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Originally Posted by Critteranne
I also noticed the cover of that Aliens omnibus didn’t mention the name of the author.  Apparently Disney thinks books write themselves. I had to check reviews to learn that (extremely pertinent) information. |
That was what made me stop and think. These are three books, all by the same author. With no credit given on the cover. Obviously, Disney thinks these books will move.
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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash
I haven't heard of issues with other writers for alien series, although I don't know everything so who knows.
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There are issues with other writers:
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SFWA is pleased to report that the matter of missing royalties for Mr. Foster’s novelizations has been resolved. Yet, about a dozen additional authors contacted SFWA with a request for assistance, including the authors of Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones, and multiple other properties. SFWA has provided Disney with the names of authors who are similarly missing royalty statements and payments going back years.
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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash
That was with Alan Dean Foster, who did the novelizations of the movies. I don't think it has been sorted out, and is such a shame, especially since he worked on these off and on for majority of his life and is now 75 with no real way to fight giant Disney. They're greedy and awful.
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But, even if they were only taking advantage of an author in his seventies, that would be enough to tell me this is a company I do not want to support.