Alan Dean Foster

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Alan Dean Foster is an American author renowned for his science fiction and fantasy works, including the Humanx Commonwealth universe and the Spellsinger series. He is also celebrated for his novelizations and movie tie-ins, notably for franchises such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, and Transformers. Foster resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife.

Alan Dean Foster's "Voyage of the Basset" is a collaborative work with James C. Christensen and Renwick St. James. He co-authored "Design for Great-Day" with Eric Frank Russell. Foster ghostwrote the novelization of "Star Wars," credited to George Lucas. He co-edited "Betcha Can't Read Just One" with Martin H. Greenberg. Additionally, "The Phisher" was co-authored with Alex Sam.

Pip & Flinx

The Tar-Aiym Krang

(1972)

Bloodhype

(1973)

The End of the Matter

(1977)

Orphan Star

(1977)

For Love of Mother-Not

(1983)

Flinx in Flux

(1988)

Mid-Flinx

(1995)

Reunion

(2001)

Flinx's Folly

(2002)

Sliding Scales

(2004)

Running from the Deity

(2005)

Trouble Magnet

(2006)

Patrimony

(2007)

Flinx Transcendent

(2009)

Strange Music

(2018)

Icerigger

(1974)

Mission to Moulokin

(1979)

The Deluge Drivers

(1987)

Star Trek: The Animated

Star Trek Log One

(1974)

Star Trek Log Two

(1974)

Star Trek Log Three

(1974)

Star Trek Log Four

(1975)

Star Trek Log Five

(1975)

Star Trek Log Six

(1976)

Star Trek Log Seven

(1976)

Star Trek Log Eight

(1976)

Star Trek Log Nine

(1977)

Star Trek Log Ten

(1978)

Humanx Commonwealth

Midworld

(1975)

Cachalot

(1980)

Nor Crystal Tears

(1982)

Voyage to the City of the Dead

(1984)

Sentenced to Prism

(1985)

The Howling Stones

(1997)

Drowning World

(2003)

Quofum

(2008)

Star Wars

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

(1976)

With Friends...Books

With Friends Like These...

(1977)

...Who Needs Enemies?

(1984)

Alien Movie

Alien

(1979)

Aliens

(1986)

Alien³

(1992)

Alien Resurrection

(1997)(By: A.C. Crispin)

Alien: Covenant Origins

(2017)

Spellsinger

(1983)

The Hour of the Gate

(1984)

The Day of the Dissonance

(1984)

The Moment of the Magician

(1984)

The Paths of the Perambulator

(1985)

The Time of the Transference

(1986)

Son of Spellsinger

(1993)

Chorus Skating

(1994)

The Damned

A Call to Arms

(1991)

The False Mirror

(1992)

The Spoils of War

(1993)

Angel Cardenas

Montezuma Strip

(1995)

The Mocking Program

(2002)

Dinotopia

Dinotopia Pop-Up Book

(1992)(By: James Gurney)

A Land Apart from Time

(1992)(By: James Gurney)

The World Beneath

(1995)(By: James Gurney)

River Quest

(1995)(By: John Vornholt)

Dinotopia Lost

(1996)

Sabertooth Mountain

(1996)(By: John Vornholt)

Lost City

(1996)(By: Scott Ciencin)

Thunder Falls

(1996)(By: Scott Ciencin)

Firestorm

(1997)(By: Gene DeWeese)

The Maze

(1998)(By: Peter David)

The Hand of Dinotopia

(1999)

Sky Dance

(1999)(By: Scott Ciencin)

First Flight

(1999)(By: James Gurney)

Chomper

(2000)(By: Donald F. Glut)

Return to Lost City

(2000)(By: Scott Ciencin,Alice Alfonsi)

The Explorers

(2001)(By: Scott Ciencin)

Oasis

(2002)(By: Catherine Hapka)

Dolphin Watch

(2002)(By: John Vornholt)

Journey to Chandara

(2007)(By: James Gurney)

