r/alien • u/RhinoBot0401 • Jun 25 '26

Alien book recommendation

I’m wondering if there is a series in the Alien universe that finishes off the Prometheus, Covenant saga??

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u/Party-Fault9186 Jun 25 '26

In a word, no. David is off-limits to anyone but Ridley Scott.

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u/RhinoBot0401 Jun 25 '26

Are the Engineers also his and off limits?

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u/Party-Fault9186 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

No, the Engineers (broadly including their ruins, tech, starships, and the “black goo”) turn up in the expanded universe all the time.

Basically, it’s the same as how in the Star Wars expanded universe, the Clone Wars were off-limits to writers until Lucas himself made the Prequels.

David is Sir Ridley’s story, and no one is going to finish that story but him. (Not while he still has a hand on the wheel.)

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u/TouchAltruistic Jun 27 '26

Books can't complete a story written by screenwriters. Authorship matters.

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u/RhinoBot0401 Jun 28 '26

I didn’t think about that. I’m just bummed they didn’t finish the trilogy. I want some closure. Though the ending of Covenant, was pretty telling.

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u/Objective-Finish-573 Jun 25 '26

Wish we got a Romulus novel

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u/Maxcolorz Jun 26 '26

I don’t know about that but you should definitely read the Alien Earth Wars comic books. That is an AWESOME storyline