Alan Dean Foster

More than thirty years ago, Star Wars burst onto the big screen and became a cultural phenomenon. Now the next adventures in this blockbuster saga are poised to captivate old and new fans alikebeginning with the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And alongside the cinematic debut comes the thrilling novel adaptation by New York Times bestselling science fiction master Alan Dean Foster.Set years after Return of the Jedi, this stunning new action-packed adventure rockets us back into the world of Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Luke Skywalker, while introducing a host of exciting new characters. Darth Vader may have been redeemed and the Emperor vanquished, but peace can be fleeting, and evil does not easily relent. Yet the simple belief in good can still empower ordinary individuals to rise and meet the greatest challenges.So return to that galaxy far, far away, and prepare yourself for what happens when the Force awakens. . . .

Wandering out there in some remote region of the galaxy is a gargantuan, sentient Tar-Aiym weapons system. All Flinx has to do - while his pals look after his injured love, Clarity Held - is find the hefty object and persuade it to knock out the monstrous evil that is hurtling through the space to lay waste to the entire Commonwealth. A no brainier, really... just as soon as Flinx and his mini drag, Pip, visit Visaria - a dangerously depraved planet to make sure that humans are indeed worth saving. But prospects really go south when Flinx runs afoul of a ruthless crime king. Whats more, a new mystery is waiting to be uncovered: a shocking clue about Flinxs shadowy past.

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the legendary author of the Pip & Flinx series. "A provocative read."—The Washington Post Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy . . . save itself. As had happened many times before, the basest, most primal human instincts rose up, only this time armed with the advanced scientific knowledge to create a genetically engineered smart virus that quickly wiped out humanity to the last man. That man is Ruslan, the sole known surviving human being in the universe. Rescued from the charnel house of his home planet by the Myssari—an intelligent alien race—Ruslan spends his days as something of a cross between a research subject and a zoo attraction. Though the Myssari are determined to resurrect the human race, using Ruslan's genetic material, all he wants for himself and his species is oblivion. But then the Myssari make Ruslan an extraordinary offer: In exchange for his cooperation, they will do everything in their considerable power to find the lost home world of his species—an all-but-mythical place called Earth—and, perhaps, another living human. Thus begins an epic journey of adventure, danger, heartbreak, and hope, as Ruslan sets out in search of a place that may no longer exist—drawn by the slimmest yet most enduring hope.

They called him Flinx...He was just a freckle-faced, redheaded kid with green eyes and a strangely compelling stare when Mother Mastiff first saw him on the auctioneers block. One hundred credits and he was hers. For years the old woman was his only family. She loved him, fed him, taught him everything she knew - even let him keep the deadly flying snake he called Pip. Then Mother Mastiff mysteriously disappeared and Flinx took Pip to tail her kidnappers. Across the forests and swamps of the winged world called Moth, their only weapons were Pips venom...and Flinxs unusual Talents.

Upset stomachs. The collapse of civilizations. Nervous breakdowns.Blame them on a twist of fate, but archaeologist Cody Westcott knows differently. Something is causing these random acts of badness. Something ancient, something evil, something...hungry.We are not alone, but were about to wish we were...Interlopers.

Far, far Upriver, where knowledge failed and fable ruled, in a frozen land of demons and monsters, the City of the Dead stood guard over a great treasure. Now the Mai, Delta-dwellers of the planet Horseye, as befitted a race of busy traders and merchants, had a great respect and love for wealth. But, a prudent species, they knew also that danger was, well, dangerous. So their thoughts turned to the Humanx couple, Lyra and Etienne Redowl, impatiently waiting permission to explore the planet. Suddenly bureaucracy was benign, permits permitted and their epic voyage up the most spectacular river chasm in the whole Humanx Commonwealth was underway...

