Alan Dean Foster Reading Order

20 books (1979–2025)

The Alien series spans 20 books published from 1979 to 2025, featuring works by multiple authors including Alan Dean Foster, Alex White, Scott Sigler, and others. This ongoing science fiction franchise should be read in publication order to follow the narrative threads across novels, technical manuals, photography books, and expanded universe stories. The series includes official prequels to the blockbuster films, standalone novels, and interconnected narratives that explore the universe established by the Alien franchise.

Start with Alien(By: Archie Goodwin), the first of 20 books in the Alien series.

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1	Alien(By: Archie Goodwin) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual(By: Lee Brimmicombe-Wood) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Aliens: The Set Photography(By: Simon Ward) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Alien: Covenant 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Alien: Covenant Origins - The Official Prequel to the Blockbuster Film(By: Titan Books) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Aliens: Bug Hunt(By: Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Yvonne Navarro) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Cold Forge(By: Alex White) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Echo(By: Mira Grant) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Isolation(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Prototype(By: Tim Waggoner) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Making of Alien(By: J.W. Rinzler) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Phalanx(By: Scott Sigler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Infiltrator(By: Weston Ochse) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Into Charybdis(By: Alex White) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Alien - Inferno's Fall(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Alien: Colony War(By: David M. Barnett) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Vasquez(By: V. Castro) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Alien: Enemy of My Enemy(By: Mary SanGiovanni) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Aliens: Bishop(By: T.R. Napper) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Alien: Seventh Circle(By: Philippa Ballantine,Clara Carija) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1979–2017)

The Alien Movie series comprises five novelizations of the science fiction horror films, published between 1979 and 2017. Alan Dean Foster adapted the first, third, fourth, and fifth installments, while A.C. Crispin wrote the second novel. The series should be read in publication order to follow the storylines as they unfold across the original films. This complete collection spans nearly four decades of science fiction cinema adapted into prose form.

Start with Alien, the first of 5 books in the Alien Movie series.

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1	Alien 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Aliens 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Alien³ 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Alien Resurrection(By: A.C. Crispin) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Alien: Covenant Origins 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1988–1995)

The Alien Nation series consists of eight science fiction novels published between 1988 and 1995, with contributions from multiple authors including Alan Dean Foster, Peter David, K.W. Jeter, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Barry B. Longyear, and L.A. Graf. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Alien Nation and concluding with Extreme Prejudice. The books expand the world of the Alien Nation franchise through interconnected stories set in the same universe.

Start with Alien Nation, the first of 8 books in the Alien Nation series.

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1	Alien Nation 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Body and Soul(By: Peter David) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dark Horizon(By: K.W. Jeter) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Day of Descent(By: Judith Reeves-Stevens) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Slag Like Me(By: Barry B. Longyear) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Change(By: Barry B. Longyear) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cross of Blood(By: K.W. Jeter) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Extreme Prejudice(By: L.A. Graf) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1995–2002)

The Angel Cardenas series is a two-book science fiction sequence by Alan Dean Foster, consisting of Montezuma Strip (1995) and The Mocking Program (2002). The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first installment. These novels represent a finished work spanning a seven-year publication window.

Start with Montezuma Strip and read in order.

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1	Montezuma Strip 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mocking Program 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

31 books (1971–2022)

Alan Dean Foster contributed stories to 29 anthology collections spanning from 1971 to 2022, with the series likely concluded. These anthologies span multiple genres including science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction, with notable volumes such as The Alien Condition, Smart Dragons Foolish Elves, The Children of Cthulhu, and Masters of Fantasy. Readers should approach these anthologies in publication order, beginning with Analog Science Fiction and Fact from June 1971, though individual volumes can also be read as standalone collections since each contains different stories and authors.

