tim Scar dapat hambatan kalau manusia yang ditemui mereka ternyata bisa memecahkan kode peti senjata.
Penderitaan, kesedihan, dan kemarahan dari sudut pandang Ratu Xenomorph ketika menyaksikan anak-anaknya yang enggak sempurna—alias produk gagal—dihancurkan tepat di depan matanya setelah mereka lahir. Terlebih lagi, dia enggak bisa melakukan apa-apa. Pembaca pun jadi lebih bersimpati kepadanya.
Aku menemukan beberapa kesalahan dan pertanyaan tersisa di sini. Ada keterangan "hundreds of Aliens" di awal Bab 29, padahal jumlah manusia yang turun ke piramida cuma 24 berdasarkan halaman 113. Itu pun belum dikurangi Lex dan orang-orang yang dibunuh yautja. Jadi, tentunya jumlah xenomorph yang mengejar seharusnya kurang lebih sama kayak inang yang tersedia.
Memangnya bom di tahun 1979 ada keterkaitan dengan yautja? Bukankah yautja balik ke tempat itu 100 tahun sekali sementara jarak kejadian bom 1979 dengan kejadian 2004 itu hanya 25 tahun? Untuk apa yautja datang ke bumi di tahun itu?
Bukankah tutup botol Sebastian jatuh ke jurang di halaman 224? Kok di halaman 274 ada di saku Lex?
Omong-omong, yang di tahun 1904, memangnya sudah ada manusia yang turun ke piramida? Kok bisa ada xenomorph versus yautja di akhir bab?
May 26, 2012
Marc Cerasini authored this novelization of the film, screenplay by Paul W. S. Anderson and Shane Salerno. There are modest differences and similar inconsistentcies in the novel when compared to the movie. Lex and Scar seem to have a tighter bond in the novel and both use Alien body parts to arm and armor themselves. The movie was fun. The book is ok. Coming soon: the comic.
Published in paperback by Harper Entertainment.
Published in paperback by Harper Entertainment.
September 26, 2011
cool movie but fun to read.
March 31, 2012
I really enjoyed all the action and i would love to read more books like this if i could find
June 3, 2017
Quite different from the movie.
April 22, 2019
It definitely needs a go over with some extra research and some kind of revision but otherwise a lot of fun; I read this in two sittings but could have gone for one.
February 20, 2023
Full disclosure: I’m a fan of anything with a xenomorph or Yautja, and I’m an apologist for this film in particular. There were no surprises here—just a freaky pyramid under some ice, a machine to breed aliens from humans, and a maze where predators can hunt bugs. This was exactly what I was hoping this book to be—easy to read, matching the movie, and not a lot to think about. I will say that it takes about half the hook for the humans to interact with any creatures; the first half drags a bit and the second half goes a little too fast. Despite this, we don’t get to know these characters super well, except Lex, and there are a lot of characters to keep track of. Beyond that, no complaints. Another cool book combining my favorite franchises.
October 26, 2023
Better than the film but not told as well.
If you've seen the film the book matches about 85% of it even with the dialog. There are some added moments such as internal thoughts of the characters and the Predators while also giving more time to the Predator's hunting and a couple of changes to the ending.
I feel it would have been a better book if it had been written by Alan Dean Foster who had done the novelizations of the first 3 films which I enjoyed a lot and his writing.
I have to say about the random pictures in the middle of the book from the film, they were out of order and just really random pictures of the film. Maybe it was a selling part of the book to get people to watch the film?
I missable book but read if want to read anything Alien like me.
If you've seen the film the book matches about 85% of it even with the dialog. There are some added moments such as internal thoughts of the characters and the Predators while also giving more time to the Predator's hunting and a couple of changes to the ending.
I feel it would have been a better book if it had been written by Alan Dean Foster who had done the novelizations of the first 3 films which I enjoyed a lot and his writing.
I have to say about the random pictures in the middle of the book from the film, they were out of order and just really random pictures of the film. Maybe it was a selling part of the book to get people to watch the film?
I missable book but read if want to read anything Alien like me.
May 30, 2023
I absolutely read this because I'm unhealthily obsessed with Predators lmao. Really good, my only complaint is that it focused more than half the book on the humans just getting there, and I wanted more monster on monster action. The predator parts were absolutely amazing, and I still love the chemistry between Scar and Alexa. Be still my young heart, this movie definitely set me on a path when i was younger lol
August 3, 2018
Unfortunately this is just a movie tie in. Even more unfortunately, it's not a good one. The writing is stilted, the descriptions are not great, and overall it's just not well done. As someone who really enjoys the movies, this was a real disappointment to me. May be easier for a fan to read if they haven't seen the movie recently.
