He is the author of the new york times bestseller star wars. Alan dean foster born november 18, 1946 is an american writer of fantasy and science fiction, who has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels and many novelizations of film scripts. For millennia, the alien union called the weave had ben at war with evil amplitur. He is the recipient of the faust, the iamtw lifetime achievement award. In the 20th century, all alienrelated novels published were adaptations of preexisting material.
Foster enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. Alan dean foster books list of books by author alan dean foster. The alien covenant novel stays close to what ended up on screen, but this is not a. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the franchise, we have the paperback reissue of alan dean foster s novelisation of the first film.
The unsettling stars book by alan dean foster official. Covenant is the pivotal adventure that preceded that seminal film, and leads to the events that will yield one of the most terrifying sagas of all time. Giger came up with the look of the alien after the screenplay was finished, were left with little to no description of the adult alien here. Alan dean foster is an american author of science fiction and fantasy novels. As well as standard print editions, the novel was released in audiobook format in 2015, read by actor peter guinness and published by audible studios. The differences between the film and the novel are mostly minor, with a couple scenes that were omitted from. We also reported on a comment that mr foster had made regarding also writing original material regarding alien. He has also written numerous nonfiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving and produced the novel versions of many films, including such wellknown productions as star wars, the first three alien films, alien nation, and the. I remember reading some of his earlier works in 1978 and 79 before my teens,,the original alien book being one of them. Instead, i want to explain why alien is a great novel even without the alien universe that it is tied to. What if aliens did actually land on earth thousands of years ago and had frozen in the antarctic ice.
He currently resides in prescott, arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts. The force awakens star wars by alan dean foster, paperback. As well as standard print editions, the novel was released simultaneously in audiobook format, read by actor tom taylorson and published by blackstone audio. Covenant books novelizations science fiction elisabeth moss is a terrifying shirley jackson in the first trailer for shirley. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Alan dean foster books list of books by author alan dean. Alan dean foster is the acclaimed author of movie tieins for star wars, alien, transformers. Alan dean foster is an american author of fantasy and science fiction. What if those aliens could take over a persons body and literally duplicate that. Alan dean foster audio books, best sellers, author bio. He was awarded the iamtw grand master scribe award in 2008. Mar 31, 2017 alan dean foster is an american author of fantasy and science fiction. Ridley scotts 1979 film alien is a classic in every sense of the word and has spawned multiple sequels, spinoffs, merchandise etc. 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 is the first of a trilogy by alan dean foster, in which he based his novelisations on the screenplays rather than the finished movies.
After going on a hiatus, the franchise returned in book form in 2005. Alan dean foster is a name that will be familiar to fans of quality fantasy and scifi novels. The thing is a novelization of the 1982 film with the same name, it was written by author alan dean foster summary. An original novel by the acclaimed alan dean foster, author of the groundbreaking alien novelization, alien. The alien covenant novel stays close to what ended up on screen, but this is not a simple summary of a movie. Oct 04, 2017 alan dean foster is a name that will be familiar to fans of quality fantasy and scifi novels. Alien 3 official movie novelization alan dean foster audiobook duration. Apr 07, 2014 alan dean fosters alien novelisation succeeds in capturing that same chilly essence quite a feat, given that the author wrote the book in just three weeks, with what appears to be an early. The official movie novelization alan dean foster god. The force awakens, was a 2015 new york times bestseller.
Photo by alan dean alan dean foster he has also written numerous nonfiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving and produced the novel versions of many films, including such wellknown productions as star wars, the first three alien films, alien nation, and the chronicles of riddick. From 1979 up to 1997, warner books published novelizations of the first four films in the year of release. Alan dean foster is an american author of fantasy and science fiction novels, who has to his credit a long list of hit novels. Alan dean fosters work to date includes excursions into hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction.
Back in september we broke the news that alien literacy veteran alan dean foster would be returning to the alien world to pen the novelization of ridley scotts upcoming alien. Alan dean fosters alien novelisation succeeds in capturing that same chilly essence quite a feat, given that the author wrote the book in just three weeks, with what appears to be an early. He is credited with writing the story for what became star trek. The book actually contains the novelisations of the first three films only. Covenant film novelization will be written by veteran scifi author alan dean foster. With the exception of alien resurrection, all film novelizations were written by alan dean foster. Alan dean fosters brilliant new novel is a nearfuture thriller that has all the dark humor and edgy morality of an elmore leonard mystery, in addition to the masterly worldbuilding and quirky but believable characters readers expect from foster. Alien by alan dean foster 1979, hardcover for sale. Alan dean foster is the acclaimed author of movie tieins for star wars, alien and transformers 5 out of 5 stars if you enjoyed the movie, you will enjoy this book. For ten months an autopilot took the crew of the norstromo to a distant solar system to investigate an s.