Start with Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1971, the first of 29 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1971 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Alien Condition 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Beyond Time 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Perpetual Light 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Destination Unknown 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1992 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Betcha Can't Read Just One 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Christmas Forever 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Superheroes 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Book of Kings 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Children of Cthulhu 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Masters of Fantasy 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Firebirds Rising 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	High Seas Cthulhu 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Resistance Front 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Untold Adventures 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dead Man's Hand 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Fantasy For Good: A Charitable Anthology 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Robot Uprisings 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Loosed Upon the World 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Madness of Cthulhu: Volume Two 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Visions of the Future 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Straight Outta Tombstone 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Unidentified Funny Objects 6 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Infinite Stars 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Short Things 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Gilded Glass: Twisted Myths and Shattered Fairy Tales 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2019)

Alan Dean Foster's Countless Worlds trilogy spans science fiction and fantasy across three volumes published between 2015 and 2019. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Oshenerth, followed by The Flavors of Other Worlds, and concluding with The Taste of Different Dimensions. These standalone yet interconnected stories showcase Foster's speculative imagination across multiple genres and worlds.

Start with Oshenerth and read in order.

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1	Oshenerth 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Flavors of Other Worlds 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Taste of Different Dimensions 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (1992–2019)

The Dinotopia series comprises 20 books published between 1992 and 2019, with the complete saga written by various authors including Alan Dean Foster, James Gurney, John Vornholt, and Scott Ciencin. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Land Apart from Time. This concluded series blends fantasy and science fiction elements across its full span.

Start with A Land Apart from Time(By: James Gurney), the first of 20 books in the Dinotopia series.

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1	A Land Apart from Time(By: James Gurney) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dinotopia Pop-Up Book(By: James Gurney) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	River Quest(By: John Vornholt) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The World Beneath(By: James Gurney) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dinotopia Lost 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lost City(By: Scott Ciencin) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sabertooth Mountain(By: John Vornholt) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Thunder Falls(By: Scott Ciencin) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Firestorm(By: Gene DeWeese) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Maze(By: Peter David) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	First Flight(By: James Gurney) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Rescue Party(By: Mark A. Garland) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sky Dance(By: Scott Ciencin) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Hand of Dinotopia 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Chomper(By: Donald F. Glut) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Return to Lost City(By: Scott Ciencin,Alice Alfonsi) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Explorers(By: Scott Ciencin) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Dolphin Watch(By: John Vornholt) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Oasis(By: Catherine Hapka) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Journey to Chandara(By: James Gurney) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dinotopia: Windchaser(By: Scott Ciencin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2002)

The Founding of the Commonwealth is a complete science fiction trilogy by Alan Dean Foster published between 1999 and 2002. The three books—Phylogenesis, Dirge, and Diuturnity's Dawn—should be read in publication order to experience the full narrative arc. This series provides Foster's expansion of his established Commonwealth universe, exploring its formative period through interconnected stories across the three volumes.

Start with Phylogenesis and read in order.

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1	Phylogenesis 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dirge 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Diuturnity's Dawn 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1991–1993)

Alan Dean Foster's complete graphic novel series consists of two books published between 1991 and 1993. Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves, co-created with Robert Sheckley, launches the collection, followed by Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders. These standalone graphic novels should be read in publication order.

Start with Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves(With: Robert Sheckley) and read in order.

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1	Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves(With: Robert Sheckley) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sir Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1975–2008)

Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series comprises eight science fiction novels published between 1975 and 2008, with the sequence complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Midworld and continuing through Cachalot, Nor Crystal Tears, Voyage to the City of the Dead, Sentenced to Prism, The Howling Stones, Drowning World, and concluding with Quofum. Each novel explores different worlds and adventures within the same shared universe of the Humanx Commonwealth.

Start with Midworld, the first of 8 books in the Humanx Commonwealth series.

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1	Midworld 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cachalot 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Nor Crystal Tears 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Voyage to the City of the Dead 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Sentenced to Prism 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Howling Stones 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Drowning World 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Quofum 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1974–1987)

The Icerigger trilogy is a complete science fiction series by Alan Dean Foster consisting of three books published between 1974 and 1987. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Icerigger, followed by Mission to Moulokin, and concluding with The Deluge Drivers. This standalone adventure sequence explores alien worlds and survival against harsh environments across its full span.

