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Andy Davidson

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Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Fantasy

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Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman's Daughter. The Boatman’s Daughter was listed among NPR's Best Books of 2020, the New York Public Library's Best Adult Books of the Year, and Library Journal's Best Horror of 2020. Born and raised in Arkansas, Andy makes his home in Georgia with his wife and a bunch of cats. ...more

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I have been finding a few great new authors courtesy of Goodreads, but mostly from Horror Books on Facebook. Please tell me you are working on at least one new novel. In the Valley of the Sun was a moving and beautiful novel, but I have had no luck finding anything else written by you. Are you still writing for your hungry readers?

Andy Davidson Hi, Victoria! Absolutely. Next book is THE BOATMAN'S DAUGHTER, releasing in February. You can pre-order it now on Amazon or at your favorite indie boo…moreHi, Victoria! Absolutely. Next book is THE BOATMAN'S DAUGHTER, releasing in February. You can pre-order it now on Amazon or at your favorite indie bookseller, and I believe it's listed on Goodreads, too. Also, I'm hard at work on a third. If you can't find much by me, it's probably because it just isn't there. I spent a good bit of time after graduate school teaching and just not writing. But no more! As long as people keep reading em, I'll keep writing em. :) Thanks for the kind words about the first book! (less)

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The Texas as described in your novel was very real. The desolation and depressed nature of the area came through not so much in your descriptions but in the various situations in the story. Did you ever live in Texas, or is that just your artistic interpretation of the area?

Andy Davidson Hi, Michael. No, I've never lived in Texas, but I spent time there when I was a kid. Mostly, though, I just did my research. I was lucky enough, too, …moreHi, Michael. No, I've never lived in Texas, but I spent time there when I was a kid. Mostly, though, I just did my research. I was lucky enough, too, to be able to travel there while working on the novel. Thanks!(less)

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	The Boatman's Daughter 3.49 avg rating — 5,748 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hollow Kind 3.59 avg rating — 2,581 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Valley of the Sun 3.83 avg rating — 2,401 ratings — published 2017 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Matter Presents Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology by Sadie Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ashley Saywers (Editor), Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.17 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors by Doug Murano (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Annie Neugebauer (Goodreads Author), Sarah Read (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen by Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tananarive Due (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Ford (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruth de Lune: A Novella 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The girl sang with the voice of a child, but it was not hers. It was a rough voice, harsh with grief, and the words she sang were in Baba’s deep, guttural tongue, and the song she sang was long and terrible in its warp and weft, as if torn out of the peat-smelling earth itself.”
― Andy Davidson, The Boatman's Daughter

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“It’s a hard thing on a man,” Calhoun offered, “to watch his dreams wither on the vine.” “A man’s dreams are hard on a woman, too, Mr. Calhoun.”
― Andy Davidson, In the Valley of the Sun

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“A born witch carries power in her blood. Secrets, old and eternal. Nothing like a man’s secrets, which are petty. Fleeting. My father’s secrets were not even secrets at all. The men, they knew he was cruel. That his fists fell against Hana Krupin when he drank. They knew. But men, Myshka, look after men.”
― Andy Davidson, The Boatman's Daughter

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