- Hi, I'm Allen Dean Foster.

- [Narrator] And he is a Science Fiction Writer.

- Yes, I am.

- [Narrator] You might even be familiar

with one of his books.

- In 1975, I worked with George Lucas and wrote

the book version of "Star Wars.”

- [Narrator] No way.

- Yes way.

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- [Narrator] This is Allen Dean Foster's office.

This is the view from Allen Dean Foster's deck.

This is how Allen Dean Foster meet George Lucas.

- They were looking for someone to do the book

version of this science fiction film

that no one knew anything about.

I was asked by my publisher if I'd be interested,

I said yes,

and that's how the book came to be.

- [Narrator] It was the opportunity of a life time,

but it came with one pretty big caveat.

- George's name would be on the cover, and I couldn't

admit to having ghost written the book.

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- [Narrator] So he lied, for a long time.

- So I had to lie to people faces for twenty years.

- [Narrator] This is liar Allen Dean Foster's library.

He's written a whole bunch of novelizations.

- "Star Wars", of course.

The first three "Alien" films,

"The Chronicles of Riddick,” "Clash of the Titans,” and

most recently "The Force Awakens.”

- [Narrator] And a lot of other books, too.

- [Allen Dean Foster] *listing all books*

- [Narrator] That's maybe the least interesting

thing about him.

- There's secrets that will forever remain unrevealed.

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- [Narrator] These are Allen Dean Foster's

weight-lifting trophies.

This is Allen Dean Foster's bench press.

- Okay.

- [Narrator] Here's Allen Dean Foster's front kick.

- Got that from Chuck Norris.

- [Narrator] Not a joke.

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Here's Allen Dean Foster with his camera.

He's recorded his travels on six continents.

- I'm stuck on this one planet that I'm determined

to see as much of it as I possibly can.

- [Narrator] So, how does a world famous,

crazy prolific,

sci-fi writer manage to keep this up,

and still find time for his writing?

- Well, to stop learning is to start to die.

- [Narrator] Didn't Desiderius Erasmus say that?

- Yes he did.

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- You know, John Ford only needed one take.