Kevin J Anderson Books in Order

Seeking penance, a prester accepts an assignment to the remote Soeland Islands. Being thrown overboard and rescued by a creature his scriptures insist cannot exist forces him to confront the limits of his faith.

Eighty years after the Battle of Corrin, the emerging Imperium sees the rise of the Bene Gesserit, Mentats, and spacefaring schools. A spreading movement against technology threatens the institutions taking shape after humanity's war with machines.

Commander Zota sends JJ Wren and her friends to the future International Space Station Complex, where alien Kylarn threaten Earth's defenses. Meeting another time-traveling challenger, the teenagers must uncover the invaders' plans and protect the station.

After two centuries of travel, generation ship Beacon approaches a hoped-for home near Tau Ceti. Earth's new faster-than-light technology lets a ruthless dictator challenge the settlers' claim, threatening the future they have spent lifetimes trying to reach.

Criston Vora and Saan race toward legendary Terravitae, one seeking vengeance against a sea monster and the other a powerful weapon. At home, religious war intensifies while secretive Saedrans pursue a plan involving the world's Creator.

Human generation ships encounter the advanced Ildiran Empire, which helps them settle new worlds and opens diplomatic relations with Earth. Hidden agendas on both sides complicate first contact in this prequel to the Saga of Seven Suns.

Young Owen Hardy leaves his ordered life in Albion seeking adventure and the wonders of Crown City. His travels draw him into the struggle between the controlling Watchmaker and the Anarchist, amid airships, carnivals, and lost cities.

Murdered detective Dan Chambeaux returns as a zombie and resumes work in the Unnatural Quarter. With supernatural clients, a human lawyer partner, and a ghost girlfriend, he handles bizarre cases while investigating the question of who killed him.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble and his ghost girlfriend investigate missing fortune-telling cards at the Vampire Circus. A disastrous vampire trapeze act raises the stakes, leaving them to sort through suspects among the circus's supernatural performers.

Twenty-nine humorous science fiction and fantasy stories range from lighthearted whimsy to bizarre speculative adventures. Tweeting aliens, struggling vampires, time-twisting belly dancers, and a spell-casting Albert Einstein populate this anthology edited by Alex Shvartsman.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble investigates a senator's campaign against the undead while juggling supernatural clients and discrimination cases. Threats to a ghostly theater production and his community's rights make the growing political hostility impossible to ignore.

A serial scalper targets werewolves in the Unnatural Quarter while tensions rise between full-time and full-moon factions. Zombie detective Dan Shamble hunts the attacker and tries to prevent a gang war amid an increasingly bizarre caseload.

Having declared independence from the Constellation, General Adolphus braces for a powerful fleet sent to crush his rebellion. Human colonists and shadow-Xayans must combine their resources to defend Hellhole while facing dangers beyond the imperial crackdown.

Santa Claus hires zombie detective Dan Shamble after precious property is stolen from the North Pole. Recovering the missing items draws Dan into a supernatural Christmas case involving the familiar holiday figure and his increasingly troubled world.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble wakes inside a coffin being transported in a semi truck. Escaping his predicament means discovering how he got there and stopping a black-market blood-smuggling operation before his situation becomes permanently fatal.

Young Cullin joins a band of supposed dragon slayers who invent monsters to fleece frightened kingdoms. Their scheme grows complicated when a princess uses the fake threat to escape an arranged marriage, and a real dragon may enter the picture.

An interstellar cruise ship's golem, dragon-taunting schemes, and disastrous time travel feature in this collection of humorous science fiction and fantasy. The second anthology also explores office wizardry and enormous alien visitors in Central Park.

Alien Kylarn send three asteroids toward Earth, forcing JJ Wren and her fellow Star Challengers into a mission to divert them. Commander Zota's lessons offer a chance to save humanity, but human traitors complicate the effort.

Kevin J. Anderson presents the scripts behind the Clockwork Angels comic, following a young man’s journey through a steampunk world. Panel directions and exchanges with the artist reveal how the story became a visual narrative.

A damaged cyborg soldier and an enemy alien fighter abandon the war and try to escape together. Their alliance provokes both governments, which cooperate to hunt down the deserters rather than tolerate their rejection of the conflict.

Hellhole's human settlers and shadow-Xayans rally against rogue Xayans while the defeated Monarchy struggles to retain its authority. Queen Michella's diplomatic visit unfolds amid an escalating alien conflict that threatens the planet and its inhabitants.

Gilbertus Albans teaches humans the mental disciplines of thinking machines at his Mentat School. As Manford Torondo's anti-technology movement grows more dangerous, he must balance his convictions against compromises needed to keep the school alive.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble faces bodies in backed-up plumbing, escaped pet alligators, and a weather wizard's troublesome storms. An amphibious villain's underground activity turns his latest collection of cases into a growing threat to the Unnatural Quarter.

Twenty years after the elemental war, a new dark threat confronts humanity and the Ildirans. Old divisions complicate their response, forcing former allies to rebuild cooperation as forces emerging between the stars threaten their shared future.

