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Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. (Source)

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American fiction writer

Born 18 November 1946

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  • Cover of: Star Wars
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  • Cover of: The Tar-Aiym Krang
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    First published in 1972 — 19 editions
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    First published in 1975 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: To the vanishing point
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    Cover of edition tovanishingpoint00alan Cover of edition tovanishingpoint0000fost First published in 1988 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Spellsinger
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    Cover of edition spellsinger00fost Cover of edition spellsinger010000alan First published in 1981 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: The man who used the universe
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    Cover of edition manwhouseduniver0000fost First published in 1983 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The force awakens
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  • Cover of: The hour of the gate.
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  • Cover of: Splinter of the Mind's Eye: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
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    Cover of edition splinterofmindse00ala_ekl First published in 1978 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Star Wars: The Approaching Storm
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    Cover of edition approachingstorm00alan Cover of edition starwarsapproach00fost First published in 2002 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Star trek: log five
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  • Cover of: Alien 3
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    Cover of edition alien30000fost First published in 1992 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Orphan star
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    Cover of edition aliensnovelizati00fost Cover of edition aliensnovelizat000fost Cover of edition aliensdieruckkeh0000fost Cover of edition aliensofficialmo0000fost Cover of edition AliensTheNovelizationByAlanDeanFosterStarbrite First published in 1986 — 11 editions
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    Cover of edition bloodhype00alan_hud First published in 1973 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Log One: Star Trek
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    First published in 1974 — 10 editions
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    Cover of edition startreklog00fost First published in 1974 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Cat-a-lyst
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    Cover of edition catalystfost00fost Cover of edition catalyst0000fost First published in 1991 — 10 editions
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American fiction writer

Born 18 November 1946

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Science fiction, American Science fiction, Science Fiction, Humanx Commonwealth (Imaginary organization), Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Life on other planets, Fiction, fantasy, general, collectionID:STnov, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Flinx (Fictitious character), Flinx of the commonwealth (fictitious character), fiction, Pip (Fictitious character : Foster), Interplanetary voyages, Fantasy, Fiction in English, Human-alien encounters, Fiction, media tie-in, Fantasy fiction, Space warfare, Kirk, james t. (fictitious character), fiction, Alien abduction, Films

Places

California, Los Angeles (Calif.), Earth (Planet), India, Io, Los Angeles, Mount Olympus, Nevada, New Zealand, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Prism, Texas, Tran-ky-ky, east L.A., oil refinery

People

Alan Dean Foster (1946-), James T. Kirk (2233-2371), Spock Mr, Amos Culligan, Betsy Moriarty, Beulah McCaffery, Bill O’Niel, Bill Shelburn, Buncan, Charlie Silverman, Clothahump, Colette Shelburn, Daisy, Dennis Shelburn, Ethan Fortune, Evan Orgell, Hal Shelburn, Ida, James T. Kirk, James T. Kirk (Fictitious character) (2233-2371), Johnny McCabe, Jonathan-Thomas Meriweather, Leonard White, Milly, Monkey

Time

Far future, Futuristic, Set on an ocean planet in the future, circa 1980, technologically advanced humans trying to take over planet

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Alternative names

  • Alan-Dean Foster
  • Alan D. Foster
  • ALAN DEAN FOSTER
  • Alan Dean Foster
  • alan dean foster
  • Foster, Alan Dean
  • Foster Dean Alan

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November 21, 2024 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
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May 24, 2023 Edited by tmanarl aka cleanup