#t.r. napper

[brokehorrorfan]

Aliens: Bishop will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on December 12 via Titan Books. The 496-page novel is written by T.R. Napper (36 Streets, Neon Leviathan).

It serves as a direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3 in which Weyland-Yutani, Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the Xenomorph data contained in his brain.

Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien3, the synthetic Bishop asked to be shut down forever. His creator, Michael Bishop, has other plans. He seeks the Xenomorph knowledge stored in the android’s mind, and brings Bishop back to life—but for what reason? No longer an employee of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Michael tells his creation that he seeks to advance medical research for the benefit of humanity. Yet where does he get the resources needed to advance his work. With whom do his new allegiances lie? Bishop is pursued by Colonial Marines Captain Marcel Apone, commander of the Il Conde and younger brother of Master Sergeant Alexander Apone, one of the casualties of the doomed mission to LV-426. Also on his trail are the “Dog Catchers,” commandos employed by Weyland-Yutani. Who else might benefit from Bishop’s intimate knowledge of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy?

Pre-order Aliens: Bishop.

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

DAISYCHAINING THE TBR: NEXT UP~

1. HAMMAJANG LUCK (crime, Hawaiian)

2. GHOST OF THE NEON GOD (crime, Australian)

3. CATCHPENNY (crime, weird magic shit, on the 25 in 2025 list)

4. THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS (no crime? weird magic shit, on the 25 in 2025 list)

[scififr]

The Escher man, par T.R. Napper (Titan books, septembre 2024)

Au début du prochain siècle, comme prévu, le monde part en vrille. Et, entre autre chose, notre mémoire est souvent victime d’un virus et une technologie d’implants cérébraux vient corriger ce défaut. Le héros est un assassin « augmenté » pour un syndicat du Crime à Macao et son employeur ne se prive pas de jouer avec sa mémoire ! Jusqu’au jour où il reprend conscience qu’il a eu une autre vie, une femme, deux filles et il va commencer à se révolter.

Un techno-thriller-hardcore, hybride des folies dickiennes et du cyberpunk. Très bien écrit et assez bien raconté malgré les difficultés inhérentes au sujet lui-même.

[jonathanpongratz]

New Book Release: Aliens - Bishop by T.R. Napper

    Blurb: A direct sequel to Aliens and Alien 3 —Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain.  Written by T. R. Napper, author of the acclaimed 36 Streets , whose explosive work explores the artificial intelligence and what it is to be human. Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien3 , the synthetic Bishop…

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Titan reveals four new Alien books coming this Fall including a direct sequel to Alien 3

Titan reveals four new Alien books coming this Fall including a direct sequel to Alien 3 #alien #aliens #books

ALIENS: VASQUEZ by V.Castro24th October 2023Trade Paperback A groundbreaking Latinx Aliens novel by a rising star Latina author, featuring the fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez from the hit movie ALIENS and the family she is forced to leave behind The story of the breakout Aliens hero Jenette Vasquez, written by rising Latinx author V Castro. Even before the doomed mission to LV-426,…

[books-coffee-and-the-woods]

May 2025 Reading Wrap-Up

I read 9 books in May! Finally finished the Blue Morning series, and started working through some of the lit fiction that I keep buying but never seem to read. This was a busy month, and I had a weird reading slump in the middle of it, so I'm pleased I was able to read this much, at least.

Read this Month:

(* = reread)

Borne - Jeff Vandermeer* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Blue Morning vols 4-8 - Shoko Hidaka ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ghost of the Neon God - T.R. Napper ⭐⭐⭐

All Fours - Miranda July ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

The Virgin Suicides - Jeffery Eugenides* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Currently Reading:

She's a Lamb! - Meredith Hambrock

DNF'd:

A Sunny Place for Shady People - Mariana Enríquez

Acquired this Month

I didn't keep very good track, but I think I only made one trip to the bookstore this month, and I don't recall picking anything from the Little Free Library.

From the indie bookshop near my office:

All Fours - Miranda July

Blue Sisters - Coco Mellors

She's a Lamb! - Meredith Hambrock

The Incandescent - Emily Tesh

Vanishing World - Sayaka Murata

June Goals

I don't have many goals for this month - and I have a suspicion that June is going to be busier than expected - but there are a few things I'd like to improve.

Read a multitude of genres. For some reason, last month after finishing Borne I was completely burnt out on genre fiction. It's perfectly fine to have slumps or only want to read one type of book for a while, but this month I want to try and read more widely again.