Start with Icerigger and read in order.

#	Title
1	Icerigger 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mission to Moulokin 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Deluge Drivers 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1980–2001)

Isaac Asimov's Anthology is a collection of 19 themed science fiction and fantasy anthologies published between 1980 and 2001, edited by Isaac Asimov and others including Gardner Dozois. Each book gathers short fiction from multiple acclaimed authors around topics such as aliens, robots, cyberpunk, war, ghosts, detectives, and fantasy. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction. Individual anthologies function as standalone collections, allowing readers to explore specific themes or discover diverse voices in speculative fiction.

Start with Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(With: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth), the first of 19 books in the Isaac Asimov's Anthology series.

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1	Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction(With: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,Phyllis Eisenstein,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Arnie Bateman,Martin Gardner,Randall Garrett,Rob Chilson,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,Richard S. McEnroe,Jeff Duntemann,R.N. Bracewell,K.W. MacAnn,G. Richard Bozarth) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far(By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,Carter Scholz,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,Darrell Schweitzer,John Brunner,Juleen Brantingham,Martin Gardner,Richard Wilson,Milton A. Rothman,Elizabeth Anne Hull,Sharon Webb,Somtow Sucharitkul,Lee Weinstein,Ted Reynolds,George Scithers,F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre,William Tuning,Francis E. Izzo,Paul David Novitski,Lee Russell,Seth S. Horowitz,Tol E. Rant,S. Dale,Julie Flores,Tony Sarowitz) 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own(By: Connie Willis,Ursula K. Le Guin,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,Lee Killough,Mary Gentle,Mildred Downey Broxon,Shawna McCarthy,Sharon Webb,Leigh Kennedy,Stephanie A. Smith,Cherie Wilkerson,Julie Stevens,Sydney J. Van Scyoc,Cyn Mason,P.A. Kagan,P.J. MacQuarrie,Janet O. Jeppson,Beverly Grant,Hope Athearn) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Isaac Asimov's Fantasy!(By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,Scott Baker,Lillian Carl,Juleen Brantingham,Lee Killough,Ian McDowell,Daphne Castell,Sharon N. Farber,Richard Kearns,Shawna McCarthy,Leigh Kennedy,Gregg Keizer,Kristi Olesen) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Isaac Asimov's Aliens(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Isaac Asimov's Robots(By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson) 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite(By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Isaac Asimov's War(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Isaac Asimov's Ghosts(By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Isaac Asimov's Christmas(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Isaac Asimov's Camelot(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Isaac Asimov's Detectives(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Isaac Asimov's Solar System(By: Gardner Dozois) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Isaac Asimov's Werewolves(By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Isaac Asimov's Utopias(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Isaac Asimov's Father Day(By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Isaac Asimov's Halloween(By: Isaac Asimov) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1998–2000)

The Journeys of the Catechist is a completed fantasy trilogy by Alan Dean Foster, with all three books published between 1998 and 2000. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Carnivores of Light and Darkness, followed by Into the Thinking Kingdoms, and concluding with A Triumph of Souls. These interconnected novels form a complete narrative arc that unfolds across the three installments.

Start with Carnivores of Light and Darkness and read in order.

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1	Carnivores of Light and Darkness 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Into the Thinking Kingdoms 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Triumph of Souls 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

41 books (1985–2025)

This ongoing anthology series spans 41 volumes published from 1985 to 2025, showcasing science fiction and fantasy stories selected through the Writers of the Future contest. Each annual collection features work by both established and emerging authors in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and related speculative fiction. Readers should begin with volume 1 and proceed in publication order to follow the series chronologically. The series remains active, with new volumes continuing to be released.

Start with L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1, the first of 41 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future series.

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1	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2016–2021)

The Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction is a five-book series edited by Alan Dean Foster featuring original speculative fiction stories from various authors. Published between 2016 and 2021, the series appears to be complete. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Strangers Among Us and continuing through The Sum Of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us, and Seasons Between Us.

