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. The great sci-fi directors all have one famous franchise to their name.
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