Order of Alan Dean Foster Books
Alan Dean Foster is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He is the creator of the Humanx Commonwealth universe and Spellsinger series. Foster is also known for writing novelizations and movie tie-ins for films and film series such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Transformers, The Thing and many others. Foster lives in Prescott, Arizona with his wife.
Alan Dean Foster became a published author in 1972 with the novel The Tar-Aiym Krang, beginning his Pip & Flinx series (part of the Humanx Commonwealth universe). Below is a list of Alan Dean Foster’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Pip & Flinx Books
| The Tar-Aiym Krang | (1972) |    |
| Bloodhype | (1973) | |
| The End of the Matter | (1977) | |
| Orphan Star | (1977) | |
| For Love of Mother-Not | (1983) | |
| Flinx in Flux | (1988) | |
| Mid-Flinx | (1995) | |
| Reunion | (2001) | |
| Flinx's Folly | (2002) | |
| Sliding Scales | (2004) | |
| Running from the Deity | (2005) | |
| Trouble Magnet | (2006) | |
| Patrimony | (2007) | |
| Flinx Transcendent | (2009) | |
| Strange Music | (2018) | |
Chronological Order of Pip & Flinx Books
| For Love of Mother-Not | (1983) | |
| The Tar-Aiym Krang | (1972) | |
| Orphan Star | (1977) | |
| The End of the Matter | (1977) | |
| Flinx in Flux | (1988) | |
| Mid-Flinx | (1995) | |
| Reunion | (2001) | |
| Flinx's Folly | (2002) | |
| Sliding Scales | (2004) | |
| Running from the Deity | (2005) | |
| Bloodhype | (1973) | |
| Trouble Magnet | (2006) | |
| Patrimony | (2007) | |
| Flinx Transcendent | (2009) | |
| Strange Music | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Icerigger Books
| Icerigger | (1974) | |
| Mission to Moulokin | (1979) | |
| The Deluge Drivers | (1987) | |
Publication Order of Star Trek: The Animated Books
| Star Trek Log One | (1974) | |
| Star Trek Log Two | (1974) | |
| Star Trek Log Three | (1974) | |
| Star Trek Log Four | (1975) | |
| Star Trek Log Five | (1975) | |
| Star Trek Log Six | (1976) | |
| Star Trek Log Seven | (1976) | |
| Star Trek Log Eight | (1976) | |
| Star Trek Log Nine | (1977) | |
| Star Trek Log Ten | (1978) | |
Publication Order of Humanx Commonwealth Books
| Midworld | (1975) | |
| Cachalot | (1980) | |
| Nor Crystal Tears | (1982) | |
| Voyage to the City of the Dead | (1984) | |
| Sentenced to Prism | (1985) | |
| The Howling Stones | (1997) | |
| Drowning World | (2003) | |
| Quofum | (2008) | |
Chronological Order of Humanx Commonwealth Books
| Nor Crystal Tears | (1982) | |
| Voyage to the City of the Dead | (1984) | |
| Midworld | (1975) | |
| Drowning World | (2003) | |
| Quofum | (2008) | |
| The Howling Stones | (1997) | |
| Sentenced to Prism | (1985) | |
| Cachalot | (1980) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars Books
| Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker | (1976) | |
Publication Order of With Friends...Books
| With Friends Like These... | (1977) | |
| ...Who Needs Enemies? | (1984) | |
Publication Order of Alien Movie Books
| Alien | (1979) | |
| Aliens | (1986) | |
| Alien³ | (1992) | |
| Alien Resurrection | (1997) | |
| Alien: Covenant | (2017) | |
| Alien: Covenant Origins | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Spellsinger Books
| Spellsinger | (1983) | |
| The Hour of the Gate | (1984) | |
| The Day of the Dissonance | (1984) | |
| The Moment of the Magician | (1984) | |
| The Paths of the Perambulator | (1985) | |
| The Time of the Transference | (1986) | |
| Son of Spellsinger | (1993) | |
| Chorus Skating | (1994) | |
Publication Order of The Damned Books
| A Call to Arms | (1991) | |
| The False Mirror | (1992) | |
| The Spoils of War | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Angel Cardenas Books
| Montezuma Strip | (1995) | |
| The Mocking Program | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Dinotopia Books
(with Peter David)
| Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time | (1992) | |
| Dinotopia Audio Adventure | (1992) | |
| Dinotopia: The World Beneath | (1995) | |
| River Quest | (1995) | |
| Dinotopia Lost | (1996) | |
| Sabertooth Mountain | (1996) | |
| The Maze | (1998) | |
| The Hand of Dinotopia | (1999) | |
| Dinotopia: First Flight | (1999) | |
| Dolphin Watch | (2002) | |
| Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Journeys of the Catechist Books
| Carnivores of Light and Darkness | (1998) | |
| Into the Thinking Kingdoms | (1999) | |
| A Triumph of Souls | (2000) | |
Publication Order of Founding of the Commonwealth Books
| Phylogenesis | (1999) | |
| Dirge | (2000) | |
| Diuturnity's Dawn | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Taken Trilogy Books
| Lost and Found | (2004) | |
| The Light-Years Beneath My Feet | (2005) | |
| The Candle of Distant Earth | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Transformers Books
| Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday | (2007) | |
