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Kevin J Anderson


(Kevin James Anderson)
USA flag (b.1962)
Husband of Rebecca Moesta

aka Kem Antilles, Gabriel Mesta

Kevin J. Anderson has written more than 125 books, including 52 national or international bestsellers. He has over 23 million books in print worldwide in thirty languages. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and has won the SFX Readers' Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con he received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.

He has written numerous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels in the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, as well as Star Wars and X-Files novels. In his original work, he is best known for his Saga of Seven Suns series, the Terra Incognita trilogy, the Dan Shamble, Zombie PI series, and Clockwork Angels: The Novel with Neil Peart.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, GameLit, Thriller
 
Series
Gamearth Trilogy
   1. Gamearth (1989)
   2. Gameplay (1989)
   3. Game's End (1990)
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Craig Kreident (with Doug Beason)
   1. Virtual Destruction (1996)
   2. Fallout (1997)
   3. Lethal Exposure (1998)
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Prelude to Dune (with Brian Herbert)
   1. House Atreides (1999)
   2. House Harkonnen (2000)
   3. House Corrino (2001)
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Dune (with Brian Herbert)
continued from the original series by Frank Herbert
   Fremen Justice (2001)
   7. Hunters of Dune (2006)
   8. Sandworms of Dune (2007)
   Tales of Dune: Expanded Edition (2017)
   Sands of Dune (2022)
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Saga of Seven Suns
   0.5. Veiled Alliances (2011)
   1. Hidden Empire (2002)
   2. A Forest of Stars (2003)
   3. Horizon Storms (2004)
   4. Scattered Suns (2005)
   5. Of Fire and Night (2006)
   6. Metal Swarm (2007)
   7. The Ashes of Worlds (2008)
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Dune (with Brian Herbert and Frank Herbert)
   The Road to Dune (2005)
continued in the series by Kevin J Anderson
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Slan (with A E van Vogt)
   2. Slan Hunter (2007)
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Heroes of Dune (with Brian Herbert)
   1. Paul of Dune (2008)
   2. The Winds of Dune (2009)
   Princess of Dune (2023)
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Terra Incognita
   1. The Edge of the World (2009)
   2. The Map of All Things (2010)
   Mythical Creatures (2011)
   3. The Key to Creation (2011)
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Hell Hole Trilogy (with Brian Herbert)
   1. Hellhole (2011)
   2. Hellhole Awakening (2013)
   3. Hellhole Inferno (2014)
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Dark Labyrinth
   1. Dark Labyrinth 1 (2011)
   2. Dark Labyrinth 2 (2011)
 
