![]() A further internal sequence, the Founding of the Commonwealth tales, comprises Founding of the Commonwealth 1: Phylogenesis ( 1999), Founding of the Commonwealth 2: Dirge ( 2000) and Founding of the Commonwealth 3: Diuturnity's Dawn ( 2001), and details the founding of the loosely knit, humane Commonwealth as humans and the Alien thranx edge gingerly towards partnership, while at the same time Flinx begins to suspect that his uncanny empathy with an immensely powerful ancient Tar-Aiym weapon/artefact may suggest that he may himself be an artefact designed, it may be, to save the Galaxy. A second, looser sequence consists of Nor Crystal Tears ( 1982) Midworld ( 1975) a connected trilogy made up of Icerigger ( 1974), Mission to Moulokin ( 1979) and The Deluge Drivers ( 1987), the three comprising some of his best work to date Voyage to the City of the Dead ( 1984) and Sentenced to Prism ( 1985). The central sequence follows the life of young Flinx, a seeming orphan with Psi Powers and the friendship of a highly potent pet alien named Pip, and beginning with For Love of Mother-Not ( 1983) a connected trilogy made up of Foster's first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang ( 1972), Orphan Star ( 1977) and The End of the Matter ( 1977) Bloodhype ( 1973) and Flinx in Flux ( 1988) later volumes either infill or, like the superior Running from the Deity ( 2005) and Flinx Transcendent ( 2007), continue his long story. Several of his best books fit into a loose sequence of novels set in a multifarious Galaxy dominated by the Humanx Commonwealth, a venue well suited as an arena for Space Operas and encounters with Alien races. Who Needs Enemies? (coll 1984), The Metrognome and Other Stories (coll 1990) and others, including Exceptions to Reality (coll 2007) Foster is best known, however, for his prolific, competent and long sustained output of novels and novelizations. Foster began publishing sf with "Some Notes Concerning a Green Box" for The Arkham Collector in 1971, and has collected short stories in With Friends Like These. “Alan Dean Foster is the modern day Renaissance writer, as his abilities seem to have no genre boundaries.(1946- ) US author, raised in Los Angeles interestingly, he has listed Carl Barks (1901-2000) – the creator (long unacknowledged by Disney) of the best Comic strips and Big Little Books in the Disney stable – as one of his formative influences, specifically on his depiction of older characters. “Foster knows how to spin a yarn.” - Starlog “Alan Dean Foster is a master of creating alien worlds.”. “One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science-fiction and fantasy.” - The Times (London) ![]() Then, while Evan searches for survivors, his indestructible suit meets its match-and he must face the bloodthirsty predators of Prism alone, unprotected, with only his wits to rely on . . . Over two dozen highly trained people have been overwhelmed and killed, some with their bones eaten from the inside out. Hungry, invading lifeforms are everywhere. Though he’s already dealt with thousands of theoretical extraterrestrial problems, nothing prepares him for what he finds there. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.Ĭlad in a Mobile Hostile World suit, Evan has no doubts about his safety-until he lands on the world of Prism. ![]() The planet’s resources could mean massive profits for the company-and a successful mission could mean massive advancement for Evan. So when his company president sends him off-world to investigate a breakdown in communications from a small research station on a newly discovered planet, he’s all in. Some people are convinced they can do anything Evan Orgell is one of them. One man struggles to survive on a hostile alien world in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Madrenga.
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