A number of different authors have written licensed Star Wars novels. Alan Dean Foster ghostwrote the novelizations of the original trilogy, while Terry Brooks, R.A. Salvatore, and Matthew Stover respectively wrote the novelizations of the prequel trilogy.Other notable others of Star Wars novels include Timothy Zahn, Michael Stackpole, and Kevin J. Anderson.nswer by Valentine62 (2131). A variety of authors including Timothy Zahn, Terry Bisson, Karen Travvis, Michael Reeves, James Luceno, and Elizabeth Hand, wrote a large number of the 'Star Wars' fiction books.