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Science fiction horror and action franchise
Alien is an American science fiction horror and action media franchise created by screenwriters Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, which began as the 1979 film Alien. The series primarily follows deadly encounters between humans and the extraterrestrial Xenomorphs in the future. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Alien (franchise)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Ausländerklauseln im ProfisportThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Land, Blood and Ballots: The Curious Case of Resident Alien FranchiseCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Alien: CovenantA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Alien ResurrectionA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Ausländerklauseln im ProfisportChristian Heidersdorf · 1998
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