Das unheimliche Wesen aus einer fremden Welt Der interstellare Raumfrachter Nostromo befindet sich auf einem Flug durch unbesiedelte Gebiete der Galaxis, gesteuert vom Bordcomputer, der „Mutter”. Die siebenköpfige Besatzung liegt im Hyperschlaf, als der Computer ein rätselhaftes Signal nichtmenschlichen Ursprungs auffängt. Ist es ein Notruf? Die Crew wird geweckt, der Flug abgebremst, um der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen. Auf einem unwirtlichen Planeten stößt die Mannschaft auf das Wrack eines fremdartigen Raumschiffs, das vor Jahrzehnten oder Jahrhunderten gestrandet sein muss. Das Innere macht einen äußerst fremdartigen, biomechanischen Eindruck. Abgesehen von den merkwürdig skelettierten Überresten des damaligen Piloten fehlt jede Spur von Leben, doch da begegnen sie dem Alien, dem absolut Fremden, das ihnen das Blut in den Adern gefrieren lässt ...
Alien Oceans reveals the science behind the thrilling quest to find out. Kevin Peter Hand is one of today's leading NASA scientists, and his pioneering research has taken him on expeditions around the world.
The crew of a commercial spaceship makes an unscheduled landing on a barren and desolate planet. They encounter a pulsating organism that attaches itself to one of the crew members...
The Legion, a rough fighting force consisting of space misfits from three galaxies, is sent into the most dangerous and desperate conflicts in the Galarchy.
"The official movie novelization"--Cover.
"The topic of alien abduction is complex and controversial. This book comes closer than others, bringing clarity to the haze of controversy.
Things alien. This is the official ALIEN tabletop roleplaying game - a universe of body horror and corporate brinkmanship, where synthetic people play god while space truckers and marines serve host to newborn ghoulish creatures.
Each reader includes text written by an experienced, skilled children's books author, a photo glossary, and interactive features in which kids get to reinforce what they've learned in the book.
Those who survived the voyage found that the potato blight was there ahead of them. INVADER – Potato Blight (alias Late Blight) size – microscopic. Starved! The Great Hunger Hits Ireland.
Yet, before the 1950s, the Greys were nowhere in sight. The Alien Book: A Guide to Extraterrestrial Beings on Earth shows that extraterrestrial life comes in all kinds, appearances, sizes, and bodies.
For 100s of years, scientists at Weyland-Yutani Corp. have been monitoring the behaviour of an alien life-form whose potential for military application appears limitless.