A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Alan Dean Foster Books in Order

The complete Alan Dean Foster reading order — 40 books from 1972–1988.

  1. 01 The Tar-Aiym Krang 1972 Amazon — buy The Tar-Aiym Krang Bookshop — buy The Tar-Aiym Krang ThriftBooks — buy The Tar-Aiym Krang eBooks.com — buy The Tar-Aiym Krang
  2. 02 Bloodhype 1973 Amazon — buy Bloodhype Bookshop — buy Bloodhype ThriftBooks — buy Bloodhype eBooks.com — buy Bloodhype
  3. 03 Star Trek - Log Two 1974 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Two Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Two ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Two eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Two
  4. 04 Star Trek - Log One 1974 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log One Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log One ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log One eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log One
  5. 05 Star Trek - Log Three 1974 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Three Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Three ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Three eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Three
  6. 06 Icerigger 1974 Amazon — buy Icerigger Bookshop — buy Icerigger ThriftBooks — buy Icerigger eBooks.com — buy Icerigger
  7. 07 Star Trek - Log Seven 1974 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Seven Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Seven ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Seven eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Seven
  8. 08 Midworld 1975 Amazon — buy Midworld Bookshop — buy Midworld ThriftBooks — buy Midworld eBooks.com — buy Midworld
  9. 09 Star Trek - Log Five 1975 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Five Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Five ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Five eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Five
  10. 10 Star Trek - Log Four 1975 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Four Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Four ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Four eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Four
  11. 11 Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker 1976 Amazon — buy Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Bookshop — buy Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker ThriftBooks — buy Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker eBooks.com — buy Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
  12. 12 Star Trek - Log Six 1976 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Six Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Six ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Six eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Six
  13. 13 The End of the Matter 1977 Amazon — buy The End of the Matter Bookshop — buy The End of the Matter ThriftBooks — buy The End of the Matter eBooks.com — buy The End of the Matter
  14. 14 Orphan Star 1977 Amazon — buy Orphan Star Bookshop — buy Orphan Star ThriftBooks — buy Orphan Star eBooks.com — buy Orphan Star
  15. 15 With Friends Like These 1977 Amazon — buy With Friends Like These Bookshop — buy With Friends Like These ThriftBooks — buy With Friends Like These eBooks.com — buy With Friends Like These
  16. 16 Star Trek - Log Ten 1977 Amazon — buy Star Trek - Log Ten Bookshop — buy Star Trek - Log Ten ThriftBooks — buy Star Trek - Log Ten eBooks.com — buy Star Trek - Log Ten
  17. 17 Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1978 Amazon — buy Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye Bookshop — buy Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye ThriftBooks — buy Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye eBooks.com — buy Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye
  18. 18 Alien - A Novel 1979 Amazon — buy Alien - A Novel Bookshop — buy Alien - A Novel ThriftBooks — buy Alien - A Novel eBooks.com — buy Alien - A Novel
  19. 19 The Black Hole 1979 Amazon — buy The Black Hole Bookshop — buy The Black Hole ThriftBooks — buy The Black Hole eBooks.com — buy The Black Hole
  20. 20 Cachalot 1980 Amazon — buy Cachalot Bookshop — buy Cachalot ThriftBooks — buy Cachalot eBooks.com — buy Cachalot
  21. 21 Spellsinger #01 1981 Amazon — buy Spellsinger #01 Bookshop — buy Spellsinger #01 ThriftBooks — buy Spellsinger #01 eBooks.com — buy Spellsinger #01
  22. 22 Clash of the Titans 1981 Amazon — buy Clash of the Titans Bookshop — buy Clash of the Titans ThriftBooks — buy Clash of the Titans eBooks.com — buy Clash of the Titans
  23. 23 Outland 1981 Amazon — buy Outland Bookshop — buy Outland ThriftBooks — buy Outland eBooks.com — buy Outland
  24. 24 Nor Crystal Tears 1982 Amazon — buy Nor Crystal Tears Bookshop — buy Nor Crystal Tears ThriftBooks — buy Nor Crystal Tears eBooks.com — buy Nor Crystal Tears
  25. 25 The Thing 1982 Amazon — buy The Thing Bookshop — buy The Thing ThriftBooks — buy The Thing eBooks.com — buy The Thing
  26. 26 Spellsinger #02 1983 Amazon — buy Spellsinger #02 Bookshop — buy Spellsinger #02 ThriftBooks — buy Spellsinger #02 eBooks.com — buy Spellsinger #02
  27. 27 Krull 1983 Amazon — buy Krull Bookshop — buy Krull ThriftBooks — buy Krull eBooks.com — buy Krull
  28. 28 For Love of Mother-Not 1983 Amazon — buy For Love of Mother-Not Bookshop — buy For Love of Mother-Not ThriftBooks — buy For Love of Mother-Not eBooks.com — buy For Love of Mother-Not
  29. 29 The man who used the universe 1983 Amazon — buy The man who used the universe Bookshop — buy The man who used the universe ThriftBooks — buy The man who used the universe eBooks.com — buy The man who used the universe
  30. 30 Starman 1984 Amazon — buy Starman Bookshop — buy Starman ThriftBooks — buy Starman eBooks.com — buy Starman
  31. 31 Voyage to the City of the Dead 1984 Amazon — buy Voyage to the City of the Dead Bookshop — buy Voyage to the City of the Dead ThriftBooks — buy Voyage to the City of the Dead eBooks.com — buy Voyage to the City of the Dead
  32. 32 The day of the dissonance 1984 Amazon — buy The day of the dissonance Bookshop — buy The day of the dissonance ThriftBooks — buy The day of the dissonance eBooks.com — buy The day of the dissonance
  33. 33 The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3) 1984 Amazon — buy The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3) Bookshop — buy The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3) ThriftBooks — buy The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3) eBooks.com — buy The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3)
  34. 34 The Moment of the Magician 1984 Amazon — buy The Moment of the Magician Bookshop — buy The Moment of the Magician ThriftBooks — buy The Moment of the Magician eBooks.com — buy The Moment of the Magician
  35. 35 Sentenced to Prism 1985 Amazon — buy Sentenced to Prism Bookshop — buy Sentenced to Prism ThriftBooks — buy Sentenced to Prism eBooks.com — buy Sentenced to Prism
  36. 36 Aliens 1986 Amazon — buy Aliens Bookshop — buy Aliens ThriftBooks — buy Aliens eBooks.com — buy Aliens
  37. 37 Into the out of 1986 Amazon — buy Into the out of Bookshop — buy Into the out of ThriftBooks — buy Into the out of eBooks.com — buy Into the out of
  38. 38 The Deluge Drivers 1987 Amazon — buy The Deluge Drivers Bookshop — buy The Deluge Drivers ThriftBooks — buy The Deluge Drivers eBooks.com — buy The Deluge Drivers
  39. 39 Glory Lane 1987 Amazon — buy Glory Lane Bookshop — buy Glory Lane ThriftBooks — buy Glory Lane eBooks.com — buy Glory Lane
  40. 40 Flinx in flux 1988 Amazon — buy Flinx in flux Bookshop — buy Flinx in flux ThriftBooks — buy Flinx in flux eBooks.com — buy Flinx in flux

