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Alien: The Cold Forge (Alex White) The title refers to a space station where in 2179, Weyland-Yutani are conducting experiments on Xenomorphs. As some of the projects are overdue (and over budget) the Company send one of their most enthusiastic and ruthless auditors, Dorian Sudler, to the station to find out the score and who can be cut from the payroll. One of the research projects is "Glitter Edifice" run by Dr. Blue Marsalis. She is physically impaired due to a degenerative illness and uses Marcus, a synthetic, as a substitute body to allow her to work despite being bed-ridden. On the face of it, Blue is attempting to create a weapon for W-Y, but she is secretly trying to isolate a sample of the Xenormorph mutagenic material to use to her own ends. As Sudler progresses his investigation, a saboteur shuts down the station's systems and frees the Xenomorphs... I enjoyed this story very much, Sudler is a great villain, he makes Carter Burke look like Mother Theresa! It keeps you guessing as to the motivations of the other characters in the book, nobody really knows who to trust. Again, if you like the "Alien" universe or just like a good science fiction story this will fit the bill.

A few people who cancelled last minute over the past few events: Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter, Andor, Killing Eve, Enola Holmes) Charles Edwards (LOTR: TROP, Sherlock, Batman Begins) Royce Pierreson (The Witcher, The Irregulars, Misfits) Also: Thaddea Graham (Doctor Who, Wreck, The Irregulars) Toby Jones (Harry Potter, Sherlock, Doctor Who) Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) John Noble (Fringe, LOTR, Elementary) Lindsay Duncan (Sherlock, Doctor Who, SW: Phantom Menace) Clive Revill (Star Wars, ST:TNG) Daniel Davis (ST:TNG, ST:Picard, The Nanny) Derek Jacobi (Doctor Who, I Claudius, Cadfael, Vicious) Ian McKellen (LOTR, X-Men, Vicious) Gemma Chan (Humans, Sherlock, Doctor Who,The Eternals) Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes, Britannia) Geraldine James (Rogue One, Sherlock Holmes) Jared Harris (SH:GOS, Fringe, The Crown)