XENOMORPH TIMELINE
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and the alien as it hunts down the prisoners and guards. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley leads the men into battle against the terrifying creature.
Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.
Alien 3 (Novelization) is a book released in 1992 that takes place in 2179 in the Alien timeline. In the Alien books timeline, it comes after Aliens (Novelization) (2179) and before Alien: The Cold Forge (2179).