Mulder and Scully investigate supernatural threats in this collection of issues twenty through twenty-nine of the original X-Files comic series. Cases involving a soul-stealing camera and a mysterious stranger bring fresh complications to their search for answers.

Agent Nick Cooper investigates killings in Denver with the help of disabled veteran Adam Lee, whose unusual ability lets him see around corners. Their pursuit of a dangerous brilliant draws them into a threat neither can confront through conventional methods.

Twenty-three humorous science fiction and fantasy stories introduce a vampire novelist, a traveling robot salesman, and a hero whose brain resides in a jar. The anthology mixes improbable characters and absurd situations with speculative adventures.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble tackles seven shorter cases with help from his ghost girlfriend, human lawyer partner, and police ally. A stolen holiday list, blood smuggling, and a kidnapped hellhound bring supernatural complications to his investigations.

The Shana Rei and their robotic allies threaten humans and Ildirans with annihilation. A search for weapons and defenses draws hidden dangers into view, while the Gardeners and their worldtrees become central to a struggle for survival.

Marinda Peake has settled into a quiet life, abandoning her dreams and avoiding change. After her alchemist father's death, she inherits a blank book that sends her out to collect other people's stories and discover her own.

An obsessive group of fans refuses to let its favorite one-hit-wonder rock star rest in peace. Their demand for an encore turns musical devotion into a darkly comic supernatural encounter involving a graveyard and a resurrection ritual.

Seventeen humorous science fiction stories explore alien invasions, global conspiracies, time travel, and animal uprisings. Edited by Alex Shvartsman, this anthology gathers previously published tales that turn familiar speculative ideas into absurd and unexpected situations.

Multimillionaire researcher Alex Pierce uses genetic technology to bring extinct animals back to life at his Montana Pleistocene Ranch. His mammoths attract opposition from people determined that creatures lost to the past should remain extinct.

Twenty-three darkly humorous science fiction and fantasy stories explore supernatural bargains, ghosts, and other speculative misfortunes. This fourth anthology in the series combines satire and irony with characters whose encounters with the impossible go badly awry.

The Shana Rei’s assault spreads through a galaxy where portal networks fail and worldtrees die. Humans and Ildirans search for a way to resist, while mysterious creatures may offer help at a cost they struggle to understand.

The early Imperium faces a struggle between technological progress and anti-machine fanaticism. As the Bene Gesserit, Mentats and Navigators establish their institutions, political rivalries and competing visions of humanity's future threaten the fragile order.

A deadly plague spreads on Walgis, whose people follow an anti-technology movement. Vaccines arrive from Venport Holdings, but their leader treats accepting medical help as a test of faith, placing belief against the desperate need to survive.

Nine years after the elemental war, King Peter and Estarra oversee a recovering civilization while traders seek forgotten colonies. New disputes over business and fuel bring tensions among the Roamers, threatening the fragile peace with renewed danger.

Bounty hunter Colt's profitable day on Neb-6 turns personal when slavers capture his companion Jenna. He and Brem set off across their dangerous world to recover her, while their captors face a prisoner capable of fighting back.

Zombie detective Dan Shamble confronts murderous feral chickens and a wave of trouble in the Unnatural Quarter. Contaminated vampires, a demonic killer and a black-market blood gang compete for his attention alongside a possible family connection.

Fourteen science fiction stories imagine technologies that let people experience the world through remote bodies. Edited by Anderson and Mike Resnick, the collection explores possibilities for medicine, sport, rescue and dangerous work through different visions of avatar technology.

An admiral can escape certain death by transferring his consciousness into a recruit's body. Paulson Kenz, one of those expendable recruits, must outthink the military system before an alien battle forces him into someone else's fatal predicament.

Genetically engineered soldier Barto has known only commands to kill and retaliate. Cut off from his squadron and its relentless orders, he must confront an unfamiliar possibility: living in a world where combat no longer defines him.

Sea captains, shapeshifters, ghosts, and unlikely heroes encounter magic in these fantasy stories. From haunted Wisconsin to adventures involving Captain Nemo, familiar lives and historical figures are disrupted by impossible events that demand courage, ingenuity, or unexpected sacrifices.

These twenty-nine stories follow people confronting supernatural threats and human cruelty, from a troubled Wisconsin town to the resurrection of a rock star. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, and sorcerers force their opponents into encounters that range from eerie suspense to dark humor.

Military conflicts, dystopian societies, space adventures, and alternate timelines shape this collection of science fiction stories. Characters face technological and social changes that test their assumptions, while journeys into possible futures expose the personal consequences of unfamiliar realities.

Nine cases keep zombie detective Dan Shamble busy among the Unnatural Quarter's monsters. A headless client's missing head, cursed collectibles and an unruly poltergeist challenge him and his companions, turning supernatural problems into practical investigative work.

Captured by the alien Krael, a human soldier called Joe faces experiments in a brutal prison camp. His captors seek to understand their enemies, while the struggle to survive raises unsettling questions about Joe’s identity and humanity.

In an America cut off from Europe by a magical disaster, Benjamin Franklin sends Lewis and Clark west. Their expedition must explore unfamiliar territories and confront a growing evil in a landscape transformed by sorcery.

