Andy Gavin: Author

Co-founder of video game developer Naughty Dog and co-creator of Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter has a lifelong passion for storytelling. Turning his focus to writing, he’s crafted a pair of fantasy novels that bring to life versions of our world where all the myths that should be true, are.

His debut novel, The Darkening Dream, fuses intense action with a love of history and all things supernatural. On the eve before creation God created ten special things, among them the Archangel Gabriel’s horn, destined to sound the End of Days. But what happens if you’re a seventeen year-old girl and an ancient evil thinks it’s hidden in your basement?Learn More

His second novel Untimed, chronicles the crazy adventures of a boy no one remembers, who falls through a hole in time and finds himself lost in the past.Learn More

After the Con

Check out this online round table I participated in. Four of us fantasy authors and video game fans gabbing for an hour -- but lots of fun.

Untimed Bundle For Sale!

My Time Travel novel Untimed is available as part of a StoryBundle of awesome SciFi & Fantasy books!

Untimed but not Unbundled

Untimed and seven other great SciFi/Fantasy titles will be bundled together on April 15!

Untimed Free!

The Kindle E-Book versions of Untimed will be FREE Monday, August 25 and Tuesday the 26th!

Amazon Wins Again

Well, I've once again made my books Amazon exclusive. I've been debating it for a while, and the new Kindle Unlimited served as the tipping point...

Untimed, Unheard no More

Over a year in production, the Untimed audiobook is finally unleashed!

Dream a Little Dream

The e-book versions of The Darkening Dream will be on sale for only 99 cents this week through at least Friday February 14th!

Hark, I hear The Darkening Dream

Ten months in the making, The Darkening Dream audiobook is finally ready!

Untimed on the Cheap

Untimed is on sale the week of September 2 for just $0.99 cents!

Summer Night’s Dream Sale

The Darkening Dream e-books are on sale for just $0.99 until June 7!

Untimed – Out on Submission!

April 13, 2012
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Exciting times! My brand spanking new literary agent is already out there earning his keep. Untimed (more about the book here) went out Thursday on submission!

The Darkening Dream in Publishers Weekly

April 7, 2012
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The Darkening Dream is featured in Publishers Weekly, the “Special Spring Announcement” (i.e. the extra booklet ghetto where us Indie books go). Still, this is kinda cool.

The Darkening Dream – Free Today!

April 2, 2012
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The Darkening Dream, my dark fantasy novel, is free on Amazon for the Kindle for just 24 hours — all of April 3, 2012.

The Call – Down the Rabbit Hole

March 29, 2012
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On Tuesday I got the call.
Backing up. Two months ago I sent a small blast of query letters regarding Untimed to a few top literary agents. Unlike a couple years ago when I did this for The Darkening Dream, I only sent them to people I was really interested in…

PostDesk Interview

March 16, 2012
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I reflect on Crash Bandicoot and Naughty Dog. And also offer some interesting perspectives on the games industry, drawing from my experiences – finally going on to talk about what I’m doing now, as a novelist – and how creating worlds has always been one of my great passions.

More Special Prize Winners!

March 14, 2012
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The second round of the crazy Naughty Dark Contest now has three special prize winners! Unfortunately, my broken wrist has slowed down my mailing speed, but I’m finally getting some of this off my plate.

Untimed – Meet the Tocks

March 13, 2012
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I know it’s relatively rare to illustrate novels, but I love art and believe that it really adds to the overall experience. I found a talented illustrator named Dave Phillips and we’ve begun whipping up some magic.

Going Indie

March 9, 2012
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A nice post on one author’s journey toward Indie Publishing.

Kindle Select – The Sales

February 29, 2012
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On February 7-8 I ran a Kindle Select sale giving away The Darkening Dream free (Kindle version) for 48 hours. Free downloads were fantastic and the book was nailed to number 4 overall in the Kindle store for almost two days (details
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Brace yourself for Hardcover

February 12, 2012
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My publisher might be small (one book released and another in the queue) but I was determined to produce a hardcover edition for my debut novel. Find out why and how below the fold.

Kindle Select – The Results

February 10, 2012
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On February 7 and 8 I put The Darkening Dream on 48 hours of Kindle Select free promo. The book tore through the charts to “sell” (I mean give away) over 21,000 copies. In the first 24 hours it propelled itself to
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The Darkening Dream – Free on Kindle

February 7, 2012
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The title pretty much says it all. The Darkening Dream, my dark fantasy novel, is free on Amazon for the Kindle for just 48 hours — all of February 7 and 8, 2012.

Order the Hardcover – sort of

February 5, 2012
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Amazon has put up the hardcover. More or less. They have a page, and you can order, but they list it as “Temporarily out of stock.” Still, I’m sure if you do order they’ll ship in a couple of days
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The Flash Ad

February 4, 2012
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In keeping with my goal of keeping you all informed about every little detail of the creation process — which you readers probably don’t care about but my writer followers might — I had to create a Flash ad for The Darkening
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Games, Novels, and Story

February 3, 2012
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Modern man has a wide variety of storytelling mediums, including film, long form television, novels, and video games. Having created over a dozen hit video games and written two novels I look at some of the similarities and differences.

Hardcover Proof & Paperback Giveaway

February 1, 2012
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The hardcover proof came in yesterday and it looks awesome! Now I just have to get it up on Amazon. As it’s printed via LightningSource this might take a few days. And I’m also running a giveaway of twenty free books…

Price is Going Up Soon

January 29, 2012
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I want to give you all warning that the price of my novel, The Darkening Dream, is going to rise shortly to $4.99. The hardcover is almost ready and I’m about done with the introductory period. So grab it now!

Hardcover Mechanical

January 25, 2012
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The The Darkening Dream’s hardcover mechanical came in and I submitted a proof. This is the third version of the book, the e-book and the trade paperback already being for sale.

The Magic of The Darkening Dream

January 23, 2012
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In constructing The Darkening Dream I wanted a meta-story that at the high level, played off conventional tropes. Broadly, a cabal of ancient supernatural beings has sent one of their number to recover an artifact needed to destroy the world. But as preposterous as this scenario is, I also wanted to ground it in real history and legend. Read about how…

Round 1 Winner Selected!

January 17, 2012
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I’ve official “sold” all 100 tickets in ROUND ONE of the Naughty Dark Contest and randomly selected a winner! Plus, there’s been another special prize winner in the meantime.

Programmed by Andy Gavin

Round 4: 96 of 100 tickets!

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