| Transformers | (2007) | |
| Transformers: The Veiled Threat | (2009) | |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Star Trek Books
| Star Trek | (2009) | |
| Star Trek Into Darkness | (2013) | |
| The Unsettling Stars | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Tipping Point Books
| The Human Blend | (2010) | |
| Body, Inc. | (2012) | |
| The Sum of Her Parts | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Countless Worlds Books
| Oshenerth | (2015) | |
| The Taste of Different Dimensions | (2019) | |
| The Flavors of Other Worlds | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Luana | (1974) | |
| Dark Star | (1974) | |
| The Black Hole | (1979) | |
| Outland | (1981) | |
| Clash of the Titans | (1981) | |
| The Thing | (1982) | |
| The Man Who Used the Universe | (1983) | |
| Krull | (1983) | |
| The I Inside | (1984) | |
| Shadowkeep | (1984) | |
| Starman | (1984) | |
| The Last Starfighter | (1984) | |
| Slipt | (1984) | |
| Pale Rider | (1985) | |
| Into the Out of | (1986) | |
| Glory Lane | (1987) | |
| Maori | (1988) | |
| Outer Heat | (1988) | |
| To the Vanishing Point | (1988) | |
| Alien Nation | (1988) | |
| Codgerspace | (1989) | |
| Quozl | (1989) | |
| Cyber Way | (1990) | |
| Cat-a-Lyst | (1991) | |
| Greenthieves | (1994) | |
| Design for Great-Day | (1995) | |
| The Dig | (1995) | |
| Parallelities | (1995) | |
| Life Form | (1995) | |
| Voyage of the Basset | (1996) | |
| Jed the Dead | (1997) | |
| Kingdoms of Light | (2001) | |
| Interlopers | (2001) | |
| Primal Shadows | (2001) | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick | (2004) | |
| Sagramanda | (2006) | |
| Terminator Salvation | (2009) | |
| The Deavys | (2016) | |
| Relic | (2018) | |
| Madrenga | (2020) | |
| Prodigals | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Horror on the Beach | (1978) | |
| Box of Oxen | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Metrognome and Other Stories | (1990) | |
| Mad Amos | (1996) | |
| Impossible Places | (2002) | |
| Exceptions to Reality | (2008) | |
| Resistance Front | (2011) | |
| The Compleat Mad Amos | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
| Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves | (1991) | |
| Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Animated Features and Silly Symphonies | (1980) | |
| Predators I Have Known | (2011) | |
| The Phisher | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Alien Books
| Alien StarSwarm | (1991) | |
| Alien: The Cold Forge | (2018) | |
| Alien: Echo | (2019) | |
| Alien: Isolation | (2019) | |
| Alien: Prototype | (2019) | |
| Aliens: Phalanx | (2020) | |
| Into Charybdis | (2021) | |
| Aliens: Infiltrator | (2021) | |
Publication Order of UFO Anthology Books
| Unidentified Funny Objects | (2012) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 2 | (2013) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 3 | (2014) | |
| Funny Science Fiction | (2015) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 4 | (2015) | |
| Funny Fantasy | (2016) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 5 | (2016) | |
| Funny Horror | (2017) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 6 | (2017) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 7 | (2018) | |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 8 | (2020) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Infinite Stars Books
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | |
| Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Laksa Anthology Books
| Strangers Among Us: Tales of the Underdogs and Outcasts | (2016) | |
| The Sum of Us: Tales of the Bonded and Bound | (2017) | |
| Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy | (2017) | |
| Shades Within Us: Tales of Migrations and Fractured Borders | (2018) | |
| Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories | (2021) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Star Wars: Novelizations Books
(with Terry Brooks, Matthew Woodring Stover)
| A New Hope | (1976) | |
| The Phantom Menace | (1999) | |
| Revenge of the Sith | (2005) | |
| The Force Awakens | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Alien Nation Books
| Alien Nation | (1988) | |
| Dark Horizon | (1993) | |
| Body and Soul | (1993) | |
| The Change | (1994) | |
| Slag Like Me | (1994) | |
| Extreme Prejudice | (1995) | |
| Cross of Blood | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books
| Isaac Asimov's Masters of Science Fiction | (1978) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction | (1979) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction | (1980) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far | (1981) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own | (1983) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders | (1983) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! | (1985) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! | (1989) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Aliens | (1991) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Robots | (1991) | |
| Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite | (1993) | |
| Isaac Asimov's War | (1993) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams | (1994) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep | (1995) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Ghosts | (1995) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Christmas | (1997) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Camelot | (1998) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Detectives | (1998) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Valentines | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Werewolves | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Solar System | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Utopias | (2000) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Father Day | (2001) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Halloween | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Star Wars Legends Books
| A New Hope Novelization | (1976) | |
| Splinter of the Mind's Eye | (1978) | |
| The Courtship of Princess Leia | (1994) | |
| The Truce at Bakura | (1994) | |
| The Lando Calrissian Adventures | (1994) | |
| Children of the Jedi | (1995) | |
| Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina | (1995) | |
| Darksaber | (1995) | |
| The New Rebellion | (1996) | |
| Planet of Twilight | (1997) | |
| Tales from the Empire | (1997) | |
| I, Jedi | (1998) | |
| Tales from the New Republic | (1999) | |
| Rogue Planet | (2000) | |
| The Approaching Storm | (2002) | |
| Cloak of Deception | (2002) | |
| The Dangerous Games | (2002) | |
| A Forest Apart | (2003) | |
| Tatooine Ghost | (2003) | |
| Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters | (2003) | |
| Legacy of the Jedi | (2003) | |
| The Ruins of Dantooine | (2003) | |
| Survivor's Quest | (2004) | |
| Labyrinth of Evil | (2005) | |
| Outbound Flight | (2006) | |
| Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader | (2006) | |
| Allegiance | (2007) | |
| Death Star | (2007) | |
| The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi | (2008) | |
| The Life of Luke Skywalker | (2009) | |
| Millennium Falcon | (2009) | |
| Crisis on Coruscant , #4) | (2010) | |
| Crosscurrent | (2010) | |
| Fire Ring Race | (2010) | |
| Shinbone Showdown | (2010) | |
| Death Troopers | (2010) | |
| Choices of One | (2011) | |
| Shadow Games | (2011) | |
| Riptide | (2011) | |
| Knight Errant | (2011) | |
| Shadows of the Empire | (2011) | |
| Lost Tribe of the Sith | (2012) | |
| Winner Lose All | (2012) | |
| Scourge | (2012) | |
| The Wrath of Darth Maul | (2012) | |
| Darth Plagueis | (2012) | |
| Red Harvest | (2012) | |
| Darth Plagueis | (2012) | |
| Scoundrels | (2013) | |
| The Last Jedi | (2013) | |
| Kenobi | (2013) | |
| Crucible | (2013) | |
| Dawn of the Jedi | (2013) | |
| Lockdown: Star Wars Legends | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Star Trek Fotonovel Books
| The City on the Edge of Forever | (1977) | |
| The Trouble with Tribbles | (1977) | |
| All Our Yesterdays | (1978) | |
| A Taste of Armageddon | (1978) | |
| Metamorphosis | (1978) | |
| The Galileo 7 | (1978) | |
| A Piece of the Action | (1978) | |
| Day of the Dove | (1978) | |
| Amok Time | (1978) | |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | (1980) | |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan | (1982) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves | (1991) | |
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992 | (1992) | |
| Betcha Can't Read Just One | (1993) | |
| Superheroes | (1995) | |
| The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft | (2003) | |
| Untold Adventures | (2011) | |
| Dead Man's Hand | (2014) | |
| Here Be Merfolk | (2019) | |
| Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers | (2019) | |
| Short Things | (2020) | |
| Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales | (2022) | |
Notes: Voyage of the Basset is by James C. Christensen with collaborations from Foster and Renwick St. James. Design for Great-Day was co-authored by Eric Frank Russell. Star Wars was ghostwritten by Foster, credited to Star Wars creator George Lucas. Betcha Can’t Read Just One was co-edited with Martin H. Greenberg. The Phisher was co-authored by Alex Sam.
Untold Adventures: Dungeons & Dragons also contains contributions from Kevin J. Anderson, Jay Lake, Mike Resnick, Mark Sehestedt, John Shirley and Lisa Smedman. Resistance Front, Vol. 1 also includes stories by R.J. Astruc, Miles Cressman, Harlan Ellison, Keri Knutson, Laurie Laliberte, Douglas Lane, Mike Lewis, James Conroyd Martin, Dwaipayan Regmi, Richard Roberts, Bernard Schaffer, Joshua Unruh and Natasha Whearity.
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