Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American
science fiction
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author. He has written spin-off novels for ''
Star Wars
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'', ''
StarCraft
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'', ''
Titan A.E.
''Titan A.E.'' is a 2000 American animated science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Barrymore. Its title refers to the spacecraft ...
'' and ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'', and with
Brian Herbert
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Brian Herbert's novels include ''Sidney's Comet' ...
is the co-author of the
''Dune'' prequel series. His original works include the ''
Saga of Seven Suns
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, from the Super NES to the ...
'' series and the
Nebula Award
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–nominated ''
Assemblers of Infinity''. He has also written several comic books, including the
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
''Star Wars'' series ''
Tales of the Jedi'' written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Dark Horse ''
Predator
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'' titles, and ''The X-Files'' titles for
Topps
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. Some of Anderson's superhero novels include ''
Enemies & Allies'', about the first meeting of
Batman
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and
Superman
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, and ''The Last Days of Krypton'', telling the story of how Superman's planet
Krypton
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came to be destroyed.
Anderson has published over 140 books, over 50 of which have been on US and international bestseller lists, and he has more than 23 million books in print worldwide.
Anderson is working as a Professor at
Western Colorado University
Western Colorado University (Western) is a public university in Gunnison, Colorado. It enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students, with 25 percent coming from out of state.
Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas ...
. Anderson has been a Literary Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the
Life, the Universe, & Everything
''Life, the Universe, & Everything: The Marion K. "Doc" Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy'' is an academic conference held annually since 1983 in Provo, Utah. It is the longest-running science fiction and fantasy convention in Utah, ...
professional science fiction and fantasy arts symposium, on at least three occasions: 2016, 2006 and 1993.
In 2021, Anderson was inducted into the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame along with
Stephen King
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and
James Michener
James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and ...
.
Early and personal life
Kevin J. Anderson was born March 27, 1962, in
Racine, Wisconsin
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, and grew up in
Oregon, Wisconsin
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. According to Anderson, ''
The War of the Worlds
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'' greatly influenced him. At the age of eight, he wrote his first story, titled "Injection". At ten, he bought a typewriter and has written ever since. In his freshman year in high school, he submitted his first short story to a magazine, but it took two more years before one of his manuscripts was accepted. When it was accepted, they paid him in copies of the magazine. In his senior year, he sold his first story for money for $12.50.
For 12 years Anderson worked at the
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is a federal research facility in Livermore, California, United States. The lab was originally established as the University of California Radiation Laboratory, Livermore Branch in 1952 in response ...
, where he met fellow writers
Rebecca Moesta
Rebecca Moesta Anderson (born November 17, 1956) is an American writer and the author of several science fiction books.
Early life
Rebecca Moesta Anderson was born in Germany to American parents, and raised in Pasadena, California, where she liv ...
and
Doug Beason
Doug Beason (born 1953) is an American scientist and science fiction author.
He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977 with a dual major in physics and math. He started his first novel while at the Academy after returning the ...
. Anderson later married Moesta and frequently coauthors novels with both her and Beason.
Writing
![Kevin_J_Anderson_at_Book_Signing_Toronto_Aug_18_2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Kevin_J_Anderson_at_Book_Signing_Toronto_Aug_18_2009.jpg)
Anderson's first novel, ''Resurrection, Inc.'', was published in 1988 and nominated for a
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
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Winners and nominees
References
{{Bram Stoker Award
Firs ...
.
His 1993 collaboration with Beason, ''
Assemblers of Infinity'', was nominated for both a
Nebula
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and
Locus Award
The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...
.
Anderson wrote ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'' novels ''Ground Zero'' (1995), ''Ruins'' (1996) and ''Antibodies'' (1997). ''Ground Zero'' reached #1 on the ''
London Sunday Times
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'' Best Seller List and ''Ruins'' made the
''New York Times'' Best Seller list. Contracted to write novels in the
''Star Wars'' expanded universe, Anderson published the
''Jedi Academy'' trilogy in 1994, followed by the 1996 novel ''
Darksaber''. He and Moesta also wrote the 14-volume ''
Young Jedi Knights
''Young Jedi Knights'' is a '' Star Wars'' young adult fiction series by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta. It was published from 1995 to 1998. It covers the Jedi training of Jacen and Jaina Solo, the twin c ...
