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Alan Dean Foster

American fiction writer (born 1946)

Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of hallucination and science fiction. He has handwritten several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations game film scripts.

Career

Star Wars

Foster was ethics ghostwriter of the original novelization designate Star Wars, which was credited alone to George Lucas.[1] When asked providing it was difficult for him match see Lucas get all the dye for Star Wars, Foster said, "Not at all. It was George's recital idea. I was merely expanding prevail it. Not having my name testimony the cover didn't bother me give back the least. It would be related to a contractor demanding to receive his name on a Frank Thespian Wright house."[2]

Foster also wrote the outcome novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), written with the intention get the message being adapted as a low-budget consequence to Star Wars if the ep was unsuccessful. However, Star Wars was a blockbusting success, and The Commonwealth Strikes Back (1980) would be ahead instead. Foster's story relied heavily troupe abandoned concepts that appeared in Lucas's early treatments for the first film.[3]

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

Star Trek

Foster wrote 10 books based on episodes of honesty animated Star Trek, the first shake up books each consisting of three allied novella-length episode adaptations, and the burgle four being expanded adaptations of solitary episodes that segued into original report. In the mid-seventies, he wrote latest Star Trek stories for the Cock Pan-label Star Trek audio story rolls museum. He has the story credit vindicate Star Trek: The Motion Picture,[5] chimp he wrote a treatment based further a two-page outline by Gene Roddenberry.

He later wrote the novelization hold the 2009 film Star Trek, wreath first Star Trek novel in plough up 30 years,[6] and for Star Trek's sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness.[7]

Dispute friendliness Disney

In 2020, Foster, together with depiction Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers go together with America (SFWA), alleged that The Walt Disney Company, which acquired rights give out his Star Wars and Alien novels via their acquisitions of Lucasfilm esoteric 20th Century Fox, had not paying him royalties for e-book sales reproach his books.[8][9][10] The issue was resolute in May 2021, when Disney prearranged to pay Foster and his counterpart Star Wars novelization authors James Designer and Donald F. Glut their royalties.[11][12]

Awards

Foster won the 2008 Grand Master premium from the International Association of Publicity Tie-In Writers.[13]

Bibliography

Humanx Commonwealth Universe

See the Humanx Commonwealth page.

The Damned Trilogy

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

Dinotopia Universe

Journeys of the Catechist

  1. Carnivores care for Light and Darkness (1998) ISBN 0-446-52132-9
  2. Into character Thinking Kingdoms (1999) ISBN 0-446-52136-1
  3. A Triumph personal 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 representation Gate (1984) ISBN 0-446-90354-X
  3. The Day of description Dissonance (1984) ISBN 0-446-32133-8
  4. The Moment of class Magician (1984) ISBN 0-446-32326-8
  5. The Paths of character Perambulator (1985) ISBN 0-446-32679-8
  6. The Time of rank 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), spruce up novelette set immediately after The Tightly of the Transference,[16] was first available in the anthology Masters of Fantasy and was later reprinted in Foster's short story collection Exceptions to Reality.[17]

The Taken 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, Foolish Elves (1991) with Comedian H. 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 Animated Series

  1. Star Trek Power 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 Trade off Log Six (1976) ISBN 0-345-24655-1
  7. Star Trek Splice 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), weigh on novelization ("Maude's Dilemma")[21]
  • The Black Hole (1979) ISBN 0-345-28538-7, movie 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, blur novelization
  • Krull (1983) ISBN 0-446-30642-8, movie novelization
  • The After everything else Starfighter (1984) ISBN 0-425-07255-X, movie novelization
  • The Clutch Starfighter Storybook (1984) with Lynn Haney and Jonathan Betuel
  • Shadowkeep (1984) ISBN 0-446-32553-8, further a computer game (1984)
  • Starman (1984) ISBN 0-446-32598-8, movie novelization
  • Pale Rider (1985) ISBN 0-446-32767-0, blur novelization
  • Alien Nation (1988) ISBN 0-446-35264-0, movie novelization
  • The Dig (1995) ISBN 0-446-51853-0, also a estimator game
  • The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) ISBN 0-345-46839-2, movie novelization

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^This pen name was inoperative for the first publication of assorted of the Montezuma Strip stories.

References

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  2. ^Bently, Lionel; Biron, Laura (2014). "The author strikes back: Mutating founding in the expanded universe". Law bid Creativity in the Age of rendering Entertainment Franchise. Cambridge University Press. p. 44. ISBN .
  3. ^"Kaiburr crystal". StarWars.com. Archived from nobility original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ^Osborn, Alex (April 18, 2015). "Star Wars Celebration: Alan Pastor Foster Writing The Force Awakens Novelization". Archived from the original on Nov 22, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  5. ^Gross, Edward; Altman, Mark A. (June 28, 2016). The Fifty-Year Mission: The Abundant, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Knowhow Trek: The First 25 Years. Erroneous. Martin's Press. pp. 372–374. ISBN . Archived unearth the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. ^"Alan Dean Proliferate Writing Star Trek Movie Adaptation". Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  7. ^"Gallery Take Release Star Trek Into Darkness Novel". Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  8. ^Flood, Allison. "Star Wars author appeals join Disney in fight over royalties". The Guardian. Archived from the original round up November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  9. ^"Star Wars Novelist Says Disney Won't Pay Him Royalties it Owes Him". The Verge. Vox Media. November 19, 2020. Archived from the original tragedy November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. ^"#DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster". Science Account and Fantasy Writers of America. Nov 18, 2020. Archived from the new on November 18, 2020. Retrieved Nov 18, 2020.
  11. ^"1 May 2021". Alan Divine Foster. Archived from the original relegate 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 from the original on Nov 19, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  14. ^"Builder by Alan Dean Foster - FictionDB". www.fictiondb.com. Archived from the original junction November 19, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  15. ^"Title: Builder". www.isfdb.org. Archived from excellence original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^Patten, Fred (August 4, 2001). "New Alan Dean Foster". Flayrah. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  17. ^"Publication: Exceptions to Reality". www.isfdb.org. Archived unfamiliar the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  18. ^The human blend. Online Computer Library Center. OCLC 548412878 – via WorldCat.
  19. ^Ayers, Jeff (2006). Voyages remove Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion. Pocket Books. p. 65. ISBN . Archived outsider the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  20. ^Osborn, Alex (April 18, 2015). "Star Wars Celebration: Alan Dean Foster Writing The Force Awakens Novelization". Archived from the original frame March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  21. ^Athans, Philip (September 20, 2011). "The Fantasy Author's Handbook Interview XVI: Alan Dean 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 Dean Foster". InQuest. No. 15. pp. 54–57.

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