They have subsequently published and reprinted works in various genres, including several out-of-print or previously unpublished novels by Frank Herbert.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, including his 1959 Pulitzer Prize-winning political novel Advise and Consent.
Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author.
Anderson was born March 27, 1962 in Racine, Wisconsin, and grew up in Oregon, Wisconsin.
As a noted Star Wars novelist, Anderson was a participant in the FidoNet Star Wars Echo, a 1990s bulletin board system forum cited as one of the earliest influential forms of Star Wars on-line fandom. In 1997, Anderson and Brian Herbert signed a $3 million deal with Bantam Books to coauthor a prequel trilogy to the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels (1969–1985) by Herbert's deceased father, Frank Herbert.
(1979) and Decision (1983). WordFire released four previously unpublished novels by Frank Herbert, who died in 1986: High-Opp (2012), Angels' Fall (2013), A Game of Authors (2013), and A Thorn in the Bush (2014).
Anderson would later marry Moesta, and frequently coauthors novels with both her and Beason. ==Writing== Anderson's first novel, Resurrection, Inc., was published in 1988 and nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.
As a noted Star Wars novelist, Anderson was a participant in the FidoNet Star Wars Echo, a 1990s bulletin board system forum cited as one of the earliest influential forms of Star Wars on-line fandom. In 1997, Anderson and Brian Herbert signed a $3 million deal with Bantam Books to coauthor a prequel trilogy to the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels (1969–1985) by Herbert's deceased father, Frank Herbert.
His 1993 collaboration with Beason, Assemblers of Infinity, was nominated for both a Nebula and Locus Award.
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 series from 1995 to 1998.
Contracted to write novels in the Star Wars expanded universe, Anderson published the Jedi Academy trilogy in 1994, followed by the 1996 novel Darksaber.
As a noted Star Wars novelist, Anderson was a participant in the FidoNet Star Wars Echo, a 1990s bulletin board system forum cited as one of the earliest influential forms of Star Wars on-line fandom. In 1997, Anderson and Brian Herbert signed a $3 million deal with Bantam Books to coauthor a prequel trilogy to the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels (1969–1985) by Herbert's deceased father, Frank Herbert.
He and Moesta also wrote the 14-volume Young Jedi Knights series from 1995 to 1998.
Starting with 1999's House Atreides, the ongoing Dune prequel series has expanded to ten novels to date.
Between 2011 and 2014, Anderson and Herbert also released their Hellhole trilogy of novels unrelated to Dune. In 2002, Anderson released the steampunk/adventure novel The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius, and was subsequently asked to write The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), a novelization of the film of the same name.
In 2005, Anderson co-wrote, along with Dean Koontz, the first book in the Frankenstein series called Frankenstein, Prodigal Son. Between 2002 and 2008, Anderson published a seven novel original space opera series called The Saga of Seven Suns.
The following year he also wrote the novelization for the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
In 2005, Anderson co-wrote, along with Dean Koontz, the first book in the Frankenstein series called Frankenstein, Prodigal Son. Between 2002 and 2008, Anderson published a seven novel original space opera series called The Saga of Seven Suns.
Anderson (March 2007) Interview with Kevin J.
In 2005, Anderson co-wrote, along with Dean Koontz, the first book in the Frankenstein series called Frankenstein, Prodigal Son. Between 2002 and 2008, Anderson published a seven novel original space opera series called The Saga of Seven Suns.
Anderson (February 2010) Interview by Wayne Gerard Trotman, Red Moon Chronicle, August 2011 Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio Interview with Rodger Nichols "Kevin J.
In 2011 Publishers Weekly 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 (2007), sequels to Frank Herbert's final novel Dune (1985) which complete the chronological progression of his original series and wrap up storylines that began with his Heretics of Dune (1984).
Between 2011 and 2014, Anderson and Herbert also released their Hellhole trilogy of novels unrelated to Dune. In 2002, Anderson released the steampunk/adventure novel The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius, and was subsequently asked to write The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), a novelization of the film of the same name.
===WordFire Press=== In 2011, Anderson and Moesta founded their own publishing imprint, WordFire Press, to reissue some of their out-of-print books in paperback and/or e-book formats.
Anderson (February 2010) Interview by Wayne Gerard Trotman, Red Moon Chronicle, August 2011 Modern Signed Books BlogTalkRadio Interview with Rodger Nichols "Kevin J.
series between 2012 and 2014.
In 2012, Anderson coauthored a novelization of Clockwork Angels, an album by the Canadian rock band Rush, with Rush’s drummer, Neil Peart.
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, including his 1959 Pulitzer Prize-winning political novel Advise and Consent.
That novel, out of print for nearly 15 years, ranked #27 on the 2013 BookFinder.com list of the Top 100 Most Searched for Out of Print Books before WordFire reissued it in February 2014.
Between 2011 and 2014, Anderson and Herbert also released their Hellhole trilogy of novels unrelated to Dune. In 2002, Anderson released the steampunk/adventure novel The Fantastic History of a Dark Genius, and was subsequently asked to write The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), a novelization of the film of the same name.
In 2014 he began publishing a sequel trilogy called The Saga of Shadows.
series between 2012 and 2014.
That novel, out of print for nearly 15 years, ranked #27 on the 2013 BookFinder.com list of the Top 100 Most Searched for Out of Print Books before WordFire reissued it in February 2014.
Anderson and Peart reunited in 2015 for a sequel, Clockwork Lives.
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