The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume One (Earth Hive, Nightmare Asylum, The Female War)

This omnibus collects three novels set in the Alien universe: Earth Hive, Nightmare Asylum, and The Female War, all by Steve Perry, with The Female War co-written by Stephani Perry. Earth Hive follows Wilks, a space marine, and Billie, a child survivor of a colony outpost massacre at Rim. After escaping together during an alien invasion, they are separated for thirteen years—Wilks imprisoned, Billie institutionalized with traumatic memories. The government recruits Wilks to lead an expedition to the aliens' home planet to capture a live specimen, but he faces competition from those seeking to weaponize the aliens, an assassin, and ultimately guerrilla warfare on an alien world. Nightnightmare Asylum reunites Wilks, Billie, and Bueller as the last survivors of the assault on the alien planet. Fleeing Earth's infestation, they become refugees aboard an unmanned military transport headed toward a remote colony under General Spears's command. They carry cargo with deadly consequences and encounter Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, whose presence brings new complications. The Female War sees Ripley awakening from cryo-sleep with memory gaps and a survival instinct. She joins Wilks and Billie to confront the aliens directly, attempting to turn an alien queen against her spawn to save Earth, while grappling with a secret from her past.