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Alan Dean Foster is an American author best known for ‘Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Skywalker.’ This was the original novelization of Star Wars. Many people do not realize that Foster wrote the book because the credit went to George Lucas.

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Order of Pip & Flinx Series

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1 The Tar-Aiym Krang 1972 Description / Buy
2 Bloodhype 1973 Description / Buy
3 The End of the Matter 1977 Description / Buy
4 Orphan Star 1977 Description / Buy
5 For Love of Mother-Not 1983 Description / Buy
6 Flinx in Flux 1988 Description / Buy
7 Mid-Flinx 1995 Description / Buy
8 Reunion 2001 Description / Buy
9 Flinx's Folly 2002 Description / Buy
10 Sliding Scales 2004 Description / Buy
11 Running from the Deity 2005 Description / Buy
12 Trouble Magnet 2006 Description / Buy
13 Patrimony 2007 Description / Buy
14 Flinx Transcendent 2009 Description / Buy
15 Strange Music 2018 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Pip & Flinx Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 For Love of Mother-Not 1983 Description / Buy
2 The Tar-Aiym Krang 1972 Description / Buy
3 Orphan Star 1977 Description / Buy
4 The End of the Matter 1977 Description / Buy
5 Flinx in Flux 1988 Description / Buy
6 Mid-Flinx 1995 Description / Buy
7 Reunion 2001 Description / Buy
8 Flinx's Folly 2002 Description / Buy
9 Sliding Scales 2004 Description / Buy
10 Running from the Deity 2005 Description / Buy
11 Bloodhype 1973 Description / Buy
12 Trouble Magnet 2006 Description / Buy
13 Patrimony 2007 Description / Buy
14 Flinx Transcendent 2009 Description / Buy
15 Strange Music 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Icerigger Series

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1 Icerigger 1974 Description / Buy
2 Mission to Moulokin 1979 Description / Buy
3 The Deluge Drivers 1987 Description / Buy

Order of Star Trek: The Animated Series

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1 Star Trek Log One 1974 Description / Buy
2 Star Trek Log Two 1974 Description / Buy
3 Star Trek Log Three 1974 Description / Buy
4 Star Trek Log Four 1975 Description / Buy
5 Star Trek Log Five 1975 Description / Buy
6 Star Trek Log Six 1976 Description / Buy
7 Star Trek Log Seven 1976 Description / Buy
8 Star Trek Log Eight 1976 Description / Buy
9 Star Trek Log Nine 1977 Description / Buy
10 Star Trek Log Ten 1978 Description / Buy

Order of Humanx Commonwealth Series

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1 Midworld 1975 Description / Buy
2 Cachalot 1980 Description / Buy
3 Nor Crystal Tears 1982 Description / Buy
4 Voyage to the City of the Dead 1984 Description / Buy
5 Sentenced to Prism 1985 Description / Buy
6 The Howling Stones 1997 Description / Buy
7 Drowning World 2003 Description / Buy
8 Quofum 2008 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Humanx Commonwealth Series

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1 Nor Crystal Tears 1982 Description / Buy
2 Voyage to the City of the Dead 1984 Description / Buy
3 Midworld 1975 Description / Buy
4 Drowning World 2003 Description / Buy
5 Quofum 2008 Description / Buy
6 The Howling Stones 1997 Description / Buy
7 Sentenced to Prism 1985 Description / Buy
8 Cachalot 1980 Description / Buy

Order of Star Wars Series

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1 Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker 1976 Description / Buy

Order of With Friends...Series

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1 With Friends Like These... 1977 Description / Buy
2 ...Who Needs Enemies? 1984 Description / Buy

Order of Alien Movie Series

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1 Alien 1979 Description / Buy
2 Aliens 1986 Description / Buy
3 Alien³ 1992 Description / Buy
4 Alien Resurrection ( By: A.C. Crispin) 1997 Description / Buy
5 Alien: Covenant Origins 2017 Description / Buy
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Order of Spellsinger Series

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1 Spellsinger 1983 Description / Buy
2 The Hour of the Gate 1984 Description / Buy
3 The Day of the Dissonance 1984 Description / Buy
4 The Moment of the Magician 1984 Description / Buy
5 The Paths of the Perambulator 1985 Description / Buy
6 The Time of the Transference 1986 Description / Buy
7 Son of Spellsinger 1993 Description / Buy
8 Chorus Skating 1994 Description / Buy

Order of The Damned Series

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1 A Call to Arms 1991 Description / Buy
2 The False Mirror (Short Story) 1992 Description / Buy
3 The Spoils of War 1993 Description / Buy

