Eventually Weave xenopsychologists determine that Earth's fragmented continents resulted in a species that evolved to fight, compete, and kill for dominance. On a mission to find new resources and allies, a Weave scout ship discovers Earth circa late 20th/early 21st century and finds that humans are uniquely suited as allies, in that they have the ability to fight, are adaptable to a wide variety of environments, have few (or sometimes no) compunctions regarding war (humans having been fighting each other for all of their recorded history), and above all seem even more enthusiastic when their aggression is focused on non-humans. The Amplitur, with their mind-controlling abilities and therefore ease with which they control conquered populations, have gradually been pushing the Weave back for centuries and seem to be on track for final victory. However, most sentient species in the galaxy have evolved to be incapable of committing violence against other sentients (violence of any sort being most uncivilized, but against another sentient being a unthinkable crime), which leaves a shortage of warriors on both sides. Most of the fighting takes place on planetary surfaces, and is relatively restrained in terms of destruction, the purpose of the war being to convince and control one's opponents rather than destroy them. The Weave is a group of species allied in opposition to the Purpose. The Amplitur are attempting to join all sentient species in what they call the "Purpose", an alliance they "guide" to some unknown (even to them) end. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Two major alien civilizations, the Amplitur (a squid-like species with telepathic and mind-controlling abilities – which they couch as "suggestions") and The Weave (a confederacy of more or less equal species), have been fighting a war for several millennia.
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"As timeless as the movie that spawned it" - Den of Geek "Manages to capture the emotion and terror of the film." - Geek Girl Project “Worthy to be on your shelf if you consider yourself a fan of the film.” – Retroist “An open door to the ALIENS universe that offers the curious even more information about the dangerous world of the films.” – Suvudu "The official novelization is a stroll-back to memory lane of sweat inducing horrors." - Retrenders
“The official novelization is a stroll-back to memory lane of sweat inducing horrors.” – Retrenders “In text form the primal dread conjured by its events and themes is as timeless as the cold and empty darkness from which it spreads. It’s one I recommend to anyone who loves the film or a good old fashioned sci-fi romp through the hell in our stars." - Ravenous Monster If you consider yourself a fan of the film, it’s worth checking out." - Top Hat Sasquatch "The book was well written, it filled in a few gaps in the film that I didn’t know needed to be filled until I read them, and it put the film in a different context, which may color my next viewing. "Foster’s treatment of the source material has only enhanced my appreciation for this classic story." - Blogcritics Alan Dean Foster is a popular novelist and short-story writer whose work includes novelizations of the Star Wars and Alien series.
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