XENOMORPH TIMELINE
Returned to Earth, Ellen Ripley learns that a colony has been established on LV-426, the planet where the crew of the Nostromo found the original Alien.
But contact with the colonists has been lost, so she must accompany a unit of colonial marines to discover their fate. And to destroy any Aliens found on the planet known as Acheron.
This is a groundbreaking sequel by science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster, with the wonderful characters and rapid-fire action that make Aliens one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.
Returned to Earth, Ellen Ripley learns that a colony has been established on LV-426, the planet where the crew of the Nostromo found the original Alien.
Aliens (Novelization) is a book released in 1986 that takes place in 2179 in the Alien timeline. In the Alien books timeline, it comes after Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual (2179) and before Alien 3 (Novelization) (2179).