Kevin J. Anderson’s Blog

I write. I make up stuff. I adventure hard, so you don’t have to.

US Cover for HELLHOLE (Tor Books)

Kevin J. Anderson | September 29, 2010

This February, Brian Herbert and I will introduce our first non-Dune novel, Hellhole, the start of a new epic SF trilogy to be published by Tor Books.  We just received the final US cover, with a painting by Stephen Youll. The following text will appear on the book’s dust jacket: Hellhole—an epic original science fiction [...]

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“Terra Incognita” Audiobooks now available

Kevin J. Anderson | September 27, 2010

Hachette Audio has just released the unabridged audio edition of the second Terra Incognita novel, The Map of All Things.  Award-winning narrator Scott Brick is the reader.  Available in various audio formats and also for audio download from Audible.com. Scott Brick also narrated the unabridged audio for Book 1 in the series, The Edge of [...]

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Book Signing at the Columbia Memorial Space Center

Kevin J. Anderson | September 26, 2010

On the day following the Writers of the Future event at the end of August, Rebecca and I appeared at the newly reopened Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California at a launch party for the new Star Challengers series.  This educational center, space museum, and Challenger Learning Center is an extensive complex on the [...]

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WRITERS OF THE FUTURE: 2010 AWARDS CEREMONIES IN HOLLYWOOD

Kevin J. Anderson | September 21, 2010

Since 1996 I’ve been a judge and guest instructor for the annual Writers of the Future Contest; Rebecca became a judge in 2007.  It’s one of the most gratifying things we do each year—teaching a dozen or so of the best new writers to emerge from the many thousands of submissions received each quarter.  Recently, [...]

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BLOOD LITE: OVERBITE

Kevin J. Anderson | September 18, 2010

I just received my editor’s copies of Blood Lite II: Overbite, the second volume of humorous horror stories, just in time for Halloween.  The book should be in stores by next week. Great funny stories by Heather Graham, LA Banks, Kelley Armstrong, Allison Brennan, Sharyn McCrumb, Kevin J. Anderson and Janis Ian, Mike Baron, Edward [...]

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Rush and a Mountaintop

Kevin J. Anderson | September 17, 2010

Two great Rush concerts in one week and summiting a 14,264-ft peak; it’s tough to decide which part I enjoyed most.  (On the other hand, I don’t have to decide.) It’ll come as no surprise to my fans that I have long enjoyed the music of Rush.  I’ve been going to their concerts since 1983, [...]

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Appearance Schedule for DragonCon

Kevin J. Anderson | September 1, 2010

The following is my complete appearance schedule at DragonCon this weekend.  In addition we also have a table in the lower dealers’ room, and you can usually find me there if I’m not on stage. FRIDAY 1 PM—reading (Hellhole and Blood Lite 2) 2:30 PM—autograph session (with Rebecca) 4 PM—How to Increase Your Writing Productivity [...]

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Meet June Scobee Rodgers at DragonCon

Kevin J. Anderson | September 1, 2010

On Saturday, Sept 4, June Scobee Rodgers—founder of the Challenger Learning Centers—will be appearing with me and Rebecca, as well as Loren Coleman (publisher of Catalyst Books) at DragonCon in Atlanta.  We have a panel at 1 PM about the Challenger Learning Centers for Space Science Education, as well as the Star Challengers series and [...]

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