Startup studio Pomme announces a multi-license deal with science fiction author Alan Dean Foster, whose works include book adaptations for Star Wars (I'm sure I still have a ratty copy of A Splinter of the Mind's Eye around here somewhere), Star Trek (including a credit in Star Trek: The Motion Picture), Alien, Transformers, and Terminator. Foster will also consult, and the first project from this collaboration is an adaptation of his 1975 novel Midworld, which some consider the inspiration for Avatar. Additionally, "Pomme has established an Advisory Board of entertainment giants to help steer the Alan Dean Foster projects. It includes Alan Wilson, Co-founder of Tripwire Interactive, publisher of Killing Floor and Red Orchestra, and Jon Radoff, CEO of Beamable, who has worked on Game of Thrones, Star Trek and Walking Dead games." Here's more:

Alan Dean Foster will be bringing his world-renowned Midworld, as well as other titles, to games, thanks to an agreement with newly-founded international studio Pomme – where he will also work closely with the team in an advisory role.

A New York Times best-selling author, Foster has written several book series, over 20 standalone novels, plus novelisations of movie scripts including Star Wars, Alien, Terminator, Transformers and Star Trek. His agreement with Pomme will see at least 14 of his works to games, including previously published novels and eight unpublished works, released in a series called ‘Alan Dean Foster Presents…’. The first will be an adaptation of Midworld – the book that launched Humanx Commonwealth, which will be published by Pomme’s publishing arm Sunset Sugar Studios on PC via Steam in 2026.