Alan Dean Foster
(1946 - )Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of numerous nonfiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as novelizations of several films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first science fiction work ever to do so.
Foster's love of the far-away and exotic has led him to travel extensively. He's lived in Tahiti and French Polynesia, traveled to Europe, Asia, and throughout the Pacific, and has explored the back roads of Tanzania and Kenya. He has rappelled into New Mexico's fabled Lechugilla Cave, panfried piranha (lots of bones, tastes a lot like trout) in Peru, white-water rafted the length of the Zambezi's Batoka Gorge, and driven solo the length and breadth of Namibia.
Foster and his wife, JoAnn Oxley, reside in Prescott, Arizona, in a house built of brick that was salvaged from a turn-of-the-century miners' brothel. He is presently at work on several new novels and media projects.
Series
Pip and Flinx
1. For Love of Mother Not (1983)
2. The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972)
3. Orphan Star (1977)
4. The End of the Matter (1977)
5. Flinx in Flux (1988)
6. Mid-Flinx (1995)
7. Reunion (2001)
8. Flinx's Folly (2003)
9. Sliding Scales (2004)
10. Running From The Deity (2005)
11. Bloodhype (1973)
12. Trouble Magnet (2006)
13. Patrimony (2007)
14. Flinx Transcendent (2009)
15. Strange Music (2017)
Flinx of the Commonwealth (omnibus) (1982)
1. For Love of Mother Not (1983)
2. The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972)
3. Orphan Star (1977)
4. The End of the Matter (1977)
5. Flinx in Flux (1988)
6. Mid-Flinx (1995)
7. Reunion (2001)
8. Flinx's Folly (2003)
9. Sliding Scales (2004)
10. Running From The Deity (2005)
11. Bloodhype (1973)
12. Trouble Magnet (2006)
13. Patrimony (2007)
14. Flinx Transcendent (2009)
15. Strange Music (2017)
Flinx of the Commonwealth (omnibus) (1982)
Icerigger
1. Icerigger (1974)
2. Mission to Moulokin (1979)
3. The Deluge Drivers (1987)
The Icerigger Trilogy (omnibus) (2012)
1. Icerigger (1974)
2. Mission to Moulokin (1979)
3. The Deluge Drivers (1987)
The Icerigger Trilogy (omnibus) (2012)
Humanx Commonwealth
1. Midworld (1975)
2. Cachalot (1980)
3. Nor Crystal Tears (1982)
4. Voyage to the City of the Dead (1984)
5. Sentenced to Prism (1985)
6. The Howling Stones (1997)
7. Drowning World (2003)
8. Quofum (2008)
1. Midworld (1975)
2. Cachalot (1980)
3. Nor Crystal Tears (1982)
4. Voyage to the City of the Dead (1984)
5. Sentenced to Prism (1985)
6. The Howling Stones (1997)
7. Drowning World (2003)
8. Quofum (2008)
Alien
1. Alien (1979)
2. Aliens (1986)
3. Alien 3 (1992)
The Complete Alien Omnibus (omnibus) (1993)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Covenant Origins (2017)
1. Alien (1979)
2. Aliens (1986)
3. Alien 3 (1992)
The Complete Alien Omnibus (omnibus) (1993)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Covenant Origins (2017)
Spellsinger
1. Spellsinger (1983)
2. The Hour of the Gate (1984)
3. The Day of the Dissonance (1984)
4. The Moment of the Magician (1984)
5. The Paths of the Perambulator (1985)
6. The Time of the Transference (1986)
7. Son of Spellsinger (1993)
8. Chorus Skating (1994)
Spellsinger at the Gate (omnibus) (1983)
Season of the Spellsong (omnibus) (1984)
Spellsinger's Scherzo (omnibus) (1986)
The Spellsinger Adventures Volume One (omnibus) (2017)
1. Spellsinger (1983)
2. The Hour of the Gate (1984)
3. The Day of the Dissonance (1984)
4. The Moment of the Magician (1984)
5. The Paths of the Perambulator (1985)
6. The Time of the Transference (1986)
7. Son of Spellsinger (1993)
8. Chorus Skating (1994)
Spellsinger at the Gate (omnibus) (1983)
Season of the Spellsong (omnibus) (1984)
Spellsinger's Scherzo (omnibus) (1986)
The Spellsinger Adventures Volume One (omnibus) (2017)
Damned
1. A Call to Arms (1991)
