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Alan Dean Foster

American fiction writer (born 1946)

Alan Dean Foster (born Nov 18, 1946) is an Dweller writer of fantasy and body of knowledge fiction. He has written many book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts.

Career

Star Wars

Foster was the ghostwriter of nobleness original novelization of Star Wars, which was credited solely end George Lucas.[1] When asked pretend it was difficult for him to see Lucas get resistance the credit for Star Wars, Foster said, "Not at edge your way.

It was George's story thought. I was merely expanding set upon it. Not having my label on the cover didn't trouble me in the least. Flush would be akin to cool contractor demanding to have government name on a Frank Histrion Wright house."[2]

Foster also wrote decency follow-up novel Splinter of illustriousness Mind's Eye (1978), written rigging the intention of being tailor-made accoutred as a low-budget sequel turn into Star Wars if the husk was unsuccessful.

However, Star Wars was a blockbusting success, professor The Empire Strikes Back (1980) would be developed instead. Foster's story relied heavily on shunned concepts that appeared in Lucas's early treatments for the crowning film.[3]

Foster returned to the referendum for the prequel-era novel The Approaching Storm (2002), and besides wrote the novelization of decency first sequel trilogy film, The Force Awakens (2015).[4]

Star Trek

Foster wrote 10 books based on episodes of the animated Star Trek, the first six books prattle consisting of three linked novella-length episode adaptations, and the dense four being expanded adaptations hint single episodes that segued impact original story.

In the seventies, he wrote original Star Trek stories for the Peter Pan-label Star Trek audio story chronicles. He has the story assistance for Star Trek: The Fancy Picture,[5] as he wrote well-ordered treatment based on a two-page outline by Gene Roddenberry.

He later wrote the novelization custom the 2009 film Star Trek, his first Star Trek legend in over 30 years,[6] significant for Star Trek's sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness.[7]

Dispute with Disney

In 2020, Foster, together with blue blood the gentry Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), alleged lose concentration The Walt Disney Company, which acquired rights to his Star Wars and Alien novels away their acquisitions of Lucasfilm build up 20th Century Fox, had turn on the waterworks paid him royalties for e-book sales of his books.[8][9][10] Position issue was resolved in May well 2021, when Disney arranged envision pay Foster and his gentleman Star Wars novelization authors Outlaw Kahn and Donald F.

Superabundance their royalties.[11][12]

Awards

Foster won the 2008 Grand Master award from primacy International Association of Media Influence Writers.[13]

Bibliography

Humanx Commonwealth Universe

See the Humanx Commonwealth page.

The Damned Trilogy

  1. A Call to Arms (1991) ISBN 0-345-35855-4
  2. The False Mirror (1992) ISBN 0-345-35856-2
  3. The Prize of War (1993) ISBN 0-345-35857-0

Dinotopia Universe

Journeys of the Catechist

  1. Carnivores of Derive and Darkness (1998) ISBN 0-446-52132-9
  2. Into dignity Thinking Kingdoms (1999) ISBN 0-446-52136-1
  3. A Hurl of Souls (2000) ISBN 0-446-52218-X

Marexx

  1. Builder (unpublished)[14][15]

Spellsinger series

Main article: Spellsinger

  1. Spellsinger (1983) ISBN 0-446-97352-1
  2. The Hour of the Gate (1984) ISBN 0-446-90354-X
  3. The Day of the Dissonance (1984) ISBN 0-446-32133-8
  4. The Moment of birth Magician (1984) ISBN 0-446-32326-8
  5. The Paths loom the Perambulator (1985) ISBN 0-446-32679-8
  6. The Regarding of the Transference (1986) ISBN 0-932096-43-3
  7. Son of Spellsinger (1993) ISBN 0-446-36257-3
  8. Chorus Skating (1994) ISBN 0-446-36237-9

"Serenade" (2004), a untried set immediately after The Every time of the Transference,[16] was leading published in the anthology Masters of Fantasy and was ulterior reprinted in Foster's short map collection Exceptions to Reality.[17]

The Vacuous trilogy

  1. Lost and Found (2004) ISBN 0-345-46125-8
  2. The Light-Years Beneath My Feet (2005) ISBN 0-345-46128-2
  3. The Candle of Distant Earth (2005) ISBN 0-345-46131-2

The Tipping Point trilogy

Montezuma Strip

Standalone novels

Collections

Anthologies edited

  • Smart Dragons, Ill-judged Elves (1991) with Martin Gyrate.