Dinotopia: Windchaser

(2019)(By: Scott Ciencin)

Journeys of the Catechist

Carnivores of Light and Darkness

(1998)

Into the Thinking Kingdoms

(1999)

A Triumph of Souls

(2000)

Founding of the Commonwealth

Phylogenesis

(1999)

Dirge

(2000)

Diuturnity's Dawn

(2002)

Taken Trilogy

Lost and Found

(2004)

The Light-Years Beneath My Feet

(2005)

The Candle of Distant Earth

(2006)

Transformers

Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

(2007)

Transformers

(2007)

Transformers: The Veiled Threat

(2009)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

(2009)

Star Trek

(2009)

The Unsettling Stars

(2020)

Tipping Point

The Human Blend

(2010)

Body, Inc.

(2012)

The Sum of Her Parts

(2012)

Countless Worlds

Oshenerth

(2015)

The Taste of Different Dimensions

(2019)

The Flavors of Other Worlds

(2019)

Standalone Novels

Luana

(1974)

Dark Star

(1974)

The Black Hole

(1979)

Outland

(1981)

Clash of the Titans

(1981)

The Thing

(1982)

The Man Who Used the Universe

(1983)

Krull

(1983)

The I Inside

(1984)

Shadowkeep

(1984)

Starman

(1984)

The Last Starfighter

(1984)

Slipt

(1984)

Pale Rider

(1985)

Into the Out of

(1986)

Glory Lane

(1987)

Maori

(1988)

Outer Heat

(1988)

To the Vanishing Point

(1988)

Codgerspace

(1989)

Quozl

(1989)

Cyber Way

(1990)

Cat-a-Lyst

(1991)

Greenthieves

(1994)

Design for Great-Day

(1995)

The Dig

(1995)

Parallelities

(1995)

Life Form

(1995)

Voyage of the Basset

(1996)

Jed the Dead

(1997)

Kingdoms of Light

(2001)

Interlopers

(2001)

Primal Shadows

(2001)

The Chronicles of Riddick

(2004)

Sagramanda

(2006)

Terminator Salvation

(2009)

The Deavys

(2016)

Relic

(2018)

Madrenga

(2020)

Prodigals

(2022)

Stuart

(2024)

Cat • A • Lyst

(2024)

Short Stories/Novellas

Polonaise

(1976)

The Horror on the Beach

(1978)

Box of Oxen

(2011)

Short Story Collections

The Metrognome and Other Stories

(1990)

Mad Amos

(1996)

Impossible Places

(2002)

Exceptions to Reality

(2008)

Resistance Front

(2011)

The Compleat Mad Amos

(2018)

Graphic Novels

Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves

(1991)(With: Robert Sheckley)

Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders

(1993)

Non-Fiction

Animated Features and Silly Symphonies

(1980)

Predators I Have Known

(2011)

The Phisher

(2012)

The Director Should've Shot You: Memoirs of the Film Trade

(2023)

Alien

(1979)(By: Archie Goodwin)

Alien StarSwarm

(1991)(By: Robert Sheckley)

Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual

(1995)(By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood)

Aliens: The Set Photography

(2016)(By: Simon Ward)

Aliens: Bug Hunt

(2017)(By: Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Yvonne Navarro)

Alien: Covenant

(2017)

Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film

(2017)(By: Titan Books)

The Cold Forge

(2018)(By: Alex White)

Echo

(2019)(By: Mira Grant)

The Making of Alien

(2019)(By: J.W. Rinzler)

Isolation

(2019)(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido)

Prototype

(2019)(By: Tim Waggoner)

Phalanx

(2020)(By: Scott Sigler)

Into Charybdis

(2021)(By: Alex White)

Infiltrator

(2021)(By: Weston Ochse)

Alien: Colony War

(2022)(By: David M. Barnett)

Alien - Inferno's Fall

(2022)(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija)

Vasquez

(2022)(By: V. Castro)

