Born: 27-Mar-1962
Birthplace: Oregon, WI

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Novelist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Dune Prequels

Science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson gained attention for writing Star Wars novelizations and graphic novels skewed toward the youth market. Anderson was later paired with Brian Herbert to co-author the second generation of Dune novels. Other Anderson projects have included three X-Files novels, as well as a handful of stand-alone works, among them Climbing Olympus, Resurrection, Inc., and Blindfold. Critical response to Anderson's work has varied wildly, but since 1993 thirty-two of Anderson's novels have appeared on national bestseller lists. Kevin J. Anderson holds the distinction of breaking the Guinness World Record for "Largest Single-Author Signing" during the promotional tour of his comedy/adventure novel AI! PEDRITO!. AI! PEDRITO! was based on an ealier short story by L. Ron Hubbard.

Wife: Rebecca Moesta

Author of books:
Climbing Olympus (1994, novel)
Blindfold (1995, novel)
Heirs of the Force (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, Book 1) (1995, juvenile)
House Atreides (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 1) (1999, novel, with Brian Herbert)
Resurrection Inc: 10th Anniversary (2000, novel)
Dogged Persistence (2001, collection)
The Butlerian Jihad (Legends of Dune, Book 1) (2002, novel, with Brian Herbert)
Hidden Empire (The Saga of the Seven Suns, Book 1) (2002, novel)
The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune, Book 2) (2003, novel, with Brian Herbert)
A Forest of Stars (Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2) (2002, novel)
Horizon Storms (The Saga of Seven Suns, Book 3) (2004, novel)

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