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List of Alien (franchise) novels

The ''Alien'' / ''Aliens'' literary franchise consists of multiple novels and short stories based on the eponymous film franchise, which began in 1979 with the release of ''Alien''.

In the 20th century, all ''Alien''-related novels published were adaptations of pre-existing material. From 1979 up to 1997, Warner Books published novelizations of the first four films in the year of release; 1979, 1986, 1992, and 1997, respectively. The first three novelizations were written by Alan Dean Foster. Throughout the 1990s, Bantam Books published nine novelizations of ''Alien'' comic books published by Dark Horse Comics.

After going on a hiatus, the franchise returned in book form in 2005. DH Press—Dark Horse Comics' novel publishing imprint—published six original novels from 2005 to 2008. This marked the first time in the franchise where novels were original stories, rather than adaptations. DH Press' series took place after the events of the fourth film; ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), despite the fact that it was based on the second film. Following the release of ''Aliens: No Exit'' in 2008, the novel series once more went into hiatus.

In 2014, after six years, Titan Books started publication of ''Alien'' novels once more, starting with ''Alien: Out of the Shadows'', written by Tim Lebbon. ''Out of the Shadows'' was the first in a trilogy of books, and is canon to the events of the film series. In 2016, ''Alien: Invasion'' was published, which is the second book in Lebbon's ''The Rage Wars'' trilogy; a crossover between the ''Alien'', ''Predator'', and ''Alien vs. Predator'' franchises. The following year, Foster would write both a novelization and prequel to ''Alien: Covenant'' (2017). The success of the novels led to the publication of further stories, including a novelization of the video game ''Alien: Isolation'' (2014). Provided by Wikipedia