When his wallet is lifted from a one-night stand with an exotic young woman, who may be either the girl of his dreams or just a common third-world grifter and thief, this world-weary traveller decides to go against his own better judgement and that of the local authorities and pursue this alluring thief up-country into the darkest jungles of Papua New Guinea.Here is a land where headhunters still roam, and where the natural obstacles of poisonous insects and reptiles, savage and deadly beasts, and the mortally demanding jungle itself are the least of his worries. The forces of good and evil and law and anarchy play by entire different rules in this shadowed world.Driven by delusions of romance and the need to restore his honour, Bohannon moves in hot pursuit farther and farther up-country, into a heart of darkness almost untouched by modern civilization. And once he attains his immediate goal, he is drawn into the darkness of his own soul, as a hunt for gold proves that greed, more than love or lust, is the primal instinct. For men or women, black or white, civilized or savage, in the darkness of the jungle all shadows are primal.

It was just an average day for tabloid reporter Max Parker when he arrived in Malibu for a demonstration of a brand-new parallel-universe machine. But everything changed in an instant when inventor Barrington Boles succeeded in making Max the human gate to numerous parallelities.Now Max was lost in a virtual sea of collateral worlds, confronting man-eating aliens, dinosaurs, talking frogs, dead Maxes, girl Maxes, old Maxes, even ghost Maxes. His only chance to escape the space-time continuum was to find Boles and hole the loony genius could rescue him. But how could he be sure which world was real, which Max was Max, and which Boles was the Boles who could stop the madness - or trap Max in the wrong world forever...?

For three decades science fiction legend Alan Dean Foster has captivated readers around the world, from his debut classic The Tar-Aiym Krang and his inspired scenario for the first Star Trek movie to a host of New York Times bestsellers, including Splinter of the Minds Eye and Flinx in Flux.In this collection of twenty brilliant odysseys of the imagination, Foster once again soars beyond the limits of reality - where the real thrills begin...NASA Sending Addicts to Mars!: It was the most insane idea in the annals of space travel - and the only one that would work.Diesel Dream: Sometimes on dark, lonely highways dreams do come true, and this truckers hope was the best one of all.Sideshow: Flinx hadnt a clue about the alien dancer, but Pip knew trouble when she saw it.Empowered: A magnificent male discovers the not-so-super part about being a superhero.The Question: A bold adventurer determines to solve one of lifes profound mysteries....and fourteen other amazing stories!

Homicide - or cosmic catastrophe?Detective Vernon Moody is a modern cop who likes to catch killers the modern way - with computer webs, databases and common sense.So hes not happy when his latest case revolves around the supposedly mystical properties of a lost Navaho sandpainting. Or when the painting leads him to suspect an alien presence in his modern world.No Moodys getting scared and what started out as a routine murder investigation may uncover the very nature of reality - or destroy it forever!

Jonathan Meriweather, trapped in the strange world where animals walk and talk, and where he, as the Spellsinger, possesses unearthly powers, has faced any number of perils since Clothahump the wizard called him from his own world to help in the war against the evil of the Greendowns. Now Jonathan, with Clothahump and Mudge the Otter, faces the greatest challenge of all, for the mysterious Perambulator is threatening the very fabric of the universe - unless Jonathan and his company can stop him.

Just when it looked as if Ethan Fortune might be able to breathe a warm sigh of relief at getting away from the icy world of Tran-ky-ky, he was ordered to stay right where he was. It seemed the scientists at the outpost of Brass Monkey had spotted something odd - an isolated and ominous atmosphere hot spot far to the south. Only Ethan, along with the huge, hell-raising Skua September, had the local knowledge and the persuasiveness to get the Tran to mount an expedition. Only the giant icerigger Slanderscree could cope with the conditions. Knowing youre wanted may warm the cockles of the human heart but Ethan knew at once that the rest of him was going to be exposed to freezing cold, considerable danger and a whole lot more of the adventures that kept coming his way...

