Kevin J. Anderson
Author of Prodigal Son
About the Author
Kevin J. Anderson was born on March 27, 1962. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked in California for twelve years as a technical writer and editor at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His science fiction books include Resurrection, Inc., the Star Wars Jedi Academy Trilogy, the show more Young Jedi Knights series, Ground Zero, Ruins, Climbing Olympus, Blindfold, and The Dark Between the Stars. He has also written several books with Doug Beason including Ignition, Virtual Destruction, Fallout, and Ill Wind. (Bowker Author Biography) Kevin J. Anderson has written twenty seven bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader's Choice Award. He also holds the Guinness world record for "The Largest Single-Author Signing". (Publisher Provided) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
The penname Gabriel Moesta is used by both Kevin J. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta, and therefore should not be combined with either.
Series
Works by Kevin J. Anderson
Worldbuilding: From Small Towns to Entire Universes (The Million Dollar Writing Series) (2015) 13 copies
Five by Five 2: No Surrender: Book 2 of the Five by Five Series of Military SF (Volume 2) (2013) 10 copies
Island in a Sea of Stars: A Tor.Com Original set in the Saga of Shadows: The Dark Between the Stars (2014) 10 copies
Five by Five: Five short novels by five masters of military science fiction (Volume 1) (2013) 9 copies
Mr. Wells & the Martians: A Thrilling Eyewitness Account of the Recent Alien Invasion (2020) 9 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith #1 - Masters and Students of the Force (1994) 7 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith #2: Funeral for a Dark Lord (1996) 5 copies
On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to Be a Better Writer (Million Dollar Writing Series) (2019) 5 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 47, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2023] — Contributor — 5 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire #5: End of an Empire — Author — 5 copies
The Saga of Seven Suns: TWO SHORT NOVELS: Includes Veiled Alliances and Whistling Past the Graveyard (2019) 5 copies
Dune: Legends, Heroes, Schools: (The Butlerian Jihad, The Machine Crusade, The Battle of Corrin, Paul of Dune, The… (2017) — Author — 5 copies
Rough Draft [short story] 4 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith #0: Conquest and Unification (1996) 4 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith #3: The Fabric of an Empire (1996) 4 copies
Dune 3 copies
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith #5: The Flight of Starbreaker 12 (1997) 3 copies
Clockwork Angels #4 3 copies
Ink Spot [short story] 3 copies
A Delicate Balance 2 copies
Much at Stake [short story] 2 copies
The Artifact (The Daredevils' Club) 2 copies
Star Wars - Kopfgeld auf Han Solo 2 copies
Canals in the Sand 2 copies
Liberation [short story] 2 copies
JSA: Strange Adventures #1 2 copies
The Road to Dune by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson Unabridged CD Audiobook (Dune Series) (2005) 2 copies
Collaborators (Short Story) 1 copy
Bane of the Sith 1 copy
Dark Carbuncle — Author — 1 copy
Hidden Empire, A Forest of Stars, Horizon Storms, Scattered Suns, Of Fire and Night, Metal Swarm, The Ashes of Worlds… (2002) 1 copy
Blood Oasis 1 copy
The Authentic Touch 1 copy
Slan Hunter Part 1 1 copy
JSA: Strange Adventures #2 1 copy
Dűne - Caladan hercege 1 copy
Horizon’s Storm 1 copy
Write Good or Die 1 copy
JSA: Strange Adventures #3 1 copy
JSA: Strange Adventures #4 1 copy
Newts [short story] 1 copy
A Long Way from Home 1 copy
Identity Crisis 1 copy
Loincloth 1 copy
Good Old Days [short story] 1 copy
Mundane Lane [short story] 1 copy
Remembering Warriors: A Charity Commemoration Of The 100th Anniversary Of The First Armistice Day (2018) 1 copy
Prisons 1 copy
Alien Landscapes 1 1 copy
Writing As a Team Sport: The Complete Writer’s Guide to Collaboration (Million Dollar Writing Series) (2018) 1 copy
The Hind 1 copy
Predator: Primal 1 copy
Kevin J. Anderson Saga of Seven Suns 7 Books Collection Set RRP: £62.24 (Saga of Seven Suns) (Saga of Seven Suns… (2010) 1 copy
The Sacrifice [short story] 1 copy
Nebula 2011 1 copy
Tide Pools 1 copy
Death Of The Hind 1 copy
Dark Angel, Archangel 1 copy
On On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to Be a Better Writer (Million Dollar Writing Series) 1 copy
Grumpy Old Monsters #1 1 copy
The X Files Ruins 1 copy
Scattered Suns #4 1 copy
Horizon Storms #3 1 copy
A Forest of Stars #2 1 copy
Dark Labyrinth 2 1 copy
Associated Works
Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala (Volumes 1 and 2) (2013) — Contributor — 17 copies
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXX, No. 9 (September 2000) (2000) — Author, some editions — 11 copies
Bridge Across the Stars: A Sci-Fi Bridge Original Anthology (2018) — Foreword, some editions — 11 copies
StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3 — Contributor — 4 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2020] (2020) — Contributor — 3 copies
Infected: Tales to Read at Home — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Anderson, Kevin James
- Other names
- Anderson, K. J.
Mesta, Gabriel - Birthdate
- 1962-03-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Oregon, Wisconsin, USA
Monument, Colorado, USA - Education
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Occupations
- Technical Writer
editor
science fiction writer - Relationships
- Moesta, Rebecca (wife)
- Organizations
- Superstars Writing Seminar (cofounder)
- Awards and honors
- Guinness World Record (largest single-author signing, 1998)
Scribe Award (Grandmaster, Faust Award, 2012) - Agent
- John Silbersack
- Disambiguation notice
- The penname Gabriel Moesta is used by both Kevin J. Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta, and therefore should not be combined with either.
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- Works
- 406
- Also by
- 102
- Members
- 72,355
- Popularity
- #174
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 961
- ISBNs
- 1,794
- Languages
- 26
- Favorited
- 38
A fun book. Not especially great, but enjoyable summer read if you don't want something especially gripping and heavy. It's not going to grab you and hold your attention, but it'll be fun to pick up now and again and through to the end.
I'll definitely read the rest of the series, and see how the other books fair, but they're not 'must read right now', going off this book.… (more)