Aliens: The Female War

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The Female War
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Paperback edition
Author Steve Perry, Stephani Perry
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Bantam Books
Publication date
July 1, 1993
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages304 pp
ISBN 978-0553561593
Preceded by Nightmare Asylum  

Aliens: The Female War is the title of a sci-fi novel by Steve and Stephani Perry, set in the fictional Alien movie universe and adapted from the comic book story "Earth War". It is the conclusion to a series also including Aliens: Earth Hive and Nightmare Asylum . [1] The book was published by Bantam Books on July 1, 1993.

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