Start with Strangers Among Us, the first of 5 books in the Laksa Anthology: Speculative Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Strangers Among Us 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sum Of Us 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Where the Stars Rise 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shades Within Us 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Seasons Between Us 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1980–2023)

Alan Dean Foster's non-fiction series spans four decades, beginning with Animated Features and Silly Symphonies in 1980 and concluding with The Director Should've Shot You: Memoirs of the Film Trade in 2023. The collection includes Predators I Have Known and The Phisher among its four entries. These books should be read in publication order to follow Foster's evolving perspectives across the series, which appears to be complete.

Start with Animated Features and Silly Symphonies, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Animated Features and Silly Symphonies 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Predators I Have Known 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Phisher 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Director Should've Shot You: Memoirs of the Film Trade 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1972–2018)

Alan Dean Foster's Pip & Flinx series spans fifteen science fiction novels published between 1972 and 2018, following the adventures of a young man and his flying cat companion across a sprawling galactic setting. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Tar-Aiym Krang and concluding with Strange Music. This extended saga combines action, exploration, and character development across nearly five decades of storytelling.

Start with The Tar-Aiym Krang, the first of 15 books in the Pip & Flinx series.

#	Title
1	The Tar-Aiym Krang 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bloodhype 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Orphan Star 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The End of the Matter 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	For Love of Mother-Not 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Flinx in Flux 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Mid-Flinx 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Reunion 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Flinx's Folly 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Sliding Scales 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Running from the Deity 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Trouble Magnet 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Patrimony 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Flinx Transcendent 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Strange Music 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1976–2011)

Alan Dean Foster's short story and novella collection spans three decades with Polonaise, The Horror on the Beach, and Box of Oxen, published between 1976 and 2011. This complete series should be read in publication order to experience Foster's work across fantasy and science fiction genres as it developed over time. The collection showcases the author's versatility in shorter fiction formats alongside his more expansive novels.

Start with Polonaise and read in order.

#	Title
1	Polonaise 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Horror on the Beach 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Box of Oxen 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1990–2018)

Alan Dean Foster's Short Story Collections series spans five volumes of science fiction and fantasy tales published between 1990 and 2018. The complete series, which includes The Metrognome and Other Stories, Mad Amos, Impossible Places, Exceptions to Reality, and The Compleat Mad Amos, should be read in publication order. Each book stands as an independent collection, though some volumes feature recurring characters and settings that develop across the series.

Start with The Metrognome and Other Stories, the first of 5 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	The Metrognome and Other Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mad Amos 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Impossible Places 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Exceptions to Reality 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Compleat Mad Amos 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1983–1994)

Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series comprises eight complete fantasy novels published between 1983 and 1994. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Spellsinger and concluding with Chorus Skating. This finished series offers a full story arc across its installments, making it suitable for readers seeking a complete fantasy experience.

Start with Spellsinger, the first of 8 books in the Spellsinger series.

#	Title
1	Spellsinger 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Day of the Dissonance 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Hour of the Gate 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Moment of the Magician 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Paths of the Perambulator 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Time of the Transference 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Son of Spellsinger 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Chorus Skating 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

42 books (1974–2026)

Alan Dean Foster has written 41 standalone novels across fantasy and science fiction genres since 1974, with the series remaining ongoing through 2024. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Dark Star and continuing through works like The Black Hole, Clash of the Titans, Outland, and The Last Starfighter, among many others. Each novel functions as a self-contained story, allowing readers to start anywhere while experiencing Foster's diverse storytelling across multiple decades.

