About the book: 2017 / Returning to Earth, Ellen Ripley learned that the planet LV-426, now called Acheron, had been colonized. The same LV-426 where the crew of the Nostromo encountered the first xenomorph - a ruthless killer known as the Alien. Under the protection of the Colonial Marines, the colonists endeavor to terraform the storm-stricken planet. Its two inhabitants, Anne and Russell Jorden, are here looking for the happiness that eluded them on Earth. On Acheron, Anne gives birth to the first child in the colony - Rebecca Jorden, nicknamed Newt. Exploration geologists discover a huge rotting starship. The horseshoe-shaped vessel is of particular interest to Weyland-Yutani as it could be the answer to their dreams. But what Ann and Russ find on board - what turns out to be its crew - belongs less in dreams than in nightmares.