Trade paperback. The fifth novel in the series of }Alien{ novels takes place shortly after the events of }Aliens{, following a mission to weaponise the aliens which descends into suspicions of a spy on board With the failure of the Hadley's Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating defeat. Yet there's a reason the company rose to the top, and remote station RB-323 abruptly becomes their greatest hope for weaponizing the Aliens.