📖 About Alien

Alien is a series universe written by Alan Dean Foster. The complete collection runs to 20 books across 2 series, published between 1979 and 2019.

The main series is Publication Order of Alien Books with 10 books. It opens with Alien (1979) and currently runs to Isolation (2019).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Alien

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Alien (1979), book 1 of Publication Order of Alien Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Alien Books in Order

Publication Order of Alien Books
10 books
1
Alien book cover1Alien1979Buy on Amazon
Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual book cover2Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual1995Buy on Amazon
Aliens: The Set Photography book cover3Aliens: The Set Photography2016Buy on Amazon
Aliens: Bug Hunt book cover4Aliens: Bug Hunt2017Buy on Amazon
Alien: Covenant book cover5Alien: Covenant2017Buy on Amazon
Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film book cover6Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film2017Buy on Amazon
The Cold Forge book cover7The Cold Forge2018Buy on Amazon
Echo book cover8Echo2019Buy on Amazon
The Making of Alien book cover9The Making of Alien2019Buy on Amazon
Isolation book cover10Isolation2019Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Aliens Books
10 books
2
1Predator1987Buy on Amazon
2Earth War1990Buy on Amazon
Earth Hive book cover3Earth Hive1992Buy on Amazon
4Nightmare Asylum1993Buy on Amazon
5The Female War1993Buy on Amazon
6Genocide1993Buy on Amazon
Alien Harvest book cover7Alien Harvest1994Buy on Amazon
8Rogue1995Buy on Amazon
9The Labyrinth1996Buy on Amazon
Music Of The Spears book cover10Music Of The Spears1996Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Alien books are there?
There are 20 books in the Alien collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1979 and 2019.
What is the first Alien book?
The first book is Alien, published in 1979.
What order should I read the Alien books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Alien books?
The Alien books were written by Alan Dean Foster.
Is the Alien series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Alien Books, has 10 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Alien series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1979, and the most recent in 2019.