In Their Own Words: Kevin J. Anderson on The Saga of Seven Suns.
- - July 7th, 2008
Kevin says:
Yeah, I know you’ve been burned before. As a SF/F reader, you tend to look at anything touted as “a new epic series” with a jaded eye. You’ll believe it when the author actually delivers finished books instead of promises.
You’ve gotten hooked before by reading the first volume or two, and then the author goes AWOL, losing interest in the series, or being years late on delivery, or — worse — the purported trilogy turns out to be ten books or more, with no end in sight.
I stand before you humbly offering my “Saga of Seven Suns” — planned as a seven-volume continuous story (“Seven Suns” = 7 volumes, get it?) with a beginning and an actual end, not to mention a lot of high points in between.
Just as a good architect draws a detailed blueprint of a skyscraper complex before breaking ground and erecting the framework, so I outlined the “Saga,” knowing generally where all the features were going to be, but leaving plenty of room for embellishments.
I’ve worked eight years of my life on this series, which I consider to be my love letter to the science fiction genre: galactic empires, alien races, lost civilizations, strange worlds, horrifying monsters, exciting space battles, a vast cast of characters, dozens of tangled plot threads, romance, betrayal, politics, religion, and even some nasty robots.
Each book in the “Saga” came out on time, each year, seven years in a row. As a fan and a reader myself, I know what you expect from your authors — and if you read this series, I hope you think I’ve delivered what I promised.
Book 1: Hidden Empire
Book 2: A Forest of Stars
Book 3: Horizon Storms
Book 4: Scattered Suns
Book 5: Of Fire and Night
Book 6: Metal Swarm
Book 7: The Ashes of Worlds
stephen mcewan
July 7, 2008
at 9:31 pm
ok im sold, one problem book 2 dosent seem to be available outside the us which kinda messes up the whole complete idea a little in my opinion.
Alex Lencicki
July 8, 2008
at 5:00 pm
Stephen -
The series is available in the UK from Simon and Schuster. You should be able to get ordering info for book two from their website.
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stephen mcewan
July 10, 2008
at 12:39 am
ok thanks alot wasnt aware of that
James
July 19, 2008
at 8:08 pm
Plus, you can get them @ abebooks.com
Jim Chandler
August 11, 2008
at 8:06 pm
You were awesome in panels at Denvention! Thanks for signing my gummy worms. I will be picking up this series, as well as others. Thank you so much for the Dune continuation series.
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at 9:24 am
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Clayton Long
August 21, 2011
at 1:56 am
I knew Kevin could write as I had enjoyed his works with fellow author Brian Herbert on their great Dune ‘prequels’. But I truly became a FAN of his with The Saga Of The Seven Suns series. It lives up to all the hype and more. Each book is a great read in itself, [one left me shocked and beggging for more], but it is truly the grand scale of the books that make it a must for any Sci-Fi Fan. Trust me you wont be dissappointed with this majestic seven book epic!