For Ethan Frome Fortune and his musclebound sidekick Skua September, the frozen planet of Tran-ky-ky had become too much of a cold thing. Aboard their giant icerigger Slanderscree, they headed for the trading post of Brass Monkey to book a passage home. Then fate intervened with the news that their Tran friends were being exploited by ruthless off-world profiteers. To help, Ethan and Skua - interplanetary sales team extraordinaire - must make a desperate mission to Moulokin, the fabled fortified city across the frozen seas and ringed with chilling peril...

The Humanx Commonwealth: Book Eight.The mission to planet Quofum to investigate unknown flora and fauna is supposed to be a quickie for Captain Boylan and his crew. The first surprise is that Quofum, which seems to regularly slip in and out of existence, is actually there when they arrive. The second surprise is Quofums wild biodiversity: the planet is not logical, ordered or rational. But the real shock comes when the crew members not only find a killer in their midst but discover that their spaceship is missing - along with all means of communication. Of course, the marooned team-mates know nothing about the Great Evil racing toward the galaxy, or about Flinx, the only person with half a chance to stop it. Nor do they know that Quofum could play a crucial role in defeating the all devouring monster from beyond.

Arriving in the land of Ehl-Larimar, he and his loyal friends face their greatest battle: thwarting Themaryls powerful captor, Hymneth the Possessed. For the first time, the friends are wondering whether the price of victory may be too dear.

Fifteen tasty tales from a master of fantasy!The dead. The undead. Those who wish they were dead. Theyre all here, along with a legend from a Pacific island, a legend from beneath a Pacific island, and much, much more. Frogs and dogs, knaves and slaves, and maybe a smidgen of real but impertinent food. Extend your imagination and have a nibble. Youll come back for more.Includes the never before published story "Fetched."

A vital message. A desperate queen. A hero in the making.He is plainly too young and too inexperienced for the mission, but on the advice of her aged adviser Natoum, and with her husband off at war, the Queen reluctantly assigns the task of delivery toMadrenga. Accompanied only by a runt of a pony and a scrap of a pup, he sets off to transport the royal message to its destination. No matter what it might take.But things are not always what they seem. Heroes are sometimes made of the strangest stuff, and love is to be found in the most unexpected places. If one doesnt die while treading the lethal path"Rip-roaring action sequences and the mystery of Madrengas curious powers propel the story through a series of consistently surprising twists and turns."Publishers Weekly"Alan Dean Foster is the modern day Renaissance writer, as his abilities seem to have no genre boundaries."Bookbrowser"One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science-fiction and fantasy." The Times (London) "Fosters brisk and eventful novel should please any reader looking for a quick and diverting adventure."Booklist

¡Una novela LEYENDAS legendaria!Atrapados en un planeta selvático, Luke Skywalker y la princesa Leia se encuentran en una carrera contra los soldados de asalto imperiales por hacerse con una piedra preciosa que tiene misteriosos poderes sobre la Fuerza.Luke Skywalker preveia problemas cuando se ofrecio voluntario para acompañar a la princesa Leia en su mision en Circarpous, enrolar a la resistencia local en la batalla contra el Imperio. Pero el granjero de Tatooine no contaba con un aterrizaje imprevisto en los pantanales de Mimban ni con nada de lo que encuentran en ese extraño planeta. Alli se escondia el cristal kaiburr, una misteriosa piedra preciosa que daba a su poseedor tales poderes sobre la Fuerza que lo hacian invencible. En malas manos, el cristal podia ser mortal. Por eso Luke debia encontrar aquel tesoro pronto.Acompañados por Erredos-Dedos y Cetrespeo -sus dos fieles droides- Luke y la princesa pusieron rumbo al templo de Pomojema ¡Y un enfrentamiento en las profundidades del planeta alienigena con uno de los villanos mas temibles de la galaxia!*Publicado menos de un año despues del estreno de Star Wars (1977). *Escrita por Alan Dean Foster, famoso y talentoso autor de ciencia ficcion, El ojo de la mente fue promocionada como una nueva aventura de Luke Skywalker. SW Splinter of the Mind's Eye