Aliens: Cauldron is a novel written by Diane Carey. It was first published in 2007.
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In the cargo of the spaceship Virginia, a hive of hibernating aliens awakes. Meanwhile, on the Umiak, and elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an unscrupulous captain taking the ship to a smuggler's rendezvous. When the cadets unsuspectingly transport the aliens aboard, they battle for their lives, fighting the smugglers, the captain, and the monsters among them.
The Aliens: an opponent that sleeps, breathes, and breeds with just one goal - to kill. The war is about to begin...