Alan Dean Foster

Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an author of dozens of fiction and non-fiction works, focusing primarily on science fiction and fantasy genres. He wrote the novelization of A New Hope, as George Lucas' ghost writer, and the earliest Expanded Universe novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye. He later returned to Star Wars writing with the Republic-era novel The Approaching Storm.

Star Wars bibliography

 * Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker , as George Lucas (1976)
 * Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978)
 * The Approaching Storm (2002)