Kevin J. Anderson's Blog, page 9
July 28, 2009
WINDS OF DUNE in Stores One Week from Today
The release date for The Winds of Dune is August 4, one week from today. Brian gets on the train on Friday to head for New York, and I fly out very early Monday morning for a TV satellite tour the following morning and then our first appearance at night in the Union Square Barnes & Noble.
A new stop on the Winds tour has been added, an additional signing in Colorado at the Boulder Bookshop, 1107 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302-5103 on August 20 at 7:30 PM (Kevin only).
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Comic-Con Blur, part 2
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DAY 3
Friday morning before the show floor opened, I got a handcart and wheeled the two cases of free KRYPTON paperbacks over to our table in the convention center. The first 90 attendees at the "Spotlight on Kevin J. Anderson" panel received one. The room was packed, standing-room only; my friend Steven L. Sears (Exec Producer of XENA) interviewed me and then we opened the floor to questions. Afterward, I did another signing in the main autographing pavilion.
The room starts to fill for the KJ
July 27, 2009
The San Diego Comic-Con Blur (part 1)
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Consider this a time-delayed on-site blog. All the hopes and plans for tweeting and blogging "during a few spare moments in the schedule" went out the window within the first hour after arriving in San Diego at 9:30 AM on Wednesday.
DAY 1: Rebecca and I reached our hotel and checked in — the new Hilton connected to one end of the Convention Center (but still blocks…or maybe miles..away from the main halls). HarperCollins had sent me two cases of the paperback LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON to hand out t
July 21, 2009
San Diego Appearance Schedule
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Brian Herbert and I are keeping busy as guests of honor at this year's San Diego Comic Con. Brian should be arriving by train late tonight, and Rebecca and I fly out very early tomorrow morning. If you're trying to track us down, the schedule is below.
When I'm not on panels, I will be splitting my time between Booth #4134 and our table in Artists Alley, AA18. We'll have signed books for sale, t-shirts, and Roswell Six CDs, as well as various swag items.
WEDNESDAY
6 PM — open to the public. Eveni
Starred Library Journal review for WINDS OF DUNE
Library Journal has just published a starred review for THE WINDS OF DUNE. "VERDICT This sequel to Paul of Dune is an important addition to the Dune chronology and will be in demand by Herbert fans." Click for the full review.
Also, the reviews keep coming in for Terra Incognita: The Edge of the World and for the accompanying Roswell Six CD. Here's one from the Blogger News Network.
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July 16, 2009
First Sample Chapter of THE WINDS OF DUNE
The MacMillan website has just put up the first sample chapter of THE WINDS OF DUNE, as well as an audio excerpt. The novel will be released on August 4 (US) and early September (UK, from Simon & Schuster). We hope you enjoy the teaser.
July 14, 2009
"Prelude To Dune" Unabridged Audios in Production
The new unabridged audio editions of Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen, and Dune: House Corrino are currently in production from Tantor Audio. Scott Brick—who has narrated all of the new Dune novels and contributed to the multicast productions of all the Frank Herbert originals—is back at the microphone again. Scott is one of the most acclaimed audio readers in the business, and has won the prestigious Audie award twice for his work on our Dune novels.
Scheduled release dates are:
Hous
July 9, 2009
Bring back Vorian
Please please please write more aobut Vorian and the events that followed "The battle for Corrin" This was your best Dune work by far, please stop trying to expand apon Frnk herberts original books and go back to the seriese that got You where you are.
Thank you
July 6, 2009
WINDS OF DUNE Tour Schedule Announced
Tor Books has just finalized our tour route for THE WINDS OF DUNE this August. Ten out of the past eleven years, Brian and I have done extensive signing tours for the new book (THE ROAD TO DUNE was our only year off). Normally, we concentrate on the West Coast, due to Brian's travel limitations. This year, however, Brian will be spending days on a train to head east. We haven't done an East Coast tour since 2003 for THE MACHINE CRUSADE, so it's about time to see our fans on the other side of
July 5, 2009
DC Comics Announces Graphic Novel Collection of JSA: Strange Adventures
My 2004 six-issue Justice Society of America miniseries for DC Comics, "Strange Adventures," told the story of popular pulp SF writer Jack Williamson teaming up with aspiring writer Johnny Thunder to tell the tales of the JSA for famed editor Hugo Gernsback at the magazine Amazing Stories. Jack Williamson was a real Grand Master when this story was written and also a very popular figure in Amazing Stories during the time period in which this comic series is set. Jack Williamson died
