Alien by Alan Dean Foster

This weekend I was finally able to finish Alien by the great science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster.  I usually don't read movie novelizations (which Foster is known for), but when I heard that he was going to come back and adapt (and also write some original material for) Alien: Covenant, I decided to give his Alien Omnibus (which collects his novelizations of Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3) a try.  Though I haven't made it to the other two, I must say that Alien does a great job of recapturing the suspense and sense of dread of the film version.  The characters are really given a sense of depth, just like they have in the movie. . .  Ripley in particular is very well written and has some great scenes and dialogue.  When the crew is trying to get the Alien-infected Kane onto the ship and Ripley won't permit it, it really makes you stop and ponder who is right and wrong.  Which is more important, the many or the individual?  The technical details of how the ship works are also very well done.  All in all, a captivating read.  I look forward to the next two and to seeking out other books by Foster.