VJ Books Presents Author Kevin J. Anderson!
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 170 books, 58 of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-files, and Dune universes, as well as two unique steampunk fantasy novels with legendary rock drummer Neil Peart.
Anderson writes fantasy, science fiction, and horror, among other genres. In addition to writing solo, he has collaborated with authors such as Dean Koontz (Frankenstein: Prodigal Son). His recent novel, Dune: The Lady of Caladan is the newest installment of the internationally bestselling Dune series, written in collaboration with Brian Herbert, son of the legendary creator of the Dune universe, Frank Herbert.
Born in 1962 in Racine, Wisconsin, Anderson spent his childhood in a little town south of Madison. He knew he wanted to create fiction before he even learned to write and wrote his first work of fiction on his father's typewriter at age 8. By age 10 he had saved enough money that he could either buy himself a bicycle or his own typewriter. He chose a typewriter...and has been writing ever since.
He first approached a publisher as a freshman in high school, but it took him two years and 80 rejections before he finally saw one of his stories in print.
Anderson graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a degree in Physics and Astronomy and worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 13 years doing technical writing. During this time, he also published his first full-length novel, Resurrection (1988) before leaving to focus on his writing. His career has been a study in the importance of persistence; despite his eventual rampant success, he has collected more than 750 rejection slips over the course of his career.
Besides writing, Anderson is a Board member of the Challenger Centers for Space Science Education and the Lifeboat Foundation, and an avid mountain climber. He has climbed every peak over 14,000 feet in the State of Colorado and visited 6 continents.
Anderson and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press. They live in a castle in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
You can find a signed copy of Dune: The Lady of Caladan and a collection of other Kevin J. Anderson signed books below.
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