Dan Shamble, Zombie PI
   1. Death Warmed Over (2012)
   1.5. Stakeout at the Vampire Circus (2013)
   2. Unnatural Acts (2012)
   2.5. Road Kill (2013)
   3. Hair Raising (2013)
   3.5. Naughty and Nice (2013)
   4. Slimy Underbelly (2014)
   5. Working Stiff (2015)
   6. Tastes Like Chicken (2017)
   7. Services Rendered (2018)
   8. Double-Booked (2022)
   9. Bats in the Belfry (2023)
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Clockwork Angels (with Neil Peart)
   1. Clockwork Angels (2012)
   2. Clockwork Lives (2016)
   3. Clockwork Destiny (2023)
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Great Schools of Dune (with Brian Herbert)
   1. The Sisterhood of Dune (2012)
   2. Mentats of Dune (2014)
   3. Navigators of Dune (2016)
   3.5. Dune: Red Plague (2016)
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Wake the Dragon
   1. Spine of the Dragon (2019)
   2. Vengewar (2021)
   3. Gods and Dragons (2022)
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Hexworld
   1. Roll (2021)
   2. Play (2021)
   3. End (2021)
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Novels
   Resurrection, Inc. (1988)
   Lifeline (1990) (with Doug Beason)
   The Trinity Paradox (1991) (with Doug Beason)
   Afterimage (1992) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
   Assemblers of Infinity (1993) (with Doug Beason)
   Climbing Olympus (1994)
   Ill Wind (1995) (with Doug Beason)
   Blindfold (1995)
   Ignition (1996) (with Doug Beason)
   Ai! Pedrito! (1998) (with L Ron Hubbard)
   Aftershock (1998) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
   The Outer Limits, Armageddon Dreams (2000)
   Supernova (2000) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   Fantastic Voyage : Microcosm (2001)
   Captain Nemo (2002)
   Hopscotch (2002)
   The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
   Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
   The Last Days of Krypton (2007)
   Enemies & Allies (2009)
   Kill Zone (2019) (with Doug Beason)
   Mr. Wells & the Martians (2020)
   Stake (2020)
   The Ghost of Christmas Always (2021)
   Persephone (2024) (with Jeffrey Morris)
   Nether Station (2024)
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Collections
   Dogged Persistence (2001)
   Artifact (2003) (with others)
   Landscapes (2006)
   Alternitech (2011)
   Magnetic Reflections (2011) (with Doug Beason)
   Tucker's Grove (2013)
   Three Military SF Novellas (2019)
   The Funny Business (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Drumbeats (2010) (with Neil Peart)
   Collaborators (2010) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   Drilling Deep (2010)
   Fondest of Memories (2010)
   Frog Kiss (2010)
   Job Qualifications (2010)
   Prisons (2010) (with Doug Beason)
   Redmond's Private Screening (2010)
   Comrades in Arms (2014)
   Mammoth Dawn (2015) (with Gregory Benford)
   Escape Hatch (2018)
   Prisoner of War (2018)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
Blood Lite
   1. Blood Lite (2008)
   2. Overbite (2010)
   3. Aftertaste (2011)
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Series contributed to
Star Wars : Jedi Academy
   1. Jedi Search (1994)
   2. Dark Apprentice (1994)
   3. Champions of the Force (1994)
   4. Leviathan (2000)
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X-Files
   3. Ground Zero (1995)
   4. Ruins (1996)
   5. Antibodies (1997)
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Star Wars : Young Jedi Knights
   1. Heirs of the Force (1995) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   2. Shadow Academy (1995) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   3. The Lost Ones (1995) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   4. Lightsabers (1996) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   5. Darkest Knight (1996) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   6. Jedi Under Siege (1996) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   7. Shards of Alderaan (1997) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   8. Diversity Alliance (1997) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   9. Delusions of Grandeur (1997) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   10. Jedi Bounty (1997) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   11. The Emperor's Plague (1998) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   12. Return to Ord Mantell (1998) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   13. Trouble on Cloud City (1998) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   14. Crisis at Crystal Reef (1999) (with Rebecca Moesta)
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Titan A E
   Akima's Story (2000) (with Rebecca Moesta)
   Cale's Story (2000) (with Rebecca Moesta)
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Five by Five
   1. Five by Five (2012) (with others)
   2. No Surrender (2012) (with others)
   3. Target Zone (2014) (with others)
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Arcane America
   1. Uncharted (2018) (with Sarah A Hoyt)
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Tears of Perseus
   1. Truumeel's Light (2022) (with Jennifer Brozek)
   2. Falk's Claim (2022) (with Kevin Steverson)
   3. Mercia's Hammer (2022) (with William Alan Webb)
   4. Metzler's Mistake (2022) (with DJ Bodden)
   5. Raden's End (2023) (with DJ Bodden)
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Non fiction
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Books containing stories by Kevin J Anderson
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Weird Tales Magazine No. 368 (2024)
Occult Detective Issue
(Weird Tales Magazine)
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It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 3.5 (2024)
(It Came From the Trailer Park, book 3)
edited by
Philip K Booker and William Joseph Roberts

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Awards
2018 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel : Uncharted

Award nominations
2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Dark Between the Stars
2013 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (nominee) : Death Warmed Over
1995 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Climbing Olympus
1994 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Assemblers of Infinity
1993 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Assemblers of Infinity
1992 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Trinity Paradox
1989 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Resurrection, Inc.
1988 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel (nominee) : Resurrection, Inc.


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