Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy novels and movie novelizations.

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November 18 - 1946 - Science fiction - Fantasy - Novel - Novelization

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He is best known for his science fiction novels set in the Humanx Commonwealth, an interstellar union of races including humankind and the insectoid Thranx. Many of these revolve around the character of Philip Lynx ("Flinx"), an empathic young man who must save the universe. Flinx's constant companion since childhood is a minidrag named Pip, a flying, empathic snake capable of spitting a highly corrosive and violently neurotoxic venom.

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Humanx Commonwealth - Thranx - Minidrag - Neurotoxic - Venom

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In the area of fantasy, his best-known work is the Spellsinger series, in which a young musician is summoned into a world populated by furry creatures where his music allows him to do real magic whose effects depends on the lyrics of the popular songs he sings (although with somewhat unpredictable results).

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Foster has been so prolific that he is often rumored to have been the ghost writer on novels with which he had little direct involvement, such as the novelization of ' which was credited to (and actually written by) Gene Roddenberry. However, it has recently become known that he did write the original novelization of Star Wars, which had been credited to George Lucas.

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Ghost writer - Novelization - Gene Roddenberry - Star Wars - George Lucas

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