Alien is a 1979 novelization of the film of the same name, written by alan dean foster and. He has also written numerous nonfiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving and produ. Covenant origins is the official chronicle of the events that led up to alien. Celebrated author alan dean foster is best known for his superb film novelizations of star wars, alien, transformers, j. He is the creator of the humanx commonwealth universe and spellsinger series. About the author 1979 bestselling science fiction writer alan dean foster was born in new york city in 1946, but raised mainly in california. Alan dean foster s work to date includes excursions into hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. Throughout the 1990s, bantam books published nine novelizations of alien comic books published by dark horse comics. Covenant the official movie novelization by alan dean foster from amazons fiction books store. The star wars expanded universe lucasfilms stockpile of officially licensed books, comics, video games, television series, spinoff films, and other media created outside of the official canon began with the 1978 novel, splinter of the minds eye.
Resurrection reared its ugly head and also because the novel of that film wasnt written by alan dean foster. But the book still delivers all the suspense, thrills and horror that the films contain in abundance. Written originally in 1986, foster respectfully adds to the alien universe in a way that even ridley scott alien, james cameron aliens, and david fincher alien 3 could not with a camera. Looking back at alan dean fosters alien novelisation. Alien is a 1979 novelization of the film of the same name, written by alan dean foster and published by warner books. A bestselling sciencefiction and fantasy author in his own right.
His first novel, the taraiym krang, introduced the humanx bestselling science fiction writer alan dean foster was born in new york city in 1946, but raised mainly in california. Resurrection reared its ugly head and also because the novel of that film wasnt written by alan dean foster that honour fell to a. Alan dean foster s writing style suits the science fiction horror genre very well,,he keeps the book tight like the movie. Covenant books novelizations science fiction elisabeth moss is a terrifying shirley jackson in the first trailer for shirley, released june 5 10 longrunning sff. Written by alan dean foster, the direct sequel to george lucass original 1977 film drew inspiration from early drafts of the script. Covenant official novelization will be written by alan. The weird part is they dont know what it means so it could also be a warning to stay away. Covenant is a 2017 novelization of the film of the same name, written by alan dean foster and published by titan books. Covenant the official movie novelization by alan dean foster. Alan dean foster is the acclaimed author of movie tieins for star wars, alien and transformers. Mainly due to the fact that it was published before alien. He currently lives in prescott, arizona with his wife. The differences between the film and the novel are mostly minor, with a couple scenes that were omitted from the theatrical film or all versions of the film entirely. Bestselling science fiction writer alan dean foster was born in new york city in 1946, but raised mainly in california.
Alien alien movies, book 1 by alan dean foster book cover, description, publication history. The book alien is a thriller by alan dean foster and it has lots of twists and turns that go on inside the story. Yet foster, one of the most prolific writers of novelisations and genre novels in general, approached alien with what feels like great care. The official movie novelization by alan dean foster. Ive been trying to see as much of this planet as possible, and using my imagination to examine worlds beyond it.
The reason i gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was because nowhere in the book does the author describe the adult version of the alien. Hes the prolific author behind the spellsinger series, the damned trilogy and standalone books. Foster is also known for writing novelizations and movie tieins for films and film series such as star wars, star trek, alien, transformers, the thing and many others. Worlds both possible sciencefiction and impossible fantasy. Acclaimed author alan dean foster also returns to the universe he first encountered with the official novelization of the original alien film. Nov 11, 2017 alien 3 official movie novelization alan dean foster audiobook duration. His novel our lady of the machine won him the upc award spain in 1993. While ive only read maybe a dozen or so novelizations, id have to say that this ones among the strongest so far. It also reveals the world the colonists left behind. And for this, alan dean foster is a force to be reckoned with. Alan dean foster born november 18, 1946 is an american writer of fantasy and science fiction, who has written several book series, more than 20 standalone.
See all books authored by alan dean foster, including the force awakens, and splinter of the minds eye, and more on. The thing is a novelization of the 1982 film with the same name, it was written by author alan dean foster. He was born in new york city but was raised mainly in california. Apr 09, 2020 mainly due to the fact that it was published before alien.
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