'' series from 1995 to 1998.
As a noted ''Star Wars'' novelist, Anderson was a participant in the FidoNet ''Star Wars'' Echo, a 1990s
bulletin board system
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forum cited as one of the earliest influential forms of ''Star Wars'' on-line
fandom
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.
In 1997, Anderson and
Brian Herbert
Brian Patrick Herbert (born June 29, 1947) is an American author who lives in Washington (state), Washington state. He is the elder son of science fiction author Frank Herbert (who died in 1986).
Brian Herbert's novels include ''Sidney's Comet' ...
signed a $3 million deal with
Bantam Books
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to coauthor a
prequel
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The term " ...
trilogy
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to the 1965 novel ''
Dune
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'' and its
five sequels (1969–1985) by Herbert's deceased father,
Frank Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920February 11, 1986) was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel '' Dune'' and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked a ...
.
Starting with 1999's ''
Dune: House Atreides'', the ongoing
''Dune'' prequel series has expanded to ten novels to date. In 2011 ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' called the series "a sprawling edifice that Frank Herbert’s son and Anderson have built on the foundation of the original ''Dune'' novels."
Anderson and Brian Herbert have also published ''
Hunters of Dune'' (2006) and ''
Sandworms of Dune
''Sandworms of Dune'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the second of two books they wrote to conclude Frank Herbert's original ''Dune'' series. It is based on notes left behind by Frank Herbert ...
'' (2007),
sequel
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s to Frank Herbert's final novel ''
Chapterhouse: Dune'' (1985) which complete the chronological progression of his original series and wrap up storylines that began with his ''
Heretics of Dune
''Heretics of Dune'' is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the fifth in his ''Dune'' series of six novels. It was ranked as the No. 13 hardcover fiction best seller of 1984 by ''The New York Times''.
Fifteen hundred years have pa ...
'' (1984).
Between 2011 and 2014, Anderson and Herbert also released their
''Hellhole'' trilogy of novels unrelated to ''Dune''.
In 2002, Anderson released the
steampunk
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/
adventure novel
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction.
History
In the Introduction to the ''Encyclopedi ...
''
Captain Nemo: The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius'' and was subsequently asked to write ''
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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'' (2003), a
novelization
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of the
film of the same name.
The following year he also wrote the novelization for the 2004 film ''
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', often shortened to ''Sky Captain'', is a 2004 science fiction action- adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law an ...
''. In 2005, Anderson co-wrote, along with
Dean Koontz
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, the first book in the Frankenstein series called ''
Frankenstein, Prodigal Son''.
Between 2002 and 2008, Anderson published a seven-novel original
space opera
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...
series called ''
The Saga of Seven Suns
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''.
In 2014 he began publishing a sequel trilogy called ''
The Saga of Shadows''.
Anderson published four novels and two short stories in his ''
Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.'' series between 2012 and 2014.
In 2012, Anderson coauthored a novelization of ''
Clockwork Angels
''Clockwork Angels'' is the nineteenth and final studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on June 12, 2012, on Roadrunner Records. During the band's year-and-a-half break following its Snakes & Arrows Tour, the group decided to write a ...
'', an album by the Canadian rock band
Rush, with Rush’s drummer,
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart OC (; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian-American musician, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an ...
. Anderson and Peart reunited in 2015 for a sequel, ''Clockwork Lives''.
WordFire Press
![Kevin J](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Kevin_J._Anderson_and_Rebecca_Moesta-Comic_Con_2004.JPG)
In 2011, Anderson and Moesta founded their own publishing imprint, WordFire Press, to reissue some of their
out-of-print book
__NOTOC__
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s in paperback and/or
e-book
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formats. They have subsequently published and reprinted works in various genres, including several out-of-print or previously unpublished novels by Frank Herbert.
In 2013, WordFire acquired the reprint rights to the works of
Allen Drury
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, including his 1959
Pulitzer Prize
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-winning
political novel
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''
Advise and Consent
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''.
That novel, out of print for nearly 15 years, ranked #27 on the 2013
BookFinder.com
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list of the Top 100 Most Searched for Out of Print Books before WordFire reissued it in February 2014.