Order of Angel Cardenas Series

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1 Montezuma Strip 1995 Description / Buy
2 The Mocking Program 2002 Description / Buy

Order of Dinotopia Series

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1 Dinotopia Pop-Up Book ( By: James Gurney) 1992 Description / Buy
2 A Land Apart from Time ( By: James Gurney) 1992 Description / Buy
3 The World Beneath ( By: James Gurney) 1995 Description / Buy
4 River Quest ( By: John Vornholt) 1995 Description / Buy
5 Dinotopia Lost 1996 Description / Buy
6 Sabertooth Mountain (Short Story) ( By: John Vornholt) 1996 Description / Buy
7 Lost City ( By: Scott Ciencin) 1996 Description / Buy
8 Thunder Falls ( By: Scott Ciencin) 1996 Description / Buy
9 Firestorm ( By: Gene DeWeese) 1997 Description / Buy
10 The Maze ( By: Peter David) 1998 Description / Buy
11 The Hand of Dinotopia 1999 Description / Buy
12 Sky Dance ( By: Scott Ciencin) 1999 Description / Buy
13 First Flight (Short Story) ( By: James Gurney) 1999 Description / Buy
14 Chomper (Short Story) ( By: Donald F. Glut) 2000 Description / Buy
15 Return to Lost City ( By: Scott Ciencin, Alice Alfonsi) 2000 Description / Buy
16 The Explorers ( By: Scott Ciencin) 2001 Description / Buy
17 Oasis ( By: Catherine Hapka) 2002 Description / Buy
18 Dolphin Watch (Short Story) ( By: John Vornholt) 2002 Description / Buy
19 Journey to Chandara ( By: James Gurney) 2007 Description / Buy
20 Dinotopia: Windchaser (Short Story) ( By: Scott Ciencin) 2019 Description / Buy
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Order of Journeys of the Catechist Series

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1 Carnivores of Light and Darkness 1998 Description / Buy
2 Into the Thinking Kingdoms 1999 Description / Buy
3 A Triumph of Souls 2000 Description / Buy

Order of Founding of the Commonwealth Series

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1 Phylogenesis 1999 Description / Buy
2 Dirge 2000 Description / Buy
3 Diuturnity's Dawn 2002 Description / Buy

Order of Taken Trilogy Series

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1 Lost and Found 2004 Description / Buy
2 The Light-Years Beneath My Feet 2005 Description / Buy
3 The Candle of Distant Earth 2006 Description / Buy

Order of Transformers Series

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1 Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday 2007 Description / Buy
2 Transformers 2007 Description / Buy
3 Transformers: The Veiled Threat 2009 Description / Buy
4 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 Description / Buy

Order of Star Trek Series

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1 Star Trek 2009 Description / Buy
2 The Unsettling Stars 2020 Description / Buy

Order of Tipping Point Series

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1 The Human Blend 2010 Description / Buy
2 Body, Inc. 2012 Description / Buy
3 The Sum of Her Parts 2012 Description / Buy

Order of Countless Worlds Series

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1 Oshenerth 2015 Description / Buy
2 The Taste of Different Dimensions 2019 Description / Buy
3 The Flavors of Other Worlds 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Alan Dean Foster Standalone Novels

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1 Luana 1974 Description / Buy
2 Dark Star 1974 Description / Buy
3 The Black Hole 1979 Description / Buy
4 Outland 1981 Description / Buy
5 Clash of the Titans 1981 Description / Buy
6 The Thing 1982 Description / Buy
7 The Man Who Used the Universe 1983 Description / Buy
8 Krull 1983 Description / Buy
9 The I Inside 1984 Description / Buy
10 Shadowkeep 1984 Description / Buy
11 Starman 1984 Description / Buy
12 The Last Starfighter 1984 Description / Buy
13 Slipt (Short Story) 1984 Description / Buy
14 Pale Rider 1985 Description / Buy
15 Into the Out of 1986 Description / Buy
16 Glory Lane 1987 Description / Buy
17 Maori 1988 Description / Buy
18 Outer Heat 1988 Description / Buy
19 To the Vanishing Point 1988 Description / Buy
20 Codgerspace 1989 Description / Buy
21 Quozl 1989 Description / Buy
22 Cyber Way 1990 Description / Buy
23 Cat-a-Lyst 1991 Description / Buy
24 Greenthieves 1994 Description / Buy
25 Design for Great-Day 1995 Description / Buy
26 The Dig 1995 Description / Buy
27 Parallelities 1995 Description / Buy
28 Life Form 1995 Description / Buy
29 Voyage of the Basset 1996 Description / Buy
30 Jed the Dead 1997 Description / Buy
31 Kingdoms of Light 2001 Description / Buy
32 Interlopers 2001 Description / Buy
33 Primal Shadows 2001 Description / Buy
34 The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 Description / Buy
35 Sagramanda 2006 Description / Buy
36 Terminator Salvation 2009 Description / Buy
37 The Deavys 2016 Description / Buy
38 Relic 2018 Description / Buy
39 Madrenga 2020 Description / Buy
40 Prodigals 2022 Description / Buy
41 Stuart 2024 Description / Buy
42 Cat • A • Lyst 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Alan Dean Foster Short Stories/Novellas

