Foster, Alan Dean 1946-

Overview

Works:	915 works in 3,015 publications in 9 languages and 62,119 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Science fiction Star Wars fiction Science fiction films Drama Fantasy fiction Detective and mystery fiction Novels Horror fiction Horror tales
Roles:	Author, Author of screenplay, Editor, Author of introduction, Conceptor, Contributor, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of dialog, Creator, Other, Scenarist
Classifications:	PS3556.O756, 813.54

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Alan Dean Foster

Predators I have known by Alan Dean Foster( )
Alan Dean Foster : (1946-)( )
Quofum Roman by Alan Dean Foster( Book )
Programs for North Dakota Humanities Council lectures( Book )
Contemporary authors : new revision series by Gale Research Inc( Book )

Alan Dean Foster papers by Alan Dean Foster( )
Writer to writer : the process and practice of writing( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Alan Dean Foster

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

51 editions published between 2015 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 2,093 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

Star trek : the motion picture by Robert Wise( Visual )

59 editions published between 1979 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,959 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A massive alien presence of enormous power enters Federation space destroying three powerful Klingon cruisers and neutralizing everything in its path. As it heads towards Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk returns to the helm of an updated U.S.S. Enterprise and sets course to meet the aggressor head-on

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

14 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in English and held by 1,328 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

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

32 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,290 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 )

24 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 958 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

Relic by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

12 editions published between 2018 and 2019 in English and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a new adventure novel from the legendary author of the Pip & Flinx series. Ruslan is the last surviving human being in the entire universe. Saved by a species of friendly aliens, Ruslan is forced to live life as an artifact of history, paying a lonely homage to a once-proud race that spanned the stars. Now, with the weight of his near-extinct species pressing down on him, Ruslan embarks on an epic journey of adventure, heartbreak, and danger"--

Star wars : from the adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas( Book )

5 editions published between 1976 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 910 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker is the title of the novel credited to George Lucas but actually ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster and first published in December 1976 by Ballantine. The book, is based upon Lucas' original screenplay for the first Star Wars film, has been published under several titles, first as Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, later as simply Star Wars, and most recently as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. This book was published about six months before the original Star Wars movie was released

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

19 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

The dig by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

18 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 826 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

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

15 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and held by 803 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 )

7 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 799 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

The mocking program by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

12 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 772 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

To the vanishing point by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

15 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While driving along in their mobile home on U.S. Interstate 40 on family vacation the Sonderbergs inadvertently pick up a transdimensional alien disguised as a beautiful young hitchhiker. It is now up to them to save all creation, but first they will have to survive demonic gas station attendants, ax-wielding rats, fire-breathing cops, pangalactic diners and much more

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

11 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 756 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

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

15 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A supposed vacation for Phillip "Flinx" Lynx, a young man with uncanny talents, and his mini-dragon protector, Pip, turns deadly when his supposed time of relaxation, reflection, and rest from his last dangerous adventure is turned upside down by all-new trouble. From New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster comes a fantastic new Pip and Flinx adventure starring a certain twenty-four-year-old redhead with emerald eyes and uncanny abilities and his devoted mini-dragon protector. Time and again, the daring pair have braved countless dangers to emerge victorious. But now Flinx attempts something that may be impossible for the heretofore undefeated hero. His mission: to take a vacation. Never have the cares of the universe lain so heavily on Flinx's shoulders, nor the forces arrayed against him seemed so invincible. Pursued by a newly revealed sect of doomsday fanatics, hunted by factions inside and outside the Commonwealth for transgressions real and imagined, expected to single-handedly avert a looming galactic crisis (or bear responsibility for the consequences), Flinx can be forgiven for feeling a slight touch of melancholy. There's only one solution for what ails Flinx, according to his ship's AI. But taking time off is tricky business. With an increasing number of enemies chasing him with ever-greater enthusiasm, Flinx must find a getaway shrouded in obscurity. Jast, a planet smack in the middle of nowhere, is the perfect locale. Yet even in a place where hardly anyone's ever seen a human, Flinx and trouble can't stay separated for long. Unfortunately, Flinx hasn't a clue that his vacation paradise is in reality a danger zone of the highest magnitude. And by the time he learns the truth, it may be too late

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

19 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

8 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 740 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

Into the out of by Alan Dean Foster( Book )

15 editions published between 1986 and 2014 in English and held by 730 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Vacationing FBI agent Joshua Oak is caught up in a hazardous plot to prevent the evil of another reality from entering the earth through the tribal colonies of Africa

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

7 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 720 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

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

6 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 715 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!

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