Alien: Isolation

The action-packed official adaptation of the survival horror game Alien: Isolation and a revealing look into the lives of Ellen Ripley and her daughter, Amanda Ripley.

The product of a troubled and violent youth, Amanda Ripley is hellbent on discovering what happened to her missing mother, Ellen Ripley. She accepts an assignment with a Weyland-Yutani team sent to retrieve the Nostromo flight recorder from space station Sevastopol, only to find it out of control due to a Xenomorph brought there with the recorder. A conspiracy unfolds, revealing ever greater threats, including an entire Xenomorph hive.

Over the course of the novel, Amanda's history is revealed, beginning with her childhood. Her father Alex's battle with alcoholism caused her mother, Ellen Ripley, to sue for divorce. Ellen was forced to take off-world assignments, ultimately leading to her assignment aboard the Nostromo. Left behind, Amanda became determined to uncover the truth about her mother, learning more about Ellen and the events leading up to her disappearance. Along the way, Amanda develops a fast friendship with Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks (from the Alien: Defiance Dark Horse series).