It is then quickly established that the warring tribes were rudely interrupted by 'The Rising' when Xenomorphs (referred to a Demons), start appearing from the bowels of Black Smoke Mountain. This makes the premise more like 'Lord of the Flies with Aliens'. The impression one gets is this a former colony that has long since gone back to the dark age, warring among themselves for power and land. However the premise of Medieval Aliens, also promoted as 'Game of Thrones with Aliens' was a concern at first, and took awhile to warm to the idea.īut I must say - this comparison is way off and is a discredit to the actual premise of the book.Īlthough never specifically mentioned during the novels opening exposition sections it becomes quickly obvious the inhabitants of Ataegina are not a typical medieval civilization with atypical Sci-fi names and modern language.mostly profanities. So the idea of Sigler writing an actual Alien novel was pretty high up on the anticipation metre for myself. This novel had everything one would expect from an Alien novel, but was its own unique and rich story full of body-horror and gripping tension. I've been a huge fan of Scott Sigler's works since his 2006 Infected, a novel also featuring hostile alien internal parasites. I wont give away the entire plot but would like to at least touch on the inevitable reveal in the story and its ramifications to the Alien franchise.

I've recently finished reading Scott Sigler's novel Aliens: Phalanx.

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