Two decades after alien forces occupied Earth, propaganda presents the invaders as peaceful rulers. Human and alien rebels challenge that story, joining a resistance whose struggle forms part of XCOM’s fight to reclaim the planet.

A plane crash triggers lockdown at a mountain facility secretly packed with nuclear waste. Trapped inside, a security review team must venture deeper through dangerous conditions, while the unstable installation threatens Albuquerque and the surrounding country.

Clones, combat cyborgs, intelligent animals, and alien magicians populate sixteen science fiction stories. Advanced technology and altered timelines create surprising conflicts over identity, survival, and power, with accompanying notes explaining the circumstances and ideas behind the tales.

Two rival human empires face the return of the wreths, the ancient beings who created humanity. With a destructive dragon stirring, leaders must overcome political hostility and internal resistance to confront a threat larger than their wars.

The third Unfettered anthology collects original stories from many fantasy authors, including a return to Osten Ard from Tad Williams, new tales by Mark Lawrence, Brian Herbert, Anna Smith Spark, and others, all in support of a fund that helps writers facing medical debt.

Young H. G. Wells and his teacher T. H. Huxley travel to Mars to stop an invasion of Earth. Their adventure places the future writer inside the fantastic conflict that will become his War of the Worlds.

Simon Helsing kills people he believes are vampires, while an investigator of the unexplained wants proof he is right. A skeptical detective sees only murders, raising the troubling question of whether the hunter is actually a killer.

Duke Leto Atreides serves the Emperor with loyalty and patience, but his family's rising influence attracts powerful enemies. On Caladan, he must weigh duty and honor against the risks to Jessica, Paul and his own future.

The battle between Hexworld's inhabitants and the outside players reaches open war. Delrael, Bryl and their allies search the game's rules for ways to preserve their living world while its creators work to destroy it.

Years of role-playing have given Hexworld and its inhabitants lives of their own. As unusual connections develop between characters and players, rival factions struggle over the game's survival and the fate of both worlds.

Four friends decide to end the fantasy game they have played for years, unaware its characters have become real. Inside the threatened realm, warriors and magic users seek a way to resist their creators and survive.

Lady Jessica must answer for betraying the Bene Gesserit and decide where her loyalty belongs. As events across the Imperium accelerate, her obligations to the Sisterhood threaten the family she has built with Duke Leto.

War intensifies between human empires while the ancient wreths prepare their own assault. Revenge, political manipulation and divided loyalties prevent potential allies from recognizing their shared danger, threatening to turn human conflict into a wider catastrophe.

Retired Owen Hardy and his grandson undertake a final mission for the Watchmaker in frozen Ultima Thule. Meanwhile, Marinda Peake investigates the Watchmaker's true history and confronts a dangerous new movement of anarchists.

A new Necronomicon edition draws zombie detective Dan Shamble into sinister publishing schemes and threats from fanatics. Vanishing neighborhoods, gremlin mechanics and unnatural doubles further complicate his crowded caseload in the monster-filled Unnatural Quarter.

As the dragon Ossus's awakening approaches, rival wreth factions struggle over unification. Human leaders remain divided between confronting these ancient beings and fighting one another, while political unrest in Ishara further undermines resistance to the larger threat.

Fifteen-year-old Paul Atreides faces political turmoil on Caladan while his family comes apart. With Jessica pulled away by the Bene Gesserit and Leto undertaking a dangerous mission, Paul must shoulder responsibilities far beyond his years.

A death in a choir’s belfry leaves a deaf gargoyle as the only witness, drawing zombie detective Dan Shamble into another investigation. Crooked supernatural races and a missing vampire complicate his search through the Unnatural Quarter.

A con man, a washed-up knight and their companions become trapped in a castle threatened by an orc invasion. Secret passages offer possibilities for escape, but their plan to stage a haunting draws them into further trouble.

Astrophysicist Cammie Skoura joins a mission exploring a wormhole to Alpha Centauri. Ancient alien ruins promise discoveries, but the crew’s investigation awakens horrors that threaten their station and may spread beyond it into the wider universe.

Ten thousand settlers aboard the Odyssey approach a hostile planet after fifty years in space, only to discover their protective infrastructure is damaged. Darcy Clarke and Tanya Baxter investigate the failure while a vast geometric structure raises unsettling questions about alien involvement.

When Dan Shamble’s daughter returns from an adventure without finding any unicorns, an apparently simple question leads to a dangerous mystery. Murdered magical creatures and missing pets connect his investigation to the elusive Horn Brothers.

Eight new cases send zombie detective Dan Shamble through the Unnatural Quarter’s peculiar troubles. A cyclops loses an eye, a crawling hand faces theft, and a worried fly seeks missing offspring while supernatural clients bring further complications.

Five years after a vanished mission, a failing station wakes Karla from emergency cryosleep. Earth has disregarded warnings of approaching danger, while Cammie Skoura’s crew confronts an ancient conflict on the far side of the wormhole.

An imprisoned demon leaves the Unnatural Quarter’s criminal business in new hands, threatening a supernatural gang war. Zombie detective Dan Shamble also handles a werecat’s unpaid child support, a mummy writer’s demands and a difficult custody dispute.