Specifically, read at least one nonfiction. Potentially an Ann Rule since I feel the true crime bug sneaking up on me again. I have so much nonfiction on my TBR though and I can't believe how long it's been since I read one.

Give Intermezzo a chance. After several months it's finally come up on my library holds...and I'm not sure if I actually want to read it now. However, sunk cost fallacy and all that. I'll give it a try at least.

Start book journaling again. I really did find it helpful to have a place where I could jot down my thoughts without trying to form them into a proper review/post for tumblr. Also, it's a lot more satisfying to track what I read in a notebook instead of online. The fancy book journal I got last winter is almost full, but I can easily make a new one out of a blank notebook.

[pterobat]

I want to talk about some of the tie-in stuff featuring Lance Bishop that I took in recently.

“Broken” by Rachel Caine, in the anthology Bug Hunt.

The idea that a previously-established character has to be special—bothers me a bit, and I can’t say why. I do know that I felt, after years of pushing back against the mechanistic/deterministic view of the Zentradi in Robotech and Macross fandom, it was time to accept that a character might lack something in the way of “free will” and might not be one of a kind—but still be sympathetic

However, Bishop didn’t put that egg on the Sulaco, Your Mom did, and he asked to be euthanized for firmly "human" reasons, not utilitarian ones.

Anyway, “Broken”, states that Bishop having a stronger altruistic drive than the AP norm, which very briefly leads to the possibility of him being scrapped, and then later lets him disobey orders and save some people in his non-actiony way.

It’s still mostly satisfying, except for two things: Bishop has “brothers” named after other chess pieces (except "Queen" because of cowardice), and while that’s cute, it’s at the expense of the Frankenstein-ish story in the novel below, where he shares the name with his "Father".

Secondly there’s the groaner when the last scene of the story leads right into Bishop meeting Apone’s unit after being repaired by Hudson and the Knife Trick getting brought up already.

William Gibson’s Alien 3 (Novel and Comic Version):

To steal from Dostoevsky, all versions of Alien 3 are stupid in their own way. It’s hard to think of where to go from Aliens, though it’s not my job to do so, right?

At least there’s no chance of Gibson’s version being lionized as a course-correction or a bold strike against some imagined saccharine future. Instead we get something that’s readable and likeable enough, but pretty bland. Kind of like Hicks as the main, really—nothing against the dude, but there’s just not much going on with him.

Part of it’s not the fault of Gibson: he had to write out Ripley, but man, you don’t have to give it a gold star just for otherwise trying. I can also see how the Xenomorphs as a Thing-esque virus would occur to writers, but it just doesn’t feel right.a

Also, for what’s supposed to be a riff on the Cold War and MAD, the Union of Progressive Peoples are cartoonishly silly, constantly thinking about “capitalism” while capitalism doesn't think of them, while the narrative makes a point of how run-down and crappy their tech is.

Even Bishop notices that without any spite, while the UPP are harsh towards him out of an understandable vision of worker’s rights, but in a Dolyist sense is only there to make them more unsympathetic and caricatured.

As for Bishop, he’s fun to follow because I like reading about him just being totally chill about everything, still without coming across as heartless. But he doesn’t have much of his sense of weirdness or of that awkward kindliness that makes his character more interesting than the average friendly AP.

Two more things: I was first harsh on the idea that an ovomorph would grow from Bishop’s exposed guts, but I came around when I realized it was an example of a slightly-more grounded Xenomorph evolution/adaptation than the virus, just putting more of the mechanical in bio-mechanical—plus it was the only example of gender fuckery to be found for miles.

Secondly, I liked his quiet little monolgue at the end that humanity ought to destroy Xenomorphs for their own good. It’s the usual trope of having a heroic character fascinated by monsters, who must prove they are still heroic by killing or opposing them.

Aliens: Bishop by T.R. Napper

It’s funny that this book came out last December, like it was waiting for me to start thinking about the character again.

Sadly, the original characters were not so entertaining, which is often but not always the curse of tie-in fiction. It’s another reason why it’s hard for me to be fannish about the larger Alien-a-verse besides not much of it sounding interesting.

It doesn’t help that the story starts out with a USC Marine mission lead by an Apone, with a male corporate stooge on board, and our new MC gets the nickname “Cornbread” within a few pages—come on with this. Otherwise, she’s like Hicks in the sense of readable and serviceable.

To go back to Alien 3 for a second, and franchising in general—they repeat themes and motifs because that makes the selling easy, and you can make a keen case for “The Real Enemy is Man” being a theme of the Alien universe.

