It is impossible to meet a person who has never heard of the amazing universe of the movie Star Wars. Few people know that this story came about thanks to Alan Dean Foster. He is the author of novelties for various films, including Alien, Transformers, and Terminator. Today we’ll talk about the biography of the science fiction writer and his best books.
Biography
Alan Dean Foster was born in November 1946 in New York. He grew up in Los Angeles. Alan is a graduate of the University of California. In this educational institution, he studied cinema and political science. After completing his studies, Alan began working in an advertising agency.
The first story that a man published in 1971 is called Notes on the Green Box. Later, the novel Tar-Ayim Krang was released. After that, Alan seriously began writing scripts for films and TV shows. From his pen came the books that became the basis for the scenario of Star Wars. He also transferred well-known films - “The Chronicles of Riddick”, “Dark Star”.
Now writer Alan Dean Foster lives in California. Among his hobbies are classical music, martial arts and basketball.
The Adventures of Flinks
Where a telepathic youth named Flinx appears, incredible adventures necessarily begin. So, the first book takes the reader to the future. On the planet of the Community of minds, Flinx and the mini-dragon Pip meet. There are a total of seven books in this series. Flinx travels to the most secluded corners of outer space, crosses the path to the extremely vindictive clan of killers, saves the worlds.
The Damned
The Alan Dean Foster series of books “Damned” consists of three parts. The Call to Arms tells of a war between two space races that has been going on for several millennia. Each race explores planets on which intelligent life can be discovered. It is necessary to find allies (no matter good or by force). The cherished goal is planet Earth. But what do alien aliens know about earthlings?
The second book of the trilogy is Fake Mirror. One side of the conflict recruits earthlings, the other genetically changes the children of the Earth. But the war does not end. It does not matter who is to blame and who is right. The main thing is the outcome of the war. The finale of history is the book “War Trophies”. Alan Dean Foster says that the conflict is about to end, because the inhabitants of planet Earth intervened in this dangerous game. However, only one side is helped by a unique person - the one who for many years taught strangers to fight.
The Wizard with a Guitar
Thanks to Foster, a humorous fantasy series called “The Wizard with a Guitar” was released. The Alan Dean Foster book series consists of eight parts. This story begins with the fact that an ordinary student Jonathan Thomas Merivezer finds himself in a magical land. He finds himself in a very strange company - his freaky girl Taleya and the otter Madge become his companions. Heroes will find many difficult situations, rock music helps to get out of them. The second book - “The Hour of the Gate” - tells that Jonathan has already mastered in a new place, and among the inhabitants of a magical land he is known as a sorcerer, thanks to the magical power of music. However, his greatest desire is to return home! In the third, fourth and fifth books, the main character fights with pirates, an evil magician, trying to defeat chaos. As a result, the sixth book tells readers: Jonathan found a way to return home. But does he really want to leave the magical land?
The seventh part of the fantasy saga introduces us to Banana Merivezer - the son of a sorcerer. The laurels of the father are haunted by the young man. The guitar is mastered perfectly, but there is no voice! To help the young man come the most faithful friends - otters Niina and Squill, who know how to perform rap. An unusual trio travels through a magical land, saving it from various disasters, and then returns home in triumph, bringing with it an unexpected trophy! The book “Infernal music” concludes the cycle, in which John Tom Merivezer, resigned to the role of a simple layman, finally finds a new lesson for himself and tries to solve a small problem.