2. The False Mirror (1992)
3. The Spoils of War (1993)
The Damned Trilogy (omnibus) (2017)
1. A Call to Arms (1991)
2. The False Mirror (1992)
3. The Spoils of War (1993)
The Damned Trilogy (omnibus) (2017)
Journeys of the Catechist
1. Carnivores of Light and Darkness (1998)
2. Into the Thinking Kingdoms (1999)
3. A Triumph of Souls (2000)
Journeys of the Catechist (omnibus) (2000)
1. Carnivores of Light and Darkness (1998)
2. Into the Thinking Kingdoms (1999)
3. A Triumph of Souls (2000)
Journeys of the Catechist (omnibus) (2000)
Founding of the Commonwealth
1. Phylogenesis (1999)
2. Dirge (2000)
3. Diuturnity's Dawn (2002)
The Founding of the Commonwealth (omnibus) (2002)
1. Phylogenesis (1999)
2. Dirge (2000)
3. Diuturnity's Dawn (2002)
The Founding of the Commonwealth (omnibus) (2002)
Taken
1. Lost and Found (2004)
2. The Light-years Beneath My Feet (2005)
3. The Candle of Distant Earth (2006)
The Taken Triology (omnibus) (2006)
1. Lost and Found (2004)
2. The Light-years Beneath My Feet (2005)
3. The Candle of Distant Earth (2006)
The Taken Triology (omnibus) (2006)
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)
Slipt (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The I Inside (1984)
Shadowkeep (1984)
Starman (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) (with Eric Frank Russell)
The Dig (1995)
Parallelities (1995)
Life Form (1995)
Jed the Dead (1997)
Kingdoms of Light (2001)
Interlopers (2001)
Primal Shadows (2001)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Sagramanda (2006)
Oshenerth (2015)
The Deavys (2016)
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)
Slipt (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The I Inside (1984)
Shadowkeep (1984)
Starman (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) (with Eric Frank Russell)
The Dig (1995)
Parallelities (1995)
Life Form (1995)
Jed the Dead (1997)
Kingdoms of Light (2001)
Interlopers (2001)
Primal Shadows (2001)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Sagramanda (2006)
Oshenerth (2015)
The Deavys (2016)
Collections
The Metrognome (1990)
Mad Amos (1996)
Impossible Places (2002)
Exceptions to Reality (2008)
Resistance Front Volume 1 (2012) (with RJ Astruc, Miles Cressman, Harlan Ellison, Keri Knutson, Laurie Laliberte, Douglas Lane, Mike Lewis, James Conroyd Martin, Dwaipayan Regmi, Richard Roberts, Bernard Schaffer, Joshua Unruh and Natasha Whearity)
Mad Amos (1996)
Impossible Places (2002)
Exceptions to Reality (2008)
Resistance Front Volume 1 (2012) (with RJ Astruc, Miles Cressman, Harlan Ellison, Keri Knutson, Laurie Laliberte, Douglas Lane, Mike Lewis, James Conroyd Martin, Dwaipayan Regmi, Richard Roberts, Bernard Schaffer, Joshua Unruh and Natasha Whearity)
Chapbooks
Graphic Novels
Novellas
Series contributed to
Star Trek Log
1. Star Trek Log 1 (1974)
2. Star Trek Log 2 (1974)
3. Star Trek Log 3 (1974)
4. Star Trek Log 4 (1975)
5. Star Trek Log 5 (1975)
6. Star Trek Log 6 (1976)
7. Star Trek Log 7 (1976)
8. Star Trek Log 8 (1976)
9. Star Trek Log 9 (1977)
10. Star Trek Log 10 (1977)
Star Trek Log One, Log Two, Log Three (1992)
Star Trek Log Four, Log Five, Log Six (1993)
Star Trek Log Seven, Log Eight, Log Nine (1993)
Star Trek Logs One and Two (1996)
Star Trek Logs Three and Four (1996)
Star Trek Logs Five and Six (1996)
Star Trek Logs Seven and Eight (1996)
Star Trek Logs Nine and Ten (1996)
1. Star Trek Log 1 (1974)
2. Star Trek Log 2 (1974)
3. Star Trek Log 3 (1974)
4. Star Trek Log 4 (1975)
5. Star Trek Log 5 (1975)
6. Star Trek Log 6 (1976)
7. Star Trek Log 7 (1976)
8. Star Trek Log 8 (1976)
9. Star Trek Log 9 (1977)
10. Star Trek Log 10 (1977)
Star Trek Log One, Log Two, Log Three (1992)
Star Trek Log Four, Log Five, Log Six (1993)
Star Trek Log Seven, Log Eight, Log Nine (1993)
Star Trek Logs One and Two (1996)
Star Trek Logs Three and Four (1996)
