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Alan Dean Foster Books in Order

33 series including Star Wars Legends Series, Alien Series and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers · 1 at #1 33 series 343 books Latest: Alien: Seventh Circle ( By: Philippa Ballantine, Clara Carija) (2025)

Alan Dean Foster has been writing since 1967, producing 343 books in that time. The work is organised into 33 series; the longest is Star Wars Legends at 57 books. The most recent release we track is Alien: Seventh Circle (2025).

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

Alan Dean Foster has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 12 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

Cover of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Series

6 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jan 2016 · 8 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Cover of The Approaching Storm
The Approaching Storm
Star Wars Legends Series

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #12 · debuted Feb 2002

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Reading Order

33 series · 343 books
Icerigger by Alan Dean Foster

Icerigger Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Icerigger 1974 Locus Award 1975Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Mission to Moulokin 1979 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Deluge Drivers 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Star Trek Log One by Alan Dean Foster

Star Trek: The Animated Series

0 of 10 read
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by Alan Dean Foster

Star Wars Series

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
With Friends Like These... by Alan Dean Foster

With Friends...Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 With Friends Like These... 1977 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 ...Who Needs Enemies? 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Spellsinger Series

0 of 8 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Spellsinger 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Hour of the Gate 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Day of the Dissonance 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Moment of the Magician 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Paths of the Perambulator 1985 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Time of the Transference 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Son of Spellsinger 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Chorus Skating 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
A Call to Arms by Alan Dean Foster

The Damned Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Call to Arms 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The False Mirror (Short Story) 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Spoils of War 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Montezuma Strip by Alan Dean Foster

Angel Cardenas Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Montezuma Strip 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Mocking Program 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Dinotopia Series

20 books · 1992–2019 · full reading order

Journeys of the Catechist Series

3 books · 1998–2000

Founding of the Commonwealth Series

3 books · 1999–2002

Taken Trilogy Series

3 books · 2004–2006

Transformers Series

4 books · 2007–2009

Star Trek Series

2 books · 2009–2020

Tipping Point Series

3 books · 2010–2012

Countless Worlds Series

3 books · 2015–2019

Alan Dean Foster Other Novels

41 books · 1974–2024

Alan Dean Foster Short Stories/Novellas

3 books · 1976–2011

Alan Dean Foster Short Story Collections

6 books · 1990–2018

Alan Dean Foster Graphic Novels

2 books · 1991–1993

Alan Dean Foster Non-Fiction

4 books · 1980–2023

Star Wars Legends Series

57 books · 1978–2013 · full reading order

Isaac Asimov's Anthology Series

20 books · 1980–2001

Alien Nation Series

8 books · 1988–1995 · full reading order

Alien Series

21 books · 1979–2025 · full reading order

Star Trek Fotonovel Series

11 books · 1967–1982

Star Trek: Movie Novelization Series

8 books · 1979–2013

Alan Dean Foster Anthologies

30 books · 1971–2024

Alan Dean Foster is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, and is also known for his novelizations of film scripts. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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