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Kevin J. Anderson
Pen name Gabriel Mesta, K. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity J. Anderson
Occupation Author
Genres Science fiction
Influences

Kevin J. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction The War of the Worlds (1898 by H G Wells, is an early Science fiction Novel which describes an invasion of England by Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is a prolific American science fiction author. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded StarCraft is a Military science fiction Real-time strategy Video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Titan AE is a 2000 Post-apocalyptic animated science fiction Adventure film from Fox Animation Studios During the run of the hit TV series The X-Files, many books based on it were released written including novels based on episodes a series of comic books from Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. The Saga of Seven Suns is a series of seven Space opera novels written by Kevin J The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books that are published by Dark Horse Comics and are part of the fictional The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter For the meat company see Topps Meat Company. The Topps Company Inc

Anderson serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. Writers of the Future ( WOTF) is a Science fiction and Fantasy story contest that was originated by L

His wife is author Rebecca Moesta. Rebecca Moesta Anderson, born November 17, 1956 in Heidelberg, West Germany, is the author of several Science fiction books They currently reside near Monument, Colorado. Monument is a rapidly growing Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Biography

Kevin J. Anderson was born March 27, 1962 in Racine, Wisconsin. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The War of the Worlds greatly influenced him. The War of the Worlds (1898 by H G Wells, is an early Science fiction Novel which describes an invasion of England by He wrote his first story at eight years old entitled Injection. At ten, he bought a typewriter and has written ever since.

In his freshman year in high school, he submitted his first short story to a magazine, but it took two more years before one of his manuscripts was accepted. When it was accepted, they paid him in copies of the magazine. In his senior year, he sold his first story for money for $12. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 50. In 1988 his first novel, Resurrection, Inc. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) was published.

Anderson worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for twelve years. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ( LLNL) in Livermore California is a scientific research laboratory founded by the University of California in 1952 There, he met Rebecca Moesta (his wife) and Doug Beason, with whom he frequently writes. Rebecca Moesta Anderson, born November 17, 1956 in Heidelberg, West Germany, is the author of several Science fiction books Doug Beason is an American scientist and Science fiction author

After ten of his science fiction novels were published and met with wide critical acclaim, Lucasfilm offered him a chance at writing Star Wars novels. Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded

Since 1993, 32 of Anderson's novels have been in bestseller lists. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) He has 16 million books in print worldwide. His books have been translated into Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages.

Awards

Bibliography (incomplete)

Star Wars books

Jedi Academy Trilogy

  1. Jedi Search (1994)
  2. Dark Apprentice (1994)
  3. Champions of the Force (1994)

Young Jedi Knights series (with Rebecca Moesta):

  1. Heirs of the Force (1995)
  2. Shadow Academy (1995)
  3. The Lost Ones (1995)
  4. Lightsabers (1996)
  5. Darkest Knight (1996)
  6. Jedi Under Siege (1996)
  7. Shards of Alderaan (1997)
  8. Diversity Alliance (1997)
  9. Delusions of Grandeur (1997)
  10. Jedi Bounty (1997)
  11. The Emperor's Plague (1997)
  12. Return to Ord Mantell (1998)
  13. Trouble on Cloud City (1998)
  14. Crisis at Crystal Reef (1998)

Short story anthologies edited by Anderson:

Reference works:

Dune books

(all with Brian Herbert)

Short stories:

with Doug Beason

Assemblers Of Infinity (1993) ISBN 0-553-29921-2

using materials by L. Ron Hubbard

using materials by A. E. van Vogt

with Dean Koontz

X-Files books

StarCraft books

Fantastic Voyage books

as K. Darksaber is a 1995 bestselling fictional Star Wars novel written by Kevin J The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of Novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of Novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of Novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of Novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. Young Jedi Knights is a Star Wars series by Science fiction writer Kevin J Rebecca Moesta Anderson, born November 17, 1956 in Heidelberg, West Germany, is the author of several Science fiction books Heirs of the Force is the first book in the Young Jedi Knights series by Kevin J Shadow Academy is the second book in the 1995 series Star Wars Young Jedi Knights The Lost Ones is the third book in the Young Jedi Knights series by bestselling author Kevin J Lightsabers is the 4th book of the Young Jedi Knights series The book is by Kevin J Darkest Knight is the fifth book in the Young Jedi Knights series Jedi Under Siege is the sixth book in the Young Jedi Knights series and the final book of Volume One of the Young Jedi Knights series Shards of Alderaan is the seventh book in the Young Jedi Knights and the first book of Young Jedi Knights Part 2 The Diversity Alliance is a fictional movement in the Star Wars universe Delusions of Grandeur is the ninth book in the Young Jedi Knights series Jedi Bounty is the 10th book in the Young Jedi Knights series The Emperor's Plague is the 11th book in the Young Jedi Knights series by Kevin J Return to Ord Mantell is the 12th book in the Young Jedi Knights series. Trouble on Cloud City is the thirteenth book in the Young Jedi Knights series Crisis at Crystal Reef is the 14th and final book in the Young Jedi Knights series Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995 is an Anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe Tales From Jabba's Palace is an Anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe Tales of the Bounty Hunters ( 1996) is an Anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe Daniel Wallace or Danny Wallace may refer to the following people Daniel Wallace (author, American author of the novel Big Fish The New Essential Chronology is a 256-page reference book published by Del Rey, the eleventh book in the Essential Guide series The Dune universe, or Duniverse, is the political, scientific, and social fictional setting of author Frank Brian Patrick Herbert (born 1947 is a best selling American Author who lives in Washington state Dune House Atreides is the first book in the Prelude to Dune Prequel Trilogy to the Dune series set before Dune House Harkonnen is the second book in the Prelude to Dune Prequel Trilogy to the Dune series set Dune House Corrino is the third book in the Prelude to Dune Prequel Trilogy to the Dune series set before Dune The Butlerian Jihad is the first book in the Legends of Dune Prequel Trilogy written by Brian Herbert and Dune The Machine Crusade is the second book in the Legends of Dune Prequel Trilogy written by Brian Herbert and Dune The Battle of Corrin is the third book in the Legends of Dune Prequel Trilogy written by Brian Herbert and The Road to Dune is a Science fiction companion book to the ''Dune'' novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J Hunters of Dune is the first of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Sandworms of Dune is the second of the Duology written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the Dune novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Doug Beason is an American scientist and Science fiction author Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13 1911 &ndash January 24 1986 was a fiction writer who devised a self-help technique called Dianetics and philosophy known as Scientology Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is the collective title of a trilogy of novels co-written by Dean Koontz. StarCraft is a Military science fiction Media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment J. Anderson

Original

Gamearth Trilogy

  1. Gamearth (March 1989)
  2. Game Play (October 1989)
  3. Game's End (September 1990)

Saga of Seven Suns series

Prequel: Veiled Alliances (Graphic Novel) (2004)
  1. Hidden Empire (2002)
  2. A Forest of Stars (2003)
  3. Horizon Storms (2004)
  4. Scattered Suns (18 July 2005)
  5. Of Fire and Night (2006)
  6. Metal Swarm (July 2007 UK/Australia, due December 2007 US)
  7. The Ashes of Worlds (Due June 2008)

HarperEntertainment

Short story collections

Comics

Edited volumes

He has also edited anthologies including:

See also

External links

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