I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too. Kevin J. Anderson bookcourtduke share on social
I did several interesting jobs, working in restaurants, I worked at a lab rat farm, feeding and watering all these rats. Then I got a full-time job as a technical writer for a large scientific research laboratory. Kevin J. Anderson farmfeedfull share on social
I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of Dune books. Kevin J. Anderson bookduneknow Change image and share on social
If you look at the British royal family and take away the scandals and the goofy stuff that's going on, people love to have this king to look up to - the royals are like celebrities. Kevin J. Anderson britishcelebrityfamily Change image and share on social
In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people in the book - he's not really that bad at running the show, because he knows what he's doing, he's smart and he's got the big picture in mind. He's like the Godfather. Kevin J. Anderson badbigbook share on social
I'm talking to you and it's basically a direct communication, whereas if I'm writing a letter to you and you read the letter, there are like 12 extra deconstruction and reconstruction steps in the communication. Kevin J. Anderson basicallycommunicationdeconstruction share on social
If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be. Kevin J. Anderson backbookdeath share on social
Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too. Kevin J. Anderson hourlunchspare Change image and share on social
I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on. Kevin J. Anderson bigcoldhistory Change image and share on social
One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe. Kevin J. Anderson centerfacthey Change image and share on social
