Aliens: Vasquez

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Aliens: Vasquez
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Author V. Castro (Violet Castro) [1] [2]
Audio read by Bronson Pinchot
LanguageEnglish
Series Alien
GenreScience fiction, horror
PublisherTitan Books
Publication date
October 25, 2022
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, ebook, audiobook
Pages432 pages
ISBN 1803361115 First edition hardback
Preceded by Alien: Inferno's Fall  
Followed by Alien: Enemy of My Enemy  

Aliens: Vasquez is a 2022 science fiction horror novel by V. Castro (Violet Castro) and the fifteenth book in the third novel series based on the Alien franchise following the Aliens character of the same name and her children. [3] [4] It was first published in 2022 through Titan Books in audio, e-book, and print.

Contents

The novel received a positive critical reception.

Premise

The novel initially tells the life story of Jenette Vasquez long before the doomed mission to Hadley’s Hope, from joining a street gang, followed by prison, joining the Colonial Marines, and giving up her twin children Leticia and Ramón to be raised by her sister, leading into the events of Alien , before cutting decades later to the Vasquez twins (her children) as they respectively join the military and Weyland-Yutani, exploring their independent investigations into their mother's death leading the two to a world soon-to-be-ravaged by Xenomorphs. [5]

Publication

The novel was released in paperback and e-book format on October 25, 2022, in the United States and United Kingdom through Titan Books. [6] An audiobook adaptation narrated by Bronson Pinchot was simultaneously released through Blackstone Publishing. Titan Books republished the novel in The Complete Aliens Collection: Living Nightmares, the third volume in the reprint series, together with Phalanx and Infiltrator in November 2024.

Reception

Aliens: Vasquez received positive reviews. [7] [8] [9] [10]

References

  1. Diak, Nick (April 26, 2022). "Combat Zone Drop: V. Castro on Aliens: Vasquez". NickDiak.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. Collis, Clark (March 24, 2022). "Aliens: Vasquez to reveal backstory of beloved Alien franchise character". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. Lussier, Germain (March 24, 2022). "The Best Character in Aliens Is Getting Her Own Origin Story". io9 . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  4. Roberts, Carl (March 25, 2022). "Let's Rock! Aliens' Vasquez To Get Her Own Novel!". The Future of the Force. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  5. Squires, John (March 24, 2022). "Upcoming Book 'Aliens: Vasquez' Will Put the Solo Spotlight on Private Vasquez!". Bloody Disgusting! . Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. V. Castro. Aliens: Vasquez (First ed.). London. ISBN   978-1-80336-111-6. OCLC   1803361115.
  7. Robyn (October 28, 2024). "Aliens: Vasquez Review". Moth Gaming. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  8. Kate (February 16, 2023). "Kate's Review: "Aliens: Vasquez"". The Library Ladies. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  9. Lasby, David (February 12, 2023). "Book Review: Aliens: Vasquez". Boss Rush. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  10. Rowland, Rebecca (November 21, 2023). "Epeolatry Book Review: Aliens: Vasquez by V. Castro". Horror Tree. Retrieved November 21, 2023.