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Alan Dean Foster

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Tar-Aiym Krang 1972
2 Bloodhype 1973
3 Star Trek - Log Two 1974
4 Star Trek - Log One 1974
5 Star Trek - Log Three 1974
6 Icerigger 1974
7 Star Trek - Log Seven 1974
8 Midworld 1975
9 Star Trek - Log Five 1975
10 Star Trek - Log Four 1975
11 Star Wars - From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker 1976
12 Star Trek - Log Six 1976
13 The End of the Matter 1977
14 Orphan Star 1977
15 With Friends Like These 1977
16 Star Trek - Log Ten 1977
17 Star Wars - Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1978
18 Alien - A Novel 1979
19 The Black Hole 1979
20 Cachalot 1980
21 Spellsinger #01 1981
22 Clash of the Titans 1981
23 Outland 1981
24 Nor Crystal Tears 1982
25 The Thing 1982
26 Spellsinger #02 1983
27 Krull 1983
28 For Love of Mother-Not 1983
29 The man who used the universe 1983
30 Starman 1984
31 Voyage to the City of the Dead 1984
32 The day of the dissonance 1984
33 The Day of the Dissonance (Spellsinger, Book 3) 1984
34 The Moment of the Magician 1984
35 Sentenced to Prism 1985
36 Aliens 1986
37 Into the out of 1986
38 The Deluge Drivers 1987
39 Glory Lane 1987
40 Flinx in flux 1988

Alan Dean Foster reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Alan Dean Foster — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Alan Dean Foster books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1972–1988.

What is the newest Alan Dean Foster book?

Flinx in flux, published in 1988.