Start with Dark Star, the first of 41 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Dark Star 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Luana 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Black Hole 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Clash of the Titans 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Outland 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Thing 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Krull 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Man Who Used the Universe 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Shadowkeep 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Slipt 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Starman 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The I Inside 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Last Starfighter 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Pale Rider 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Into the Out of 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Glory Lane 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Maori 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Outer Heat 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	To the Vanishing Point 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Codgerspace 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Quozl 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Cyber Way 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Cat-a-Lyst 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Greenthieves 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Design for Great-Day 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Life Form 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Parallelities 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Dig 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Voyage of the Basset 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Jed the Dead 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Interlopers 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Kingdoms of Light 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Primal Shadows 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Chronicles of Riddick 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Sagramanda 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Terminator Salvation 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Deavys 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Relic 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Madrenga 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Prodigals 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Stuart 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Lost on Paradise 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2009–2020)

Alan Dean Foster's Star Trek series consists of two science fiction novels published between 2009 and 2020. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Star Trek followed by The Unsettling Stars.

Start with Star Trek and read in order.

#	Title
1	Star Trek 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Unsettling Stars 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1967–1982)

The Star Trek Fotonovel series comprises 11 complete books published between 1967 and 1982, adapting classic episodes and films from the original Star Trek television series. Each entry in the series is based on scripts written by various Star Trek writers and adapted into fotonovel format, which combines photographs with dialogue and narrative text. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Amok Time and concluding with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The series captures pivotal Star Trek storylines in an innovative visual-literary hybrid format that was popular during this era.

Start with Amok Time(By: Theodore Sturgeon), the first of 11 books in the Star Trek Fotonovel series.

#	Title
1	Amok Time(By: Theodore Sturgeon) 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The City on the Edge of Forever(By: Harlan Ellison) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Trouble with Tribbles(By: David Gerrold) 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Piece of the Action(By: Gene L. Coon,David P. Harmon) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Taste of Armageddon(By: Robert Hamner,Gene L. Coon) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	All Our Yesterdays(By: Jean Lissette Aroeste) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Day of the Dove(By: Jerome Bixby) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Metamorphosis(By: Gene L. Coon) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Galileo 7(By: Oliver Crawford,S. Bar-David) 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Star Trek: The Motion Picture(With: Harold Livingston,Richard J. Anobile) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan(By: Richard J. Anobile) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1979–2013)

This completed series adapts eight Star Trek films into novel form, spanning from 1979 to 2013. Written by multiple authors including Alan Dean Foster, Vonda N. McIntyre, and J.M. Dillard, these novelizations should be read in publication order to follow the original film sequence. The collection captures the theatrical releases from the original series era through the rebooted timeline, providing expanded narratives of the cinematic adventures that defined Star Trek across multiple decades.

Start with Star Trek: The Motion Picture(By: Gene Roddenberry), the first of 8 books in the Star Trek: Movie Novelization series.

10 books (1974–1978)

Alan Dean Foster's Star Trek: The Animated series comprises ten science fiction novels published between 1974 and 1978, now complete. These books should be read in publication order starting with Star Trek Log One, though the numerical sequencing of individual volumes does not follow a strict pattern. The series adapts and expands upon episodes from the original animated Star Trek television series, offering prose versions of the classic stories.

Start with Star Trek Log One, the first of 10 books in the Star Trek: The Animated series.

#	Title
1	Star Trek Log One 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Star Trek Log Three 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Star Trek Log Two 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Star Trek Log Five 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Star Trek Log Four 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Star Trek Log Eight 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Star Trek Log Seven 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Star Trek Log Six 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Star Trek Log Nine 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Star Trek Log Ten 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1976–1976)

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1	Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

68 books (1978–2013)

The Star Wars Legends series comprises 65 novels written by various authors between 1978 and 2013, presenting an alternate continuity to the Star Wars franchise. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Alan Dean Foster's Splinter of the Mind's Eye and continuing through works by Brian Daley, L. Neil Smith, Kevin J. Anderson, Timothy Zahn, Barbara Hambly, and many other contributors. The collection expands the Star Wars universe far beyond the films, exploring the fates of beloved characters and introducing new storylines across multiple decades of galactic history.

Start with Splinter of the Mind's Eye, the first of 65 books in the Star Wars Legends series.