Because of that, having Michael Bishop be who/what he said he was makes the most sense if you want not only a thematic through-line but the Frankenstein-ish subtext of the book which is like catnip to me.

Normally resurrection is thematically cheap in fiction, but given that Alien 3 comes off as cheap (lazy) to begin with, and we’re dealing with an AP, and the results are interesting, it doesn’t take much to win me over.

I don’t know how much research the author did, or if it’s just serendipty, but Henriksen said he played Bishop as an abused child, as a being who knew he was disposable but consoled himself by knowing he’d outlive those who could hold that over him. And even though they look the same age, the abusive-father subtext is all over this. Michael is nice enough until he doesn’t get what he wants after being “patient” and “giving”.

And speaking of franchises and theming, something about creator/creation in the Alien series no longer feels out of place in post-Prometheus world, even if the execution in those movies was a letdown.

Transhumanism also comes into the picture, and while it first seemed Michael would steal Bishop’s new body, instead Michael wants to transfer his body digitally and succeeds. It also feels out of place in the larger franchise, but I might check out a sequel.

I also wish the book were more creative about trying to do something with the Xenomorphs. Michael pretends it’s about something different as part of his manipulation, but alas it’s the same old militarization.

It’s kind of funny that Bishop meets the captured Morse who quirkily tells him a few things about how humans don’t value other humans. It helps Bishop get rid of the last vestiges of attachment to his Shitty Dad, and Bishop otherwise returns to the same place he was before, just with a new unit.

I was waiting for some other shoe to drop, but the Apone #2 unit appeared to have no ulterior motivations when it came to finding Bishop. Returning to a quiet status quo does suit him in a way, since Bishop is so chill about everything.

The book also establishes that Bishop asked to be euthanized because of grief. I didn't want a purely utilitarian reason like reaching a damage threshold that cheapie W-Y labelled unsalvageable--that doesn't work narratively/tonally/emotionally--but it was enough to think poor Bishop decided on death because he couldn’t ever reach adequate quality of life.

So a lot of fun here, even what with the brief moments where Bishop is emotionally demonstrative or fights physically and it’s cringe-inducing rather than an extrapolation of the character.

[shakespearean-snape]

So...

I just finished reading Aliens Bishop by T.R. Napper and to anyone out there that has also read it and happens to be a Bishop fan like me and read it too...

I really really REALLY need Lance Bishop/Karri Lee fanfiction like yesterday. That has to happen. Right?

[paulsemel]

One of the most interesting characters in the "Aliens" saga finally has his own story, thanks to T.R. Napper's new cyberpunky sci-fi thriller novel "Aliens: Bishop." To learn how it came to be, as well as what inspired and influenced it, check out this exclusive interview. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-aliens-bishop-author-t-r-napper/ 📖🤖👾🔫

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

New pictures of #LukeArnold with fantastic authors, T.R Napper, Lynette Noni, Samantha Shannon and Freya Marske at Supanova Expo - Gold Coast today!

📸 photographed by Christine Lim (left) and Steve Yee (right)

[random-jot]

Top 5 Books To Read This Year

Tagged by @beeblackburn !!! Thank you so much!

So I did already do this a bit ago (x) BUT luckily I have about a thousand books to read this year so I’ll just move on to the next 5 😄

1. The Angel of The Crows by Katherine Addison

Honestly this is one I just kept seeing on shelves at various bookstores, almost like the book and i kept crossing paths, almost like it was fate that I should get and read this book, if that makes sense lol. So anyway I had a look at the blurb and it seemed pretty cool, I picked it up and now I've got it ready and waiting in one of my various TBR piles that I have scattered about my room

2. Storm Front by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #1)

I've been hearing stuff about the Dresden Files, mostly good stuff from Booktubers/Book reviewers/bookish mutals who's tastes are similar to my own, it's generally a well regarded series and I'm curious to get on board and see what the hype's about. I mean, l Wizard Private Investigator is a compelling concept whatever way you look at it

3. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Same as Angel Of The Crows actually, I Just Kept Seeing™ this book and curiosity got the better of me; based on the blurb seems like it's gonna be more of a gothic horror vibe, which I'm absolutely down with as I would like to read more straight-up horror books

4. The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

So I read the sequel to this book last year, The Lost Future Of Pepperharrow (I was unaware that it was a sequel - although it seems like the stories themselves are fairly separate, just with the same characters, so it was cool on that point) anyway, I enjoyed Pepperharrow well enough and figured I'd also give Watchmaker a go - also got another of hers, The Kingdoms, mainly because I thought the cover art was really cool, also yes that was a sneaky way to drop a secret sixth book into this 5 book list lol

5. 36 Streets by T.R. Napper

I volunteer at a 2nd hand bookstore and we got this book donated, BUT the version we got donated to us was a proof-copy, which we are legally unable to sell; so basically I read the blurb and thought it sounded cool and since it was a proof copy I was able to just take it home with me; it might have a few more spelling mistakes in it than the official publication, but y'know, free book, that's sick!