Alien: Enemy of My Enemy

(2023)(By: Mary SanGiovanni)

Aliens: Bishop

(2023)(By: T.R. Napper)

Alien: Seventh Circle

(2025)(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija)

Star Wars: Movie Novelizations

A New Hope

(1976)(With: George Lucas)

The Empire Strikes Back

(1980)(By: Donald F. Glut)

Return of the Jedi

(1983)(By: James Kahn)

The Phantom Menace

(1999)(By: Terry Brooks,George Lucas)

Attack of the Clones

(2002)(By: R.A. Salvatore)

Revenge of the Sith

(2005)(By: Matthew Woodring Stover)

The Force Awakens

(2015)

Rogue One

(2016)(By: Alexander Freed)

The Last Jedi

(2018)(By: Jason Fry)

Solo

(2018)(By: Mur Lafferty)

The Rise of Skywalker

(2020)(By: Rae Carson)

Star Trek: Movie Novelization

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

(1979)(By: Gene Roddenberry)

The Wrath Of Khan

(1982)(By: Vonda N. McIntyre)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

(1984)(By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Harve Bennett)

The Voyage Home

(1986)(By: Vonda N. McIntyre,Leonard Nimoy)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

(1989)(By: J.M. Dillard)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

(1992)(By: J.M. Dillard)

Star Trek Movie Tie-In

(2009)

Star Trek Into Darkness

(2013)

Alien Nation

(1988)

Dark Horizon

(1993)(By: K.W. Jeter)

Day of Descent

(1993)(By: Judith Reeves-Stevens)

Body and Soul

(1993)(By: Peter David)

The Change

(1994)(By: Barry B. Longyear)

Slag Like Me

(1994)(By: Barry B. Longyear)

Extreme Prejudice

(1995)(By: L.A. Graf)

Cross of Blood

(1995)(By: K.W. Jeter)

Isaac Asimov's Anthology

Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction

(1980)(With: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth)

Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far

(1981)(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz)

Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own

(1983)(By: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn)

Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!

(1985)(By: Shawna McCarthy)

Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!

(1989)(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen)

Isaac Asimov's Aliens

(1991)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Robots

(1991)(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson)

Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite

(1993)(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford)

Isaac Asimov's War

(1993)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams

(1994)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep

(1995)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Ghosts

(1995)(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson)

Isaac Asimov's Christmas

(1997)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Camelot

(1998)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason)

Isaac Asimov's Detectives

(1998)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Werewolves

(1999)(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Solar System

(1999)(By: Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Utopias

(2000)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Father Day

(2001)(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)

Isaac Asimov's Halloween

(2001)(By: Isaac Asimov)

Star Wars Legends

Splinter of the Mind's Eye

(1978)

The Han Solo Adventures

(1979)(By: Brian Daley)

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian

(1983)(By: L. Neil Smith)

The Courtship of Princess Leia

(1994)(By: Dave Wolverton)

The Truce at Bakura

(1994)(By: Kathy Tyers)

The Crystal Star

(1994)(By: Vonda N. McIntyre)

Children of the Jedi

(1995)(By: Barbara Hambly)

We Don't Do Weddings

(1995)(By: Kathy Tyers)

Darksaber

(1995)(By: Kevin J. Anderson)

The New Rebellion

(1996)(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

Planet of Twilight

(1997)(By: Barbara Hambly)

I, Jedi

(1998)(By: Michael A. Stackpole)

Star Wars Junior: Podrace!

(1999)(By: Lara Bergen)

Star Wars Junior: General Jar Jar

(1999)(By: Lara Bergen)

Star Wars Junior: Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure

(1999)(By: Gail Herman)

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

(1999)(By: John Whitman)

Star Wars Junior: Save Naboo!