#	Title
1	Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Han Solo Adventures(By: Brian Daley) 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Adventures of Lando Calrissian(By: L. Neil Smith) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Courtship of Princess Leia(By: Dave Wolverton) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Crystal Star(By: Vonda N. McIntyre) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Truce at Bakura(By: Kathy Tyers) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Children of the Jedi(By: Barbara Hambly) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Darksaber(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Hammertong: The Tale of the "Tonnika Sisters"(By: Timothy Zahn) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mist Encounter(By: Timothy Zahn) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	We Don't Do Weddings(By: Kathy Tyers) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The New Rebellion(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Planet of Twilight(By: Barbara Hambly) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	I, Jedi(By: Michael A. Stackpole) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	General Jar Jar(By: Lara Bergen) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure(By: Gail Herman) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Podrace!(By: Lara Bergen) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Star Wars: Episode I - Dangers of the Core(By: Jim Thomas) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace(By: John Whitman) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Cloak of Deception(By: James Luceno) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Droid to the Rescue(By: Gail Herman) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Meet the Jedi High Council(By: Laura Dower) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Rogue Planet(By: Greg Bear) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Save Naboo!(By: Gail Herman) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Sith Attack(By: Lara Bergen) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin's Pit Droid(By: Justine Korman Fontes) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Darth Maul Shadow Hunter(By: Michael Reaves) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Approaching Storm 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	A Forest Apart(By: Troy Denning) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Shatterpoint(By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Tatooine Ghost(By: Troy Denning) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	The Ruins of Dantooine(By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson,W. Haden Blackman) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Fool's Bargain(By: Timothy Zahn) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Jedi Trial(By: David Sherman,Dan Cragg) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Survivor's Quest(By: Timothy Zahn) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Cestus Deception(By: Steven Barnes) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Hive(By: Steven Barnes) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Yoda: Dark Rendezvous(By: Sean Stewart) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Labyrinth of Evil(By: James Luceno) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil(By: James Luceno) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The Cestus Deception(By: Steven Barnes) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader(By: James Luceno) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Outbound Flight(By: Timothy Zahn) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Allegiance(By: Timothy Zahn) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Death Star(By: Steve Perry,Michael Reaves) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor(By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Millennium Falcon(By: James Luceno) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Death Troopers(By: Joe Schreiber) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Crosscurrent(By: Paul S. Kemp) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Red Harvest(By: Joe Schreiber) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Star Wars: The Clone Wars - A Jedi Adventure in 3-D(By: Pablo Hidalgo) 2010
52	Choices of One(By: Timothy Zahn) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Judge's Call(By: Timothy Zahn) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Knight Errant(By: John Jackson Miller) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Riptide(By: Paul S. Kemp) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Shadow Games(By: Michael Reaves,Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Shadows of the Empire(By: Steve Perry) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire(By: Steve Perry) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Darth Plagueis(By: James Luceno) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Lost Tribe of the Sith(By: John Jackson Miller) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Maul: Lockdown(By: Joe Schreiber) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Scourge(By: Jeff Grubb) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D Storybook(By: Pablo Hidalgo) 2012
64	Winner Lose All(By: Timothy Zahn) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Crucible(By: Troy Denning) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi(By: Tim Lebbon) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Kenobi(By: John Jackson Miller) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Scoundrels(By: Timothy Zahn) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1976–2020)

This collection comprises 11 novelizations of Star Wars films, published between 1976 and 2020, adapting movies from both the original and sequel trilogies as well as standalone films. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, which follows the theatrical release dates of the films being adapted. Various authors contributed to different installments, including Alan Dean Foster, Donald F. Glut, James Kahn, Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore, Matthew Woodring Stover, Alexander Freed, Mur Lafferty, Jason Fry, and Rae Carson. These novelizations expand upon their source material with additional scenes and internal character perspectives.

Start with A New Hope(With: George Lucas), the first of 11 books in the Star Wars: Movie Novelizations series.