June 10, 2024
Nací en 2002, la película salió en 2004. Desde que tengo memoria he amado esta antología; por fin pude leer el libro, y debo decir que lo amé. La adaptación cinematográfica está muy bien hecha y es bastante fiel, a decir verdad; sin embargo, para empatizar y conocer mucho más y mejor a los personajes, el libro es perfecto
July 12, 2025
Bought it. Read it. Loved it.
Sooooo much better than the movie even though I enjoyed that too. Honestly the whole thing was just great to read with much more detail than the movie. I can’t recommend reading the books to movies enough. Plus AVP. Fuck yes.
Sooooo much better than the movie even though I enjoyed that too. Honestly the whole thing was just great to read with much more detail than the movie. I can’t recommend reading the books to movies enough. Plus AVP. Fuck yes.
July 7, 2017
Full of unnecessary adjectives, way too long, meandering, and overall just boring in my opinion. This was a hard one to get through.
June 23, 2022
Increíble, lo disfrute bastante
August 4, 2025
Nice background information that fills in holes from the movie. However, the writing style isn’t for me. It was hard to get through this book. A huge positive though is the utter detail of the scene the author was able to create.
December 18, 2025
I love a good Beauty & the Beast retelling. Marc Cerasini, the man that you are! You saw AVP, you felt the vibes, and you said “Not enough. We need more.” 5 stars, no notes.
December 6, 2024
Ahh pointless sequels. It scares me to think that while they're being pumped out, truly original movie makers are working at the drive-thru at Taco Bell because they can't get their project off the ground. This movie could have been good, but really it's just an attempt to cash in on 2 previously popular franchises-which are among some of my favoritest. They're hoping that the big beasties have enough pulling power that they didn't even bother to hire anyone you've ever heard of before to appear in it, besides Karl Weyland, who at least gives us a link to the original Aliens films. He's the founder of the soon-to-be-evil Weyland corporation and his middle name is Bishop and he does a little knife game deal with his pen. In any work of media that's otherwise devoid of nice touches, these little things seemed to stand out. To it's credit, this thing does get moving very quickly. Not much time is wasted on setting up the team of soon-to-be-chewed scientists. They survive about 10 minutes in total, and I can't remember a single one of their names. I can't even remember the name of the Ripley wannabe who is so obviously going to survive that it's about as surprising as discovering your pet camel has soft hide. Something that really bugged me was the time scale. It zips along at a great pace, so I can see why they've done it this way. If this thing ever slowed down you'd have a chance to realize how crappy it is. But it contradicts what we know about the Aliens. In this thing it seems to take about 10 minutes for the face-grabber thingy to hump your cake hole, and for the little bundle of joy to do it's chest-explosion routine. 10 minutes?! And 10 minutes later it's a full grown people eater. They grow up so fast. In the originals this process took hours, possibly days, to complete. Like I said, I understand why it's done this way, it's so the nasties are present in the least amount of time, but how about sticking to the rules set out in the real movies? In the film itself, some of the CG aliens are nicely done (although was the Queen really that tall?), but overall this is just an excuse to meet one guy in a rubber suit beat up another guy in a rubber suit. If you're a brain dead wrestling fan you'll probably love it. I'm not, and I didn't-well, not quite. But being a fan of the old movies it was nice to see both these nasties do their stuff again, however a proper, well thought out sequel to the originals, preferably with a proper story, would have been nice. I remember the old movies not only being scary, but gory and messy too. I guess those days are gone. These days they aim for a lower rating so the teens can come in and watch some tame slaughtering. While there's still some implied gore here, nothing is shown, and it's not even remotely scary. As I said before, this should have been better. Of course there are some nice little references to the original movies...and not much else though, but it's otherwise like those pointless sequels to monster mash movies that aren't remotely scary.
November 19, 2013
2 makhluk asing dari luar angkasa saling bertempur satu sama lain.
ugghhh!!! seruuu.....banget!:D
jika boleh memilih aku lebih suka predator,selain kemampuannya tak terlihat(invisible) dia juga punya bom nuklir ditangannya.sosoknya juga keren abis!:D
lain halnya dengan alien yang aneh & sosoknya kurang keren:P
ugghhh!!! seruuu.....banget!:D
jika boleh memilih aku lebih suka predator,selain kemampuannya tak terlihat(invisible) dia juga punya bom nuklir ditangannya.sosoknya juga keren abis!:D
lain halnya dengan alien yang aneh & sosoknya kurang keren:P
June 17, 2010
I read this some time ago, so I don't remember if I exactly enjoyed it, but I do know the movie wasn't that great. I knew it would be cheesy because the original Alien and Predator movies I grew up with got worse as the two series continued.
July 13, 2016
The book was interesting, but I'm not sure how accurate it is with the movie, since I haven't seen the movie in a while.
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