Alien: Sea of Sorrows

By: James A. Moore

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

As a deputy commissioner for the ICC, Alan Decker’s job is to make sure the settlements on LV178 follow all the rules, keeping the colonists safe. But the planet known as New Galveston holds secrets, lurking deep beneath the toxic sands dubbed the Sea of Sorrows. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation has secrets of its own, as Decker discovers when he is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation.

Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe - a living Xenomorph. Decker doesn’t understand why they need him, until his own past comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago, his ancestor fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied. That was when the creatures swore revenge on the Destroyer....Ellen Ripley.

©2014 James A. Moore (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

Well crafted story and sequel creating mystery and questions

Well crafted story and sequel creating mystery and questions, great characters and story atmosphere,
Keeps you guessing out outcomes and what will happen next
Great sequel to the book out of the shadows

This would make an outstanding movie trilogy.

This was a very entertaining story. Absolutely inscrupulous characters with a driving story, it has mystery, wonder, horror, aliens, all the requisite components for a great time. I loved it.

Excellent Adaptation

It's obvious that the author has gone out of his way to familiarize himself with the Aliens mythos. His descriptions of these monsters make you think they are right next to your about to bite your face off.

I especially like the twist of having the main protagonist have a "connection" to events of the past...as well as the Aliens themselves. can't wait to read the next one.

Best of the New Alien Trilogy

If you enjoyed this book, you must hear the superb audio drama based o this book from Audible Studios. A full cast production with music and sound effects, it is superb and features added material. I personally think the added material should’ve been in the book. A must listen for Alien fans.

This book is a thrilling follow up to Tim Lebbon's "Alien Out of the Shadows." While set hundreds of years in the future, it ties into the first book in this trilogy. While Ripley is not featured in this story, one of her descendants is. Spoiler alert for those who haven't read the novel or don't want to know. The main protagonist, Alan Decker is an empath, who can feel the Alien hive's emotions. This is an Inspired Plot device that really delivers. This novel has all the hallmarks of the Alien films and would've made a great movie. Plenty of action, double crosses, and Wetland-Yutani Corporation at their usual cold, calculating best. It's very similar to Aliens, with mercenaries substituting for the marines, alien attacks, but this time the creatures can sense Ripley's descendant, Decker and the chase is on. Will Decker live? Will the company finally obtain an Alien specimen? That you will have to find out. An exciting, fast paced read. Great for fans of the Alien universe. I read this book using immersion reading, while listening to the audiobook. Narrator Jeff Harding did a good job, though the narration itself was a bit rote.

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Great story, terrible narrator.

Great short fiction, but the narrator truly was the worst I've listened to. He read each sentence as if they were all questions, and it was very distracting and frankly, annoying.

Average at best

The full cast audiobook/audio drama is far better, provides a much better story. I picked this up, hoping for some additional details, I was disappointed with this version, especially the narration.

Great story

This by far is one of my favorite Alien stories thus far! What a journey! Narration was good and I felt apart of the story!

Fantastic Story, Awful Narration. The Audible Drama Original, Swa Of Sorrows 1000% Better.

I love this story, but out of my nearly 900 Audible books, this narrator takes the prize as the worse narrator I have ever purchased. I kept the book because I do enjoy the extended story, but the abridged version, produced as an Audible Original Drama is far superior with amazing performances by the 4 narrators. Enjoy

A thrilling tale of exploitation and survival

The story hit all my boxes for business enterprise level clan destine research for military biomechanics and for sci fi horror. The good guys (aliens) always win. Sometimes, the humans make it out alive.

Save your money

The narrator has a very annoying habit of ending his sentences on an uptick. If you're sensitive to speech patterns, it's going to get under your skin fast. And the story is kind of weak in my opinion. I loved the first book in this series. This one disappointed.