The company also reprinted ''Advise and Consent'' five
sequel
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s — ''
A Shade of Difference'' (1962), ''
Capable of Honor'' (1966), ''
Preserve and Protect'' (1968), ''
Come Nineveh, Come Tyre'' (1973), and ''
The Promise of Joy'' (1975) — as well as Drury's later novels ''
Mark Coffin, U.S.S.'' (1979) and ''
Decision'' (1983).
WordFire released four previously unpublished novels by Frank Herbert, who died in 1986: ''
High-Opp
''High-Opp'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert, written between ''The Dragon in the Sea'' (1955) and ''Dune (novel), Dune'' (1965), and published posthumously in 2012. It contains a foreword by Kevin J. Anderson, who co- ...
'' (2012), ''
Angels' Fall
''Angels' Fall'' is an adventure fiction, adventure/thriller (genre), thriller novel written by Frank Herbert in 1957 and published posthumously in 2013.
Plot summary
After crashing in the Amazon rainforest, pilot Jeb Logan leads his small group ...
'' (2013), ''
A Game of Authors'' (2013), and ''
A Thorn in the Bush
''A Thorn in the Bush'' is a thriller (genre), thriller novel written by Frank Herbert and published posthumously in 2014.
Plot summary
Expatriate American Mrs. Ross is living a quiet life in San Juan, Mexico when an ambitious American painter ar ...
'' (2014). Anderson announced these in his
blog
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.
WordFire also reissued several of Herbert's unavailable titles: ''
Destination: Void'' (1966), ''
The Heaven Makers'' (1968), ''
Soul Catcher'' (1972), ''
The Godmakers'' (1972), and ''
Direct Descent'' (1980) — as well as ''
Man of Two Worlds'' (1986), an out-of-print novel cowritten by Herbert and his son Brian.
WordFire also possesses non-US/Canadian e-book rights to some of Anderson's own collaborations with Brian Herbert, the ''
Prelude to Dune
The ''Dune'' prequel series is a sequence of novel trilogies written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Set in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert, the novels take place in various time periods before and in between Herbert's ...
'' trilogy (1999-2001), as well as Anderson's ''
Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.'' series of novels.
Awards, records and nominations
* ''Resurrection, Inc.'' (1988): Nominated for
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
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Winners and nominees
References
{{Bram Stoker Award
Firs ...
* ''
Assemblers of Infinity'' with
Doug Beason
Doug Beason (born 1953) is an American scientist and science fiction author.
He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977 with a dual major in physics and math. He started his first novel while at the Academy after returning the ...
(1993):
Nebula
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and
Locus Award
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nominee
* ''Blindfold'' (1995): Preliminary
Nebula Award
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nominee (1996)
* ''Ground Zero'' (1995): No. 1 on ''
The Sunday Times
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'' best seller list and voted "Best Science Fiction Novel of 1995" by readers of ''
SFX''
* ''Ruins'' (1996):
''New York Times'' Best Seller list (first ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'' novel to make the list) and voted the "Best Science Fiction Novel of 1996"
* ''
Young Jedi Knights
''Young Jedi Knights'' is a '' Star Wars'' young adult fiction series by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta. It was published from 1995 to 1998. It covers the Jedi training of Jacen and Jaina Solo, the twin c ...
'' series (1995–98): ''New York Times'' Best Sellers, winner of 1999
Golden Duck Award The Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction were given annually from 1992 to 2017. The awards were presented every year at either Worldcon or the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). In 2018 they were replace ...
(middle grades) for excellence in science fiction
*
Guinness World Record
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for "Largest Single Author Signing" (previously set by General
Colin Powell
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and
Howard Stern
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)
* ''
The Dark Between the Stars'' (2014): Nominated for a
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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.
Works
Anderson has published over 120 books, over 50 of which have been on US and international bestseller lists, and he has more than 23 million books in print worldwide.
References
External links
*
*
Kevin J. Anderson's blog
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1962 births
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
Living people
Novelists from Wisconsin
People from Monument, Colorado
People from Oregon, Wisconsin
Western State Colorado University faculty
Writers from Racine, Wisconsin