(2000)(By: Gail Herman)

Rogue Planet

(2000)(By: Greg Bear)

Star Wars Junior: Sith Attack

(2000)(By: Lara Bergen)

Star Wars Junior: Droid to the Rescue

(2000)(By: Gail Herman)

Star Wars: Episode I - Queen in Disguise

(2000)(By: Monica Kulling)

Cloak of Deception

(2000)(By: James Luceno)

Darth Maul Shadow Hunter

(2001)(By: Michael Reaves)

The Approaching Storm

(2002)

A Forest Apart

(2003)(By: Troy Denning)

Tatooine Ghost

(2003)(By: Troy Denning)

Shatterpoint

(2003)(By: Matthew Woodring Stover)

The Ruins of Dantooine

(2003)(By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman)

The Cestus Deception

(2004)(By: Steven Barnes)

Survivor's Quest

(2004)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Fool's Bargain

(2004)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Jedi Trial

(2004)(By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg)

Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

(2004)(By: Sean Stewart)

Labyrinth of Evil

(2005)(By: James Luceno)

Outbound Flight

(2006)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

(2006)(By: James Luceno)

Allegiance

(2007)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Death Star

(2007)(By: Steve Perry,Michael Reaves)

Millennium Falcon

(2008)(By: James Luceno)

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

(2008)(By: Matthew Woodring Stover)

Death Troopers

(2009)(By: Joe Schreiber)

Crosscurrent

(2010)(By: Paul S. Kemp)

Red Harvest

(2010)(By: Joe Schreiber)

Choices of One

(2011)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Shadow Games

(2011)(By: Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)

Riptide

(2011)(By: Paul S. Kemp)

Knight Errant

(2011)(By: John Jackson Miller)

Shadows of the Empire

(2011)(By: Steve Perry)

Lost Tribe of the Sith

(2012)(By: John Jackson Miller)

Winner Lose All

(2012)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Scourge

(2012)(By: Jeff Grubb)

Maul: Lockdown

(2012)(By: Joe Schreiber)

Darth Plagueis

(2012)(By: James Luceno)

Scoundrels

(2013)(By: Timothy Zahn)

Kenobi

(2013)(By: John Jackson Miller)

Crucible

(2013)(By: Troy Denning)

Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi

(2013)(By: Tim Lebbon)

Star Trek Fotonovel

Amok Time

(1967)(By: Theodore Sturgeon)

The City on the Edge of Forever

(1977)(By: Harlan Ellison)

The Trouble with Tribbles

(1977)(By: David Gerrold)

All Our Yesterdays

(1978)(By: Jean Lissette Aroeste)

A Taste of Armageddon

(1978)(By: Robert Hamner,Gene L. Coon)

Metamorphosis

(1978)(By: Gene L. Coon)

The Galileo 7

(1978)(By: Oliver Crawford,S. Bar-David)

A Piece of the Action

(1978)(By: Gene L. Coon,David P. Harmon)

Day of the Dove

(1978)(By: Jerome Bixby)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

(1980)(With: Harold Livingston,Richard J. Anobile)

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

(1982)(By: Richard J. Anobile)

Anthologies

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1971

(1971)

The Alien Condition

(1973)

Beyond Time

(1976)

Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction

(1980)

Perpetual Light

(1982)

Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves

(1991)

Destination Unknown

(1991)

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992

(1992)

Betcha Can't Read Just One

(1993)

Superheroes

(1995)

The Book of Kings

(1995)

The Children of Cthulhu

(2003)

Masters of Fantasy

(2004)

Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy

(2005)

High Seas Cthulhu

(2007)

The Best of Jim Baen's Universe

(2007)

Untold Adventures

(2011)

The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination

(2013)

Robot Uprisings

(2014)

Dead Man's Hand

(2014)

Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology

(2014)

Loosed Upon the World

(2015)

Visions of the Future

(2015)

Straight Outta Tombstone

(2017)

Unidentified Funny Objects 6

(2017)

Infinite Stars

(2019)

Short Things

(2020)

Seasons Between Us

(2021)

Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales

(2022)

The Fables Next Door

(2024)

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