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With his early death, we might’ve appreciated it’s effects a bit more. He comes off as an interesting character, whom might have been better off getting a bit more screen time other than a spot in The Last Supper short. Unlike the movie, we get some more insight into Branson. A corporation like Weyland-Yutani can’t exist in a world of puppies and happy faces after all. This is somewhat alluded to in the Alien movies, it’s great to read more about it. Earth is referenced as a place overflowing with “corruption, exploitation, overuse and sheer grime”. From there we get a picture of the Earth’s current condition and why the Covenant must embark on its mission. Looking back, perhaps this is the type of material Foster hoped to work with. An engaging prologue that seems to reference the Engineers grabs you right off the bat. My enthusiasm for this dissipated a bit after the original premise was scrapped, but still excited for Origins due to Alan Dean Foster’s involvement. Instead of the David and Shaw story, we get a story about a secret plot to stop the Covenant launch. Foster had to change the direction of the novel. Somewhere along the line something changed, Mr. The prequel novel was originally announced as a story explaining what happened with David and Shaw during their time together, this was a story many wanted to read.
#ALAN DEAN FOSTER ALIEN ORIGINS MOVIE#
Alan Dean Foster crafted a novelization that was arguably better than the movie itself. During the early days of Alien: Covenant hype, there were two books announced: the official novelization of the movie and a prequel novel.