Set Sail With Kevin J. Anderson
- - June 9th, 2009
Kevin J. Anderson makes his epic fantasy debut this month with his newest novel, THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, a thrilling tale of high seas adventure set against a backdrop of two nations at war, fighting for control over the world they know as well as Terra Incognita: the wider and far more mysterious world beyond, the world they have yet to discover, and explore – and survive.
And a rollicking story is not all Anderson has for his readers this time around. As an innovative companion to THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, Anderson has also co-written (with his wife Rebecca Moesta) the lyrics for an epic rock CD, “Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon,” based on one of the book’s storylines. Anderson says, “My work has always been heavily influenced by music, especially progressive rock—but Terra Incognita truly takes this into new territory.”
UK Cover
Accomplished keyboardist and composer Erik Norlander of the group Rocket Scientists came aboard early on to write the music and produce the recordings. Vocals are by James LaBrie, of Dream Theater; Michael Sadler, of Saga; John Payne, of Asia; and Lana Lane, the “Queen of Symphonic Rock”. Additional artists performing on the CD are members of the groups Kansas, Shadow Gallery, IQ, Ghost Circus, Under the Sun, and Prymary. Together, the creative team has sold over 45 million recordings worldwide.
Links
- Visit the widget to preview tracks from the album and read chapters one through three
- Visit the Roswell Six myspace page
- Read the Bookgasm.com review
- Read the Fantasybookcritic review
- Read the UnBound review
- SFsite.com covers the CD and the book
John Ottinger III
June 9, 2009
at 10:20 pm
To do a little personal horn-tooting, you should also check out the interview with Kevin at Tor.com
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=31745
Kate Pinn
June 10, 2009
at 10:05 am
This sounds like a really intersting story. Great post
Jeffrey Bernard Yozwiak
June 12, 2009
at 12:39 pm
I recommended this book to my friend, an aspiring writer and a fan of progrock. The CD sounds surprisingly good. I imagine that listening to it while reading the book would be a great experience.
Mark Lord
June 12, 2009
at 4:15 pm
Love the cover. It looks particularly good in hardback having seen it in Books Etc the other day. Is there are a preview chapter available?
Samantha Smith
June 16, 2009
at 2:59 pm
Mark: There most certainly is! An extract is available here:
http://www.orbitbooks.net/an-extract-from-the-edge-of-the-world/
Hope you enjoy – it’s a great read!
Neal
July 11, 2009
at 11:05 pm
Read it, loved it… when’s the next one due to be released?