Welcome to the official website of speculative fiction writer and dad joke connoisseur
Kevin David Anderson
Kevin David Anderson
Roswell, New Mexico: Roswell, New Mexico: a sleepy desert town buzzing with UFO hunters, alien conspiracies, and a dark secret the government will do anything to hide. For James and his younger brother Wes, it was supposed to be a simple family vacation. But the moment they arrive, they’re dodging Men in Black, chased by extraterrestrials, and contacted by a time-bending being from beyond the stars.
In Try Not to Die: In Roswell and Beyond, you control the story. As James, you’ll navigate a mind-warping journey across dimensions, alien ships, and far-off planets—all while trying to protect your brother and survive the impossible. Your only weapon? The skills you picked up mastering the video game Star Pilot. But this is no simulation.
With 22 unique and brutal ways to die, every decision could be your last. Will you get abducted, dissected, blasted, crushed, devoured, or worse? Or will you uncover the truth and escape the alien nightmare?
Interview with author Kevin David Anderson about TNTD in Roswell and Beyond
Recently released anthologies with Anderson's short stories
Anthologies coming in 2026
Kevin David Anderson is a novelist and short story writer living in Southern California. His novels include the geeky cult classic Night of the Living Trekkies, and Night of the ZomBEEs. His collections include Midnight Men: The Supernatural Adventures of Earl and Dale, and Night Sounds: From Podcast to Print. Anderson’s short stories have appeared in more than fifty anthologies, thirty magazines, and award-winning horror podcasts such as Pseudopod and the NoSleep Podcast. Anderson’s latest novel, Try Not To Die in Roswell and Beyond, is book twenty in the popular TNTD choose-your-own-adventure book series. Anderson also writes genre-themed joke books under the pen name Giggles A. Lott & Nee Slapper, including Star Wars: The Jokes Awaken, and Jurassic Jokes: A Joke Book 5 Million Years in the Making.