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Free Audio Excerpt of HELLHOLE: Prologue & Chapter 1

Kevin J. Anderson | February 26, 2011

MacMillan Audio has made available an excerpt of the unabridged audiobook of Hellhole, the prologue and first chapter—read by our long-time narrator Scott Brick, whose voice will be familiar to listeners of our previous books. To listen to the excerpt, click here. Also, I was recently the guest on two episodes of the Writing Excuses [...]

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Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years Included Among Year’s Best

Kevin J. Anderson | February 22, 2011

Locus Magazine just gave us a very nice nod in their Year in Review:  “Coffee table book L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: The First 25 Years, edited by Kevin J. Anderson (Galaxy Press) is an overview of the contest’s history with an eye-opening series of profiles of contest winners and judges, including [...]

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New Dallas signing added to HELLHOLE tour

Kevin J. Anderson | February 21, 2011

Due to Borders Books closing some of their stores, we’ve had to move my Dallas-area signing and talk for Hellhole.  the new event will be: Wednesday, March 30 7 PM Borders Books #246 965 West Bethany Drive Allen, TX  75013 I hope to see some of you there!  (Note, although this book-signing tour is to promote Hellhole, [...]

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Library Journal Review of HELLHOLE

Kevin J. Anderson | February 17, 2011

Library Journal just released their review of Hellhole: Herbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson. Hellhole. Tor.Mar. 2011. c.544p. ISBN 9780765322692. $25.99. SF In the distant future, the Constellation controls a core of 20 worlds—the Crown Jewels—and claims dominion over more than 50 peripheral planets in “the Deep Zone.” When General Adolphus challenges the corrupt rule [...]

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US Tour Dates for HELLHOLE Announced

Kevin J. Anderson | February 16, 2011

Tor Books has just announced the dates and locations for the 12-city book tour for HELLHOLE.  The book hits stores on March 15.  We hope to see you at one of our signings. BRIAN & KEVIN Wednesday, March 16 at 7 pm SEATTLE, WA University Book Store 4326 University Way Seattle, WA 98105 Thursday, March [...]

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Excerpt from HELLHOLE

Kevin J. Anderson | February 11, 2011

Tor Books has posted the jacket copy and the prologue from my new novel Hellhole with Brian Herbert.  It’s free—sign in and read it at http://www.tor.com/hellhole/register. You can also watch the Hellhole promo trailer on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUxH6aIXeTU The book will be released in the US on March 15.  We’ll be doing a 13-city US [...]

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Escaping Into Science Fiction

Kevin J. Anderson | February 9, 2011

I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin in the US, a rural area with farms, big red barns and tall grain silos . . . and nothing interesting to do.  Even as a little kid I was enamored with watching science fiction movies (the Saturday afternoon Sci-Fi Cinema that broadcast old black-and-white science [...]

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A Day in Rye

Kevin J. Anderson | February 5, 2011

After our panels, signings, and interviews at the SFX Weekender, Rebecca and I had a free day on Saturday to explore the medieval town of Rye, not far from Dover. Our hotel, the Mermaid Inn, was an extremely old hotel on a breathtakingly quaint (I mean that in a good sense) narrow cobblestoned street.  It [...]

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London Booksignings and SFX Weekend

Kevin J. Anderson | February 4, 2011

Our official activities on Thursday didn’t begin until 11 AM, so I had plenty of time to go down the street to Starbucks for our morning coffee, then I finished the last of the thirty signed/sketched copies of Hellhole and packaged the boxes for pickup, and found I had time to edit a chapter in [...]

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New HELLHOLE book trailer

Kevin J. Anderson | February 3, 2011

Tor Books produced an excellent new video book trailer for Hellhole.  I’m very pleased with how it turned out.  Click below to view it Hellhole Trailer

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