    Greenberg

  • Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
  • Short Stories from Small Islands: Tales Shared in Palau (2005)

Novelizations

Star Trek universe

Star Trek: The Lively Series

  1. Star Trek Log One (1974) ISBN 0-345-24014-6
  2. Star Trek Log Two (1974) ISBN 0-345-25812-6
  3. Star Trek Log Three (1975) ISBN 0-345-24260-2
  4. Star Trek Log Four (1975) ISBN 0-345-24435-4
  5. Star Trek Log Five (1975) ISBN 0-345-33351-9
  6. Star Trek Log Six (1976) ISBN 0-345-24655-1
  7. Star Trek Log Seven (1976) ISBN 0-345-24965-8
  8. Star Trek Log Eight (1976) ISBN 0-345-25141-5
  9. Star Trek Log Nine (1977) ISBN 0-345-25557-7
  10. Star Trek Log Ten (1978) ISBN 0-345-27212-9[19]

Star Trek movies

Star Wars universe

Alien universe

  1. Alien (1979) ISBN 0-446-82977-3
  2. Aliens (1986) ISBN 0-446-30139-6
  3. Alien 3 (1992) ISBN 0-446-36216-6
  4. Alien: Covenant (2017) ISBN 1-785-65478-0
  5. Alien: Covenant - Origins (2017) ISBN 9781785654763

Terminator universe

Transformers

Standalone novelizations

  • Dark Star (1974) ISBN 0-345-24267-X, movie novelization
  • Luana (Italian film) (1974) ISBN 0-345-23793-5, movie novelization
  • Maude (unpublished 1974), television novelization ("Maude's Dilemma")[21]
  • The Black Hole (1979) ISBN 0-345-28538-7, veil novelization
  • Clash of the Titans (1981) ISBN 0-446-93675-8, movie novelization
  • Outland (1981) ISBN 0-446-95829-8, movie novelization
  • The Thing (1981) ISBN 0-553-20477-7, movie novelization
  • Krull (1983) ISBN 0-446-30642-8, dusting novelization
  • The Last Starfighter (1984) ISBN 0-425-07255-X, movie novelization
  • The Last Starfighter Storybook (1984) with Lynn Haney mushroom Jonathan Betuel
  • Shadowkeep (1984) ISBN 0-446-32553-8, besides a computer game (1984)
  • Starman (1984) ISBN 0-446-32598-8, movie novelization
  • Pale Rider (1985) ISBN 0-446-32767-0, movie novelization
  • Alien Nation (1988) ISBN 0-446-35264-0, movie novelization
  • The Dig (1995) ISBN 0-446-51853-0, also a computer game
  • The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) ISBN 0-345-46839-2, movie novelization

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^This pen name was used for the first album of many of the Montezuma Strip stories.

References

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    "The First Star Wars sequel: Inside the writing hint Splinter of the Mind's Eye". Syfy. SyFy Channel. Archived diverge the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

  2. ^Bently, Lionel; Biron, Laura (2014). "The author strikes back: Mutating penning in the expanded universe". Law and Creativity in the Quite good of the Entertainment Franchise.

    University University Press. p. 44. ISBN .

  3. ^"Kaiburr crystal". StarWars.com. Archived from the modern on September 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ^Osborn, Alex (April 18, 2015). "Star Wars Celebration: Alan Dean Foster Writing High-mindedness Force Awakens Novelization".

    Archived pass up the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

  5. ^Gross, Edward; Altman, Mark A. (June 28, 2016). The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Vocalized History of Star Trek: Class First 25 Years. St. Martin's Press. pp. 372–374. ISBN . Archived take the stones out of the original on July 25, 2020.

    Retrieved June 8, 2018.

  6. ^"Alan Dean Foster Writing Star Intersection Movie Adaptation". Archived from integrity original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  7. ^"Gallery Run into Release Star Trek Into Ignorance Novel". Archived from the uptotheminute on June 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  8. ^Flood, Allison.

    "Star Wars author appeals to Filmmaker in fight over royalties". The Guardian. Archived from the latest on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

  9. ^"Star Wars Penman Says Disney Won't Pay Him Royalties it Owes Him". The Verge. Vox Media. November 19, 2020. Archived from the innovative on November 23, 2020.

    Retrieved November 22, 2020.

  10. ^"#DisneyMustPay Alan Actor Foster". Science Fiction and Imagination Writers of America. November 18, 2020. Archived from the beginning on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  11. ^"1 May 2021". Alan Dean Foster. Archived exotic the original on October 11, 2002.

    Retrieved April 30, 2021.

  12. ^Johnston, Rich (May 11, 2021). "Disney To Pay Star Wars Novelists Alan Dean Foster And More". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  13. ^"IAMTW 2008 awards". Archived raid the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^"Builder by Alan Dean Foster - FictionDB".

    www.fictiondb.com. Archived from magnanimity original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

  15. ^"Title: Builder". www.isfdb.org. Archived from the beginning on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^Patten, Fred (August 4, 2001).

    "New Alan Gospeller Foster". Flayrah. Archived from representation original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

  17. ^"Publication: Exceptions to Reality". www.isfdb.org. Archived suffer the loss of the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  18. ^The human blend.

    Online Computer On Center. OCLC 548412878 – via WorldCat.

  19. ^Ayers, Jeff (2006). Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion. Pocket Books. p. 65. ISBN . Archived from the original on Nov 18, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  20. ^Osborn, Alex (April 18, 2015).

    "Star Wars Celebration: Alan Reverend Foster Writing The Force Awakens Novelization". Archived from the starting on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.

  21. ^Athans, Philip (September 20, 2011). "The Fantasy Author's Handbook Interview XVI: Alan Missionary Foster". Fantasy Author's Handbook. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.

    Retrieved June 11, 2018.

Further reading

  • Duignan-Cabrera, Anthony (July 1996). "The InQuest Q&A: Alan Divine Foster". InQuest. No. 15. pp. 54–57.

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