Star Trek Logs Five and Six (1996)
Star Trek Logs Seven and Eight (1996)
Star Trek Logs Nine and Ten (1996)
Transformers
1. The Veiled Threat (2009)
2. Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday (2007)
Transformers (2013)
1. The Veiled Threat (2009)
2. Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday (2007)
Transformers (2013)
Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms (with Kevin J Anderson, Jay Lake, Mike Resnick, Mark Sehestedt, John Shirley and Lisa Smedman)
Untold Adventures (2011)
Untold Adventures (2011)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Walt Disney Animated Figures and Silly Symphonies (1980)
Predators I Have Known (2011)
The Phisher (2012) (with Alex Sam)
Predators I Have Known (2011)
The Phisher (2012) (with Alex Sam)
Anthologies containing stories by Alan Dean Foster
Fellowship of the Stars (1974)
Shadows 2 (1979)
Top Science Fiction (1985)
Horrors (1986)
A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
The Night Fantastic (1991)
Amazing Stories (1991)
Journeys to the Twilight Zone (1993)
Christmas Forever (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Christmas Magic (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Tales in Space (1995)
Superheroes (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
Destination Unknown (1996)
Space Opera (1996)
Dragons (1997)
The UFO Files (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Moon Shots (1999)
Alien Abductions (1999)
Future Crimes (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
Star Colonies (2000)
Far Frontiers (2000)
Warrior Fantastic (2000)
The Children of Cthulhu (2002)
Shadows 2 (1979)
Top Science Fiction (1985)
Horrors (1986)
A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
The Night Fantastic (1991)
Amazing Stories (1991)
Journeys to the Twilight Zone (1993)
Christmas Forever (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Christmas Magic (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Tales in Space (1995)
Superheroes (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
Destination Unknown (1996)
Space Opera (1996)
Dragons (1997)
The UFO Files (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Moon Shots (1999)
Alien Abductions (1999)
Future Crimes (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
Star Colonies (2000)
Far Frontiers (2000)
Warrior Fantastic (2000)
The Children of Cthulhu (2002)
Short stories
| Some Notes Concerning a Green Box (1970) | |||
| Why Johnny Can't Speed (1971) | |||
| Dream Done Green (1974) | |||
| The Horror on the Beach [short story] (1976) | |||
| Swamp Planet Christmas (1976) | |||
| Bystander (1978) | |||
| Snake Eyes (1978) | |||
| The Chair (1979) (with Jane Cozart) | |||
| Gift of a Useless Man (1979) | |||
| What Do the Simple Folk Do...? (1979) | |||
| Communication (1981) | |||
| The Dark Light Girl (1981) | |||
| The Inheritance (1981) | |||
| Instant With Loud Voices (1982) | |||
| The Last Run (1982) | |||
| Surfeit (1982) | |||
| Wu-Ling's Folly (1982) | |||
| Village of the Chosen (1983) | |||
| The Metrognome [short story] (1990) | |||
| Diesel Dream (1991) | |||
| Laying Veneer (1992) | |||
| Lethal Perspective (1992) | |||
| Betcha Can't Eat Just One (1993) | |||
| Hellado (1993) | |||
| We Three Kings (1993) | |||
| Empowered (1994) | |||
| Fitting Time (1994) | |||
| NASA Sending Addicts to Mars! Giant Government Coverup Revealed! (1994) | |||
| The Kiss (1995) | |||
| The Impossible Place (1996) | |||
| The Boy Who Was a Sea (1997) | |||
| The Kindness of Strangers (1998) | |||
| Procrastinator (1998) | |||
| Pein Bek Longpella Telimpon (1999) | |||
| Suzy Q (1999) | |||
| At Sea (2000) | |||
| Chauna (2000) | |||
| The Muffin Migration (2000) | |||
| A Fatal Exception Has Occurred At. . . (2002) |
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