#	Title
1	A New Hope(With: George Lucas) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV(With: George Lucas) 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Empire Strikes Back(By: Donald F. Glut) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Return of the Jedi(By: James Kahn) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Phantom Menace(By: Terry Brooks,George Lucas) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Attack of the Clones(By: R.A. Salvatore) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Revenge of the Sith(By: Matthew Woodring Stover) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Force Awakens 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Rogue One(By: Alexander Freed) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Solo(By: Mur Lafferty) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Last Jedi(By: Jason Fry) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Rise of Skywalker(By: Rae Carson) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2004–2006)

Alan Dean Foster's Taken trilogy is a complete science fiction series consisting of three novels published between 2004 and 2006. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Lost and Found, followed by The Light-Years Beneath My Feet, and concluding with The Candle of Distant Earth. This trilogy offers a continuous narrative that spans its three installments.

Start with Lost and Found and read in order.

#	Title
1	Lost and Found 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Light-Years Beneath My Feet 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Candle of Distant Earth 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1991–1993)

The Damned is a complete three-book science fiction series by Alan Dean Foster published between 1991 and 1993. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with A Call to Arms, followed by The False Mirror, and concluding with The Spoils of War. This series represents Foster's work in the science fiction genre during the early 1990s.

Start with A Call to Arms and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Call to Arms 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The False Mirror 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Spoils of War 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2015)

The Madness of Cthulhu is a two-volume anthology series featuring multiple science fiction and fantasy authors exploring Lovecraftian themes. Published in 2014 and 2015, the series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first volume and continuing to the second. Each book contains stories by different accomplished writers in the genre, creating varied perspectives on cosmic horror and supernatural subject matter.

Start with The Madness of Cthulhu(By: Robert Silverberg,Harry Turtledove,Arthur C. Clarke,John Shirley,S.T. Joshi,Caitlín R. Kiernan) and read in order.

3 books (2010–2012)

Alan Dean Foster's Tipping Point trilogy spans from 2010 to 2012 as a complete science fiction series that should be read in publication order beginning with The Human Blend, followed by Body, Inc., and concluding with The Sum of Her Parts. The three interconnected novels explore speculative themes across their sequential narrative arc.

Start with The Human Blend and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Human Blend 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Body, Inc. 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sum of Her Parts 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2007–2009)

Alan Dean Foster's Transformers series comprises four science fiction novels published between 2007 and 2009, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Transformers, followed by Ghosts of Yesterday, Revenge of the Fallen, and The Veiled Threat. Each entry builds on the previous installment, making sequential reading essential to fully experience the narrative arc.

Start with Transformers, the first of 4 books in the Transformers series.

#	Title
1	Transformers 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Transformers: The Veiled Threat 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (2012–2026)

The Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology is an ongoing series of 13 humorous science fiction and fantasy collections published between 2012 and 2026. Each volume features standalone short stories and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first Unidentified Funny Objects installment. The series alternates between general anthologies and genre-specific volumes focused on science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Alan Dean Foster curates this yearly collection series for readers seeking lighter, comedic takes on speculative fiction.

Start with Unidentified Funny Objects, the first of 13 books in the Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology series.

#	Title
1	Unidentified Funny Objects 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Unidentified Funny Objects 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Unidentified Funny Objects 3 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Funny Science Fiction 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Unidentified Funny Objects 4 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Funny Fantasy 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Unidentified Funny Objects 5 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Funny Horror 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Unidentified Funny Objects 6 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Unidentified Funny Objects 7 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Unidentified Funny Objects 8 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Unidentified Funny Objects 9 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Unidentified Funny Objects 10 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1977–1984)

Alan Dean Foster's With Friends series spans two books published between 1977 and 1984, presenting a complete collection of science fiction and fantasy tales. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with With Friends Like These... and continuing with ...Who Needs Enemies?. These standalone stories showcase Foster's versatility across multiple speculative fiction subgenres.

Start with With Friends Like These... and read in order.

#	Title
1	With Friends Like These... 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	...Who Needs Enemies? 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible