Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946, New York City) is an author of dozens of fiction and non-fiction works and has had his works in more than 100 books. He Received a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from the University of California, Los Angeles (1968). Foster's writing focuses primarily on science fiction and fantasy genres although he has had some non-fiction published. Foster has had in addition to his English publications works translated into over 50 languages. He wrote the novelization of A New Hope, as George Lucas' ghost writer, and the earliest Expanded Universe novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye. He later returned to Star Wars writing with the Republic-era novel The Approaching Storm.

Foster was profiled in the Bookshelf department of Star Wars Insider 50.

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Star Wars bibliographyEdit

• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, as George Lucas (1976)
• Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978)
• The Approaching Storm (2002)

External linksEdit

• Official Website
• Alan Dean Foster at the Internet Movie Database
• Alan Dean Foster on Wikipedia
•  Approaching Storm Interview and Excerpt on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)