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1 The Horror on the Beach 1978 Description / Buy
2 Box of Oxen (Short Story) 2011 Description / Buy

Order of Alan Dean Foster Short Story Collections

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1 The Metrognome and Other Stories 1990 Description / Buy
2 Mad Amos 1996 Description / Buy
3 Impossible Places 2002 Description / Buy
4 Exceptions to Reality 2008 Description / Buy
5 Resistance Front 2011 Description / Buy
6 The Compleat Mad Amos 2018 Description / Buy

Order of Alan Dean Foster Graphic Novels

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1 Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves ( With: Robert Sheckley) 1991 Description / Buy
2 Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders (Short Story) 1993 Description / Buy

Order of Alan Dean Foster Non-Fiction

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1 Animated Features and Silly Symphonies 1980 Description / Buy
2 Predators I Have Known 2011 Description / Buy
3 The Phisher (Short Story) 2012 Description / Buy
4 The Director Should've Shot You: Memoirs of the Film Trade 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Star Wars Legends Series

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1 Star Wars Junior: Sith Attack ( By: Lara Bergen) 0 Description / Buy
2 Star Wars Junior: Podrace! ( By: Lara Bergen) 0 Description / Buy
3 Star Wars Junior: General Jar Jar ( By: Lara Bergen) 0 Description / Buy
4 Star Wars Junior: Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure ( By: Gail Herman) 0 Description / Buy
5 Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1978 Description / Buy
6 The Han Solo Adventures ( By: Brian Daley) 1979 Description / Buy
7 The Adventures of Lando Calrissian ( By: L. Neil Smith) 1983 Description / Buy
8 The Courtship of Princess Leia ( By: Dave Wolverton) 1994 Description / Buy
9 The Truce at Bakura ( By: Kathy Tyers) 1994 Description / Buy
10 The Crystal Star ( By: Vonda N. McIntyre) 1994 Description / Buy
11 Children of the Jedi ( By: Barbara Hambly) 1995 Description / Buy
12 We Don't Do Weddings ( By: Kathy Tyers) 1995 Description / Buy
13 Darksaber ( By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995 Description / Buy
14 The New Rebellion ( By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch) 1996 Description / Buy
15 Planet of Twilight ( By: Barbara Hambly) 1997 Description / Buy
16 I, Jedi ( By: Michael A. Stackpole) 1998 Description / Buy
17 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ( By: John Whitman) 1999 Description / Buy
18 Star Wars Junior: Save Naboo! ( By: Gail Herman) 2000 Description / Buy
19 Rogue Planet ( By: Greg Bear) 2000 Description / Buy
20 Star Wars Junior: Droid to the Rescue ( By: Gail Herman) 2000 Description / Buy
21 Star Wars: Episode I - Queen in Disguise (Short Story) ( By: Monica Kulling) 2000 Description / Buy
22 Cloak of Deception ( By: James Luceno) 2000 Description / Buy
23 Darth Maul Shadow Hunter ( By: Michael Reaves) 2001 Description / Buy
24 The Approaching Storm 2002 Description / Buy
25 A Forest Apart (Short Story) ( By: Troy Denning) 2003 Description / Buy
26 Tatooine Ghost ( By: Troy Denning) 2003 Description / Buy
27 Shatterpoint ( By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2003 Description / Buy
28 The Ruins of Dantooine ( By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson, W. Haden Blackman) 2003 Description / Buy
29 The Cestus Deception ( By: Steven Barnes) 2004 Description / Buy
30 Survivor's Quest ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2004 Description / Buy
31 Fool's Bargain ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2004 Description / Buy
32 Jedi Trial ( By: David Sherman, Dan Cragg) 2004 Description / Buy
33 Yoda: Dark Rendezvous ( By: Sean Stewart) 2004 Description / Buy
34 Labyrinth of Evil ( By: James Luceno) 2005 Description / Buy
35 Outbound Flight ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2006 Description / Buy
36 Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader ( By: James Luceno) 2006 Description / Buy
37 Allegiance ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2007 Description / Buy
38 Death Star ( By: Steve Perry, Michael Reaves) 2007 Description / Buy
39 Millennium Falcon ( By: James Luceno) 2008 Description / Buy
40 Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor ( By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2008 Description / Buy
41 Death Troopers ( By: Joe Schreiber) 2009 Description / Buy
42 Crosscurrent ( By: Paul S. Kemp) 2010 Description / Buy
43 Red Harvest ( By: Joe Schreiber) 2010 Description / Buy
44 Choices of One ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2011 Description / Buy
45 Shadow Games ( By: Michael Reaves, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) 2011 Description / Buy
46 Riptide ( By: Paul S. Kemp) 2011 Description / Buy
47 Knight Errant ( By: John Jackson Miller) 2011 Description / Buy
48 Shadows of the Empire ( By: Steve Perry) 2011 Description / Buy
49 Lost Tribe of the Sith ( By: John Jackson Miller) 2012 Description / Buy
50 Winner Lose All (Short Story) ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2012 Description / Buy
51 Scourge ( By: Jeff Grubb) 2012 Description / Buy
52 Maul: Lockdown ( By: Joe Schreiber) 2012 Description / Buy
53 Darth Plagueis ( By: James Luceno) 2012 Description / Buy
54 Scoundrels ( By: Timothy Zahn) 2013 Description / Buy
55 Kenobi ( By: John Jackson Miller) 2013 Description / Buy
56 Crucible ( By: Troy Denning) 2013 Description / Buy
57 Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi ( By: Tim Lebbon) 2013 Description / Buy
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Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Series

