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Alien Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Alien books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Alien series? Start with "Alien (By: Archie Goodwin)" (1979) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Alien reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Alien (By: Archie Goodwin)
1979
Alien StarSwarm (By: Robert Sheckley)
1991
Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual (By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood)
1995
Aliens: The Set Photography (By: Simon Ward)
2016
Aliens: Bug Hunt (With: Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry)
2017
Alien: Covenant (By: Alan Dean Foster)
2017
Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film (By: Titan Books)
2017
The Cold Forge (By: Alex White)
2018
Echo (By: Mira Grant)
2019
The Making of Alien (By: J.W. Rinzler)
2019
Isolation (By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)
2019
Prototype (By: Tim Waggoner)
2019
Phalanx (By: Scott Sigler)
2020
Into Charybdis (By: Alex White)
2021
Infiltrator (By: Weston Ochse)
2021
Alien: Colony War (By: David M. Barnett)
2022
Alien - Inferno's Fall (By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija)
2022
Vasquez (By: V. Castro)
2022
Alien: Enemy of My Enemy (By: Mary SanGiovanni)
2023
Aliens: Bishop (By: T.R. Napper)
2023
Alien: Seventh Circle (By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija)
2025
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