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On a desolate, hostile planet, alien wreckage and harsh seas set the stage for Ripley's latest battle. Having survived earlier encounters with the same deadly threat, she finds herself facing an even larger danger among a group of captive prisoners.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Alan Dean Foster
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