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1 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction ( 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) 1980 Description / Buy
2 Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far ( 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) 1981 Description / Buy
3 Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own ( 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) 1983 Description / Buy
4 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! ( By: Shawna McCarthy) 1985 Description / Buy
5 Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! ( 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) 1989 Description / Buy
6 Isaac Asimov's Aliens ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1991 Description / Buy
7 Isaac Asimov's Robots ( By: Isaac Asimov, Rob Chilson) 1991 Description / Buy
8 Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite ( By: Isaac Asimov, John M. Ford) 1993 Description / Buy
9 Isaac Asimov's War ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1993 Description / Buy
10 Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1994 Description / Buy
11 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1995 Description / Buy
12 Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Isaac Asimov, Terry Bisson) 1995 Description / Buy
13 Isaac Asimov's Christmas ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1997 Description / Buy
14 Isaac Asimov's Camelot ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois, Eleanor Arnason) 1998 Description / Buy
15 Isaac Asimov's Detectives ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 1998 Description / Buy
16 Isaac Asimov's Werewolves ( By: Isaac Asimov, Suzy McKee Charnas, Gardner Dozois) 1999 Description / Buy
17 Isaac Asimov's Solar System ( By: Gardner Dozois) 1999 Description / Buy
18 Isaac Asimov's Utopias ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 2000 Description / Buy
19 Isaac Asimov's Father Day ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) 2001 Description / Buy
20 Isaac Asimov's Halloween ( By: Isaac Asimov) 2001 Description / Buy
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Order of Alien Nation Series

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1 Alien Nation 1988 Description / Buy
2 Dark Horizon ( By: K.W. Jeter) 1993 Description / Buy
3 Day of Descent ( By: Judith Reeves-Stevens) 1993 Description / Buy
4 Body and Soul ( By: Peter David) 1993 Description / Buy
5 The Change ( By: Barry B. Longyear) 1994 Description / Buy
6 Slag Like Me ( By: Barry B. Longyear) 1994 Description / Buy
7 Extreme Prejudice ( By: L.A. Graf) 1995 Description / Buy
8 Cross of Blood ( By: K.W. Jeter) 1995 Description / Buy
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Order of Alien Series

