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Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia

Hardcover
$50.00 US
10"W x 12-3/4"H | 20 oz | 12 per carton
On sale Sep 01, 2026 | 304 Pages | 9781803361208

The definitive volume on the Alien film universe, covering the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware, and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant from an in-world perspective.

The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action in Nature - illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga’s Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.
Joe Fordham has worked in visual effects, animation, postproduction, miniature effects, special effects, and creature effects in London and Los Angeles. His short films have appeared on BBC TV, Channel 4 TV, and BAFTA/LA. And, for 2 decades, Joe was an associate editor at Cinefex magazine. Based in LA.

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The definitive volume on the Alien film universe, covering the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware, and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant from an in-world perspective.

The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action in Nature - illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga’s Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.

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Joe Fordham has worked in visual effects, animation, postproduction, miniature effects, special effects, and creature effects in London and Los Angeles. His short films have appeared on BBC TV, Channel 4 TV, and BAFTA/LA. And, for 2 decades, Joe was an associate editor at Cinefex magazine. Based in LA.

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