I tag: @books-and-doodles @primatechnosynthpop @silmarillionopsessed @meowtalhead AND anyone else who wants to!!!

[recursive360]

(via GIPHY) “They create the spaces within which we live our lives, moulding us to fit into the places they define—public or private, park or car park. We are created and re-created by our spaces. It’s a constant feedback loop. Space shapes behaviour—what you can do in it, what you can’t. It’s identity. Here, we can exist, in a space not fully imaged, but once THEIR minds return to this place, we will be gone.” ― T.R. Napper, Neon Leviathan

[sfcrowsnest]

Australian science fiction writer T.R. Napper joins the John Jarrold Literary Agency.

Australian science fiction writer T.R. Napper joins the John Jarrold Literary Agency.

Tim’s debut novel is Thirty-Six Streets – a cyberpunk thriller mixed with military SF: Ghost in the Shell meets Apocalypse Now. Set around 150 years in the future.

Lin ‘The Silent One’ Vu is a gangster and sometime private investigator. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere an outsider. She lives in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the Old Quarter – known…

[goodtobegeeking]

Australian science fiction writer T.R. Napper joins the John Jarrold Literary Agency.

Australian science fiction writer T.R. Napper joins the John Jarrold Literary Agency.

Tim’s debut novel is Thirty-Six Streets – a cyberpunk thriller mixed with military SF: Ghost in the Shell meets Apocalypse Now. Set around 150 years in the future.

Lin ‘The Silent One’ Vu is a gangster and sometime private investigator. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere an outsider. She lives in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the Old Quarter – known…

[weirdletter]

Grimdark Magazine: Issue #19, edited by Adrian Collins, Grimdark Magazine, June 2019. Cover art by Jason Deem, info: grimdarkmagazine.com.

Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side of fantasy and science fiction. Each quarterly issue features established and new authors to take you through their hard-bitten worlds alongside articles, reviews and interviews. Our stories are grim, our worlds are dark and our morally grey protagonists and anti-heroes light the way with bloody stories of war, betrayal and action.

Fiction: The Fool Jobs by Joe Abercrombie Eye of the Beholder by Trudi Canavan Under Calliope’s Skin by Alan Baxter Death at the Pass by Michael R. Fletcher Lifeblood by Lee Murray

Non-Fiction: An Interview with Geoff Brown Review: The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht (Almost) Total Failure: Succeeding in the Short Story Market by T.R. Napper Review: Blood of an Exile by Brian Naslund An Interview with Syama Pedersen

[sleepingsocialite]

:0 I've been tagged! Thank you for tagging me! :)

Rules: Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Last song: 2econd 2ight 2eer (Well that was fun, goodbye.) by Will Wood

Last show: Neon Genesis Evangelion

Last film: Knives Out Glass Onion

Current Show: Avatar the Last Airbender

Reading: Neon Leviathan by T.R. Napper and A Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Current Obsession(s): My ocs, specifically River, The Atlas Six, Stardew Valley, The Owl House, Welcome to Night Vale

Oh no now I need to be open about my intentions instead of being Internet Mystery Man(gender neutral)? Welp

Tags(no pressure) : @another-white-hole @mushroom-frawg @the-beasts-have-arrived @stalegravyart @tristenthekitty @toomanlytobeadandy

i was tagged by @themotherofhorses and @happilyhertale (ily guys 😘)

rules: tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

last song: angel of small death and the codeine scene by hozier.

last show: ergo proxy

last film: meet the robinsons

current show: the last kingdom (rewatching)

reading: nothing atm but I'm hoping to reread the sandman comics.

current obsession: welp! obviously ewan mitchell + his characters, i admire him so much. anime, video games (having resident evil brainrot atm), and my OC athena. 💜

tags: @tiffanyvalntine, @aemonds-wifey, @roguelov, @heywizards, @orallech, @boneforts, @deputyrook @onewinged-sephiroth & @hella-amberpricefield (no pressure, guys)