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1 Alien (Short Story) ( By: Archie Goodwin) 1979 Description / Buy
2 Alien StarSwarm (Short Story) ( By: Robert Sheckley) 1991 Description / Buy
3 Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual ( By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood) 1995 Description / Buy
4 Aliens: The Set Photography (Short Story) ( By: Simon Ward) 2016 Description / Buy
5 Aliens: Bug Hunt ( By: Heather Graham, Jonathan Maberry, Yvonne Navarro) 2017 Description / Buy
6 Alien: Covenant 2017 Description / Buy
7 Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film ( By: Titan Books) 2017 Description / Buy
8 The Cold Forge ( By: Alex White) 2018 Description / Buy
9 Echo ( By: Mira Grant) 2019 Description / Buy
10 The Making of Alien ( By: J.W. Rinzler) 2019 Description / Buy
11 Isolation ( By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) 2019 Description / Buy
12 Prototype ( By: Tim Waggoner) 2019 Description / Buy
13 Phalanx ( By: Scott Sigler) 2020 Description / Buy
14 Into Charybdis ( By: Alex White) 2021 Description / Buy
15 Infiltrator ( By: Weston Ochse) 2021 Description / Buy
16 Alien: Colony War ( By: David M. Barnett) 2022 Description / Buy
17 Alien - Inferno's Fall ( By: Philippa Ballantine, Clara Carija) 2022 Description / Buy
18 Vasquez ( By: V. Castro) 2022 Description / Buy
19 Alien: Enemy of My Enemy ( By: Mary SanGiovanni) 2023 Description / Buy
20 Aliens: Bishop ( By: T.R. Napper) 2023 Description / Buy
21 Alien: Seventh Circle ( By: Philippa Ballantine, Clara Carija) 2025 Description / Buy
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Order of Star Trek Fotonovel Series

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1 Amok Time ( By: Theodore Sturgeon) 1967 Description / Buy
2 The City on the Edge of Forever ( By: Harlan Ellison) 1977 Description / Buy
3 The Trouble with Tribbles ( By: David Gerrold) 1977 Description / Buy
4 All Our Yesterdays ( By: Jean Lissette Aroeste) 1978 Description / Buy
5 A Taste of Armageddon ( By: Robert Hamner, Gene L. Coon) 1978 Description / Buy
6 Metamorphosis ( By: Gene L. Coon) 1978 Description / Buy
7 The Galileo 7 ( By: Oliver Crawford, S. Bar-David) 1978 Description / Buy
8 A Piece of the Action ( By: Gene L. Coon, David P. Harmon) 1978 Description / Buy
9 Day of the Dove ( By: Jerome Bixby) 1978 Description / Buy
10 Star Trek: The Motion Picture ( With: Harold Livingston, Richard J. Anobile) 1980 Description / Buy
11 Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan ( By: Richard J. Anobile) 1982 Description / Buy
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Order of Star Wars: Movie Novelizations Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 A New Hope ( With: George Lucas) 1976 Description / Buy
2 The Empire Strikes Back ( By: Leigh Brackett, George Lucas, Donald F. Glut, Lawrence Kasdan) 1980 Description / Buy
3 Return of the Jedi ( By: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, James Kahn) 1983 Description / Buy
4 The Phantom Menace ( By: Terry Brooks, George Lucas) 1999 Description / Buy
5 Attack of the Clones ( By: George Lucas, R.A. Salvatore, Jonathan Hales) 2002 Description / Buy
6 Revenge of the Sith ( By: George Lucas, Matthew Woodring Stover) 2005 Description / Buy
7 The Force Awakens 2015 Description / Buy
8 Rogue One ( By: Alexander Freed) 2016 Description / Buy
9 The Last Jedi ( By: Jason Fry) 2018 Description / Buy
10 Solo ( By: Mur Lafferty) 2018 Description / Buy
11 The Rise of Skywalker ( By: Rae Carson) 2020 Description / Buy
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Order of Star Trek: Movie Novelization Series

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1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture ( By: Gene Roddenberry) 1979 Description / Buy
2 The Wrath Of Khan ( By: Vonda N. McIntyre) 1982 Description / Buy
3 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Harve Bennett) 1984 Description / Buy
4 The Voyage Home ( By: Vonda N. McIntyre, Leonard Nimoy) 1986 Description / Buy
5 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier ( By: J.M. Dillard) 1989 Description / Buy
6 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ( By: J.M. Dillard) 1992 Description / Buy
7 Star Trek Movie Tie-In 2009 Description / Buy
8 Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 Description / Buy
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Alan Dean Foster Anthologies

