Aliens: Vasquez: A Novel

· Blackstone Publishing · Narrated by Lauren Rodriguez
3.2
4 reviews
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11 hr 29 min
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A groundbreaking Latinx Aliens novel by a rising star Latina author, featuring the fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez from the hit movie Aliens and the family she is forced to leave behind

Even before the doomed mission to Hadley’s Hope on LV-426, Jenette Vasquez had to fight to survive. Born to an immigrant family with a long military tradition, she looked up to the stars, but life pulled her back down to Earth—first into a street gang, then prison. The Colonial Marines proved to be Vasquez’s way out—a way that forced her to give up her twin children. Raised by Jenette’s sister, those children, Leticia and Ramon, had to discover their own ways to survive. Leticia by following her mother’s path into the military, Ramon into the corporate hierarchy of Weyland-Yutani. Their paths would converge on an unnamed planet which some see as a potential utopia, while others would use it for highly secretive research. Regardless of whatever humans might have planned for it, however, Xenomorphs will turn it into a living hell.

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3.2
4 reviews
Cole Borcher
August 21, 2024
If you are looking for an exciting entry in the Alien franchise involving the human struggle against a terrifying xenomorphic threat, look elsehwere. if youre interested in a "coming of age" tale with little or no challenge or external conflict around the main protagonist, then look no further. Filled with stereotypical "latinx" tropes, the first eight hours of this audiobook provides little challenge or growth in the protagonist, and reads like a disinterested fictional autobiography. the final three hours feel like an unearned, shoehorned conflict after the author remembered they were working with a very popular franchise. Alien franchised books are rare to find, make this your last purchase to avoid buyers remorse.
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Wade Veenstra
November 24, 2022
Not a story around the person you think but still another excellent chapter in the Alien storyline.
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Craig
November 13, 2022
I feel that there was a lack of emotional context in the writing.
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About the author

V. Castro is a Mexican American writer from San Antonio, Texas, now residing in the UK. As a full-time mother she dedicates her time to her family and writing Latinx narratives in horror and science fiction. She has been twice nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. Her most recent releases include The Queen of the Cicadas and Mestiza Blood from Flame Tree Press, Goddess of Filth from Creature Publishing, and Hairspray and Switchblades from Unnerving.

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