Two novelists had already turned Lucas down because of his demand that he be the only credited writer, and due to the flat $5000 fee he was offering for the work.įoster, in contrast, was willing. It wasn’t long before Foster was approached by George Lucas, who was looking for a ghostwriter to produce the novelization of Star Wars. He completed eight over the next two years, as well as the novelization of John Carpenter’s cult-classic Dark Star. In 1974, Foster was hired to adapt stories from Star Trek: The Animated Series. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.” Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. The novel’s success allowed Foster to continue his career in writing, and soon developed a system of work that would carry throughout his entire career. The book established Foster’s Humanx Commonwealth Universe – the interstellar region where the majority of his original stories take place – and Pip and Flinx, the roughish adventures who quickly became his most popular characters. His first short story, inspired by Lovecraftian law, was published in The Arkham Collector while he was still studying.Īfter graduation, he spent several years as a copywriter while continuing to sell other short fiction to genre magazines.įoster’s first big break came in 1972, when his first novel The Tar-Aiym Krang, was published by Ballantine Books.
Fortunately, as Foster puts it, he was “saved”.
He went on to study a BA in political science and a MFA in cinema at UCLA, hoping to become a filmmaker, safe with the knowledge he could always fall back into law. It also helped that his uncle, Howie Horwitz, was a producer on television shows such as Batman and The Immortal, allowing Foster first-hand insight into the world behind the lens. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.” All I ever wanted to be was a traveller and explorer. “Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. His Los Angeles family home was filled with sci-fi and fantasy novels, and as soon as his father had finished one, Foster was quick to pick it up and read it himself. George Lucas has Star Wars.īut writer Alan Dean Foster? He has them all, and a whole lot more.įoster’s love for the genre started at a young age. We have estimated Alan Dean Foster's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.The great sci-fi directors all have one famous franchise to their name. So, how much is Alan Dean Foster worth at the age of 75 years old? Alan Dean Foster’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021.
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