New ALIENS: BISHOP Novel Is a Direct Sequel to ALIENS and ALIEN 3
There’s a new novel coming set in the Alien universe titled Aliens: Bishop, and the story it tells is a direct sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens and David Fincher’s Alien 3. It sounds like it’s going to tell an interesting and cool story!
The novel was written by T. R. Napper, and it comes from the publisher Titan Books. In the story, “Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain.”
The official plot synopsis for Aliens: Bishop reads: “Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien 3, the synthetic Bishop (Lance Henriksen) asked to be shut down forever. His creator, Michael Bishop, has other plans. He seeks the Xenomorph knowledge stored in the android’s mind, and brings Bishop back to life—but for what reason? No longer an employee of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Michael tells his creation that he seeks to advance medical research for the benefit of humanity. Yet where does he get the resources needed to advance his work. With whom do his new allegiances lie?”
Bishop is pursued by “Colonial Marines Captain Marcel Apone, commander of the Il Conde and younger brother of Master Sergeant Alexander Apone, one of the casualties of the doomed mission to LV-426. Also on his trail are the ‘Dog Catchers,’ commandos employed by Weyland-Yutani.”
The description concludes: “Who else might benefit from Bishop’s intimate knowledge of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy?”
I’m in! That sounds like a good story! Aliens: Bishop will be released on December 12, 2023.
