Foster, Alan Dean 1946-

Overview

Works:	663 works in 2,296 publications in 10 languages and 62,229 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Science fiction Drama Science fiction films Fantasy films Action and adventure films Star Wars fiction Fantasy fiction Film adaptations Comic books, strips, etc
Roles:	Author, Author of screenplay, Conceptor, Author of introduction, Bibliographic antecedent, Contributor, Creator, Other
Classifications:	PS3556.O756, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Alan Dean Foster

Predators I have known by Alan Dean Foster( Book )
Quofum : a novel of the Commonwealth by Alan Dean Foster( Book )
Alan Dean Foster : (1946-)( )
Alan Dean Foster : (1946- )( )
Alan Dean Foster papers by Alan Dean Foster( )

Contemporary authors : new revision series( Book )
Programs for North Dakota Humanities Council lectures( Book )
Writer to writer : the process and practice of writing( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Alan Dean Foster

Star trek by J. J Abrams( Visual )

69 editions published between 1979 and 2016 in 7 languages and held by 2,053 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew return to the newly-transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to stop the alien intruder on its flight toward Earth

Star wars, the approaching storm by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

14 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set in the fictional Star Wars universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to the planet Ansion to settle a dispute as growing unrest threatens the Republic's stability prior to Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Star wars : the force awakens by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

7 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and held by 1,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Darth Vader may have been redeemed and the Emperor vanquished, but peace can be fleeting, and evil does not easily relent. Yet the simple belief in good can still empower ordinary individuals to rise and meet the greatest challenges. So return to that galaxy far, far away, and prepare yourself for what happens when the Force awakens

Splinter of the mind's eye : from the adventures of Luke Skywalker by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

38 editions published between 1978 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,336 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The further adventures of Luke Skywalker as he fights for right and justice against the evil Imperial forces on the planet Mimbran

Dinotopia lost : a novel by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

21 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 1,116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The land of Dinotopia, where humans and dinosaurs live happily side by side, is invaded by pirates. They capture a family of dinos which they intend to sell in the U.S., but the attempt is foiled by the novel's 18-year-old hero, Will Denison

The dig by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

15 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A computer game adapted to book form. When an asteroid comes too close, Earth sends astronauts to change its course with nuclear explosions. The astronauts discover a new world and proceed to explore it. By the author of Mid-Flinx

The mocking program by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

10 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 861 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a near-future Mexamerican megalopolis known as the Montezuma Strip, Inspector Angel Cardenas ties to solve the murder of a man who the DNA-ID database insists is really two people

Reunion : a Pip & Flinx novel by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

15 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 860 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Flinx, a young empath, searches for the secrets of his past in AAnn space

Lost and found : a novel by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

13 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and held by 851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kidnapped by a starship bound for deep space, Marcus Walker learns that he is to be sold to a wealthy collector as a native from a primitive planet and befriends a talking dog named George, who becomes an ally in their plan to escape

The human blend by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

6 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two genetically altered criminals--Whispr and Jiminy Cricket--murder a random tourist in order to amputate and then fence his sophisticated artificial hand. But the hapless victim also happens to be carrying an unusual silver thread that appears to be some kind of storage medium. When Jiminy disappears, all Whispr wants to do is sell the thread as quickly as he can. When he offers to split the profits with Harvard-educated Dr. Ingrid Seastrom in exchange for her medical services, she makes an astonishing discovery--one that can get them both killed

Drowning world : a novel of the Commonwealth by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

11 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chief Administrator Lauren Matthias, charged with keeping the peace between the planet Fluva's two species, the indigenous Sakuntala and the immigrant Deyzara, finds herself with trouble on her hands when hostilities erupt, while in the jungle, bio-prospector Shadrach Hasselemoga and his rescuers have made a discovery that might just solve everyone's problems

Mid-Flinx by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

10 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The space adventures of Philip Lynx and his flying snake, Pip, both products of illegal genetic engineering. They possess such acute senses they can feel the emotions of others, something that gives Lynx headaches. By the author of Flinx in Flux

The light-years beneath my feet by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

7 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 789 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kidnapped by aliens to be sold as a pet in a distant part of the galaxy, young Chicago commodities broker Marcus Walker and his companion, George, a speech-enhanced dog, have managed to outwit their abductors, only to find themselves stranded billions of miles from Earth, with no way home

Trouble magnet : a Pip & Flinx adventure by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

9 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In exchange for having his friends look after his injured love Clarity Held, Flinx and his mini-drag Pip journey to a remote region of the galaxy to seek out a dangerous, sentient weapons system capable of destroying the entire Commonwealth

Patrimony : a Pip & Flinx adventure by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

9 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 766 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In the penultimate volume in the long-running science fiction series featuring the interstellar adventures of Flinx and his mini-drag sidekick Pip, Philip Lynx finally gets the chance to uncover the true identity of his father

Flinx transcendent : a Pip & Flinx adventure by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

8 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and held by 763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Flinx is the only one with even the tiniest chance of stopping the evil colossus barreling in to destroy the Humanx Commonwealth (and everything else in the Milky Way). With time running out, he must seek out an ancient sentient weapons platform, dodge oblivion-craving assassins, and escape the bloodthirsty AAnn--all while venturing to places where the laws of physics fear to tread!

Flinx's folly : a Pip & Flinx novel by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

15 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enlisted to take part in a battle against a horrifying extra-galactic threat, Flinx and his mini-drag protector Pip journey into the heart of danger as he prepares to take on a force of pure evil

Phylogenesis by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

13 editions published between 1999 and 2006 in English and held by 748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An alien meets a criminal on the run in the Amazon and they strike up a friendship, each keeping his real identity secret. The alien is a poet who has come to Earth, seeking inspiration for his writings

Quofum : a novel of the Commonwealth by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

10 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 729 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sent on an exploratory expedition to a distant planetary system outside the Commonwealth, an AI probe is stunned by the sudden materialization of an entirely new planet known as Quofum, populated by extraordinary inhabitants whose intentions are quite mysterious, in an interstellar adventure set in the world of PIP and Flinx

To the vanishing point by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

12 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in English and held by 677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cover; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19

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