# Read Title Published Details
1 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1971 1971 Description / Buy
2 The Alien Condition 1973 Description / Buy
3 Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction 1980 Description / Buy
4 Perpetual Light 1982 Description / Buy
5 Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves 1991 Description / Buy
6 Destination Unknown 1991 Description / Buy
7 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992 1992 Description / Buy
8 Betcha Can't Read Just One 1993 Description / Buy
9 Superheroes 1995 Description / Buy
10 The Book of Kings 1995 Description / Buy
11 The Children of Cthulhu 2003 Description / Buy
12 Masters of Fantasy 2004 Description / Buy
13 Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy 2005 Description / Buy
14 High Seas Cthulhu 2007 Description / Buy
15 The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2007 Description / Buy
16 Untold Adventures 2011 Description / Buy
17 The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination 2013 Description / Buy
18 Robot Uprisings 2014 Description / Buy
19 Dead Man's Hand 2014 Description / Buy
20 Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology 2014 Description / Buy
21 Loosed Upon the World 2015 Description / Buy
22 Visions of the Future 2015 Description / Buy
23 Straight Outta Tombstone 2017 Description / Buy
24 Unidentified Funny Objects 6 2017 Description / Buy
25 Infinite Stars 2019 Description / Buy
26 Short Things 2020 Description / Buy
27 Seasons Between Us 2021 Description / Buy
28 Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales 2022 Description / Buy
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But Foster doesn’t mind. In interviews, he has acknowledged that the novel he wrote was based on ideas that Lucas created. He simply expanded the concepts. As such, the author is not bothered by the fact that his name did not appear on the novel’s cover.

He also wrote ‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.’ The novel stands out because it was written before the original Star Wars became a blockbuster hit. At the time, no one knew how well the movie would perform.

When Foster wrote ‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye,’ he was convinced that it would become a low-budget sequel to the original Star Wars film, but only if the original Star Wars was unsuccessful.

But Lucas’ gamble paid off, and ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ was made in place of ‘Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.’ Lucas ignored the book because it used concepts and ideas he had long since abandoned.

But Foster’s role in the Star Wars franchise did not end here. He wrote a novelization for ‘The Force Awakens’ as well as a prequel-era story. Sci-Fi fans that don’t care for Star Wars probably know him for the many Star Trek books he wrote, not to mention novelizations for Terminator, The Chronicles of Riddick, Transformers, and more.

Born in New York City in 1946, Foster attended UCLA (Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Master of Fine Art in Cinema). The author got his big break when August Derleth discovered a Lovecraftian letter he had written in 1968.

August decided to publish the letter as a short story in ‘The Arkham Collector.’ In the years that followed, Foster made a name for himself as a prolific author of short fiction.

His fans loved his work because Foster was so diverse, writing everything from fantasy and horror to hard Sci-Fi, historical fiction, westerns, and so much more.

Even with all the books he writes, Foster always finds the time to travel. He loves the great outdoors. He has been to Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. His travels have taken him to Tanzania, Kenya, the Peruvian Jungle, and Western Australia, to mention but a few. Foster has photographed army ants, eaten piranhas, rappelled into the Lechuguilla Cave in New Mexico, crossed the Andes, and more.

When he can’t travel, you will find the author listening to classical and heavy metal music. He has gone so far as to write orchestral music. He will squeeze hiking, body surfing, and scuba diving into his schedule if he has the time. Foster is a man of many talents.

Alan Dean Foster Awards

Foster has received the IAMTW Lifetime Achievement Award, Galaxy Award, Ignotus Award (Spain), UPC Award (Spain), Stannik Award (Russia), and the Southwest Book Award.

Best Alan Dean Foster Books

The author is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He had the opportunity to study karate with Chuck Norris. That was back before Norris decided to dedicate his life to acting. Foster’s best books include:

Alien: ‘Alien’ tells the story of the Nostromo, a spaceship whose crew has just woken from cryogenic sleep in response to a distress signal from a mysterious planet. In the process of exploring an alien craft, they are attacked. They escape, unaware of the horror that has returned with them.

‘Alien’ is a novelization of the movie ‘Alien.’ For the most part, it stays true to the original film. But it provides a lot of details and deleted scenes.

The Force Awakens: ‘The Force Awakens’ takes place several years after ‘Return of the Jedi.’ Even though Luke, Leia, and Han defeated the Empire and saved the galaxy, evil is not dead.

The First Order has emerged from the ashes of the Empire. Led by a mysterious figure, they won’t stop until they destroy the New Republic. The New Republic’s only hope is Luke Skywalker, the galaxy’s most powerful Jedi.

But Luke vanished a long time ago. The only clue to his whereabouts is a map hidden within a resistance droid.

When Does The Next Alan Dean Foster book come out?

Alan Dean Foster doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is Cat • A • Lyst and was released on April, 9th 2024.

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