![]() Foster's story relied heavily on abandoned concepts that appeared in Lucas's early treatments for the first film. However, Star Wars was a blockbusting success, and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) would be developed instead. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a Frank Lloyd Wright house." įoster also wrote the follow-up novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), written with the intention of being adapted as a low-budget sequel to Star Wars if the film was unsuccessful. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. When asked if it was difficult for him to see Lucas get all the credit for Star Wars, Foster said, "Not at all. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts.įoster was the ghostwriter of the original novelization of Star Wars, which was credited solely to George Lucas. Humanx Commonwealth and Spellsinger seriesĪlan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. ![]()
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