{"id":166,"date":"2021-04-04T23:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T03:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2024-09-03T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:25:19","slug":"about-tony-andarian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/about-tony-andarian\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">I\u2019m \ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude6e \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63, and I\u2019m the author of the \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude62 \ud835\ude64\ud835\ude5b \ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude5a \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude5a epic fantasy novels and games. They are published by my personal imprint, \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63 \ud835\ude4b\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude57\ud835\ude61\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude5c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Invested from a young age with an overactive imagination, I\u2019ve had a lifelong love of science fiction, fantasy, computer games, and writing. In my career as a computer scientist, I&#8217;ve worked in areas ranging from machine and deep learning to applied research in quantum computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">I\u2019m also an indie computer game developer. As \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63 in the Neverwinter Nights gaming community, I released two award-winning, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/neverwintervault.org\/project\/nwn1\/module\/sanctum-archmage-sight-and-quest\" target=\"_blank\">Hall of Fame \u201cadventure modules\u201d<\/a> based on parts of the \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude62 saga. Their success helped convince me to explore my passion for storytelling in today\u2019s new world of self and e-publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">For more information about my writing projects, visit my website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">andarian.net\/publishing<\/a>, find me on social media at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/social\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">andarian.net\/publishing\/social<\/a>, or sign up for my mailing list at <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanctum.andarian.net\/subscribe<\/a>. To learn more about me and my background in writing and game development, check out these posts and articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tony Andarian&#8217;s testimonial on the <a href=\"https:\/\/andarian.substack.com\/p\/the-legacy-of-neverwinter-nights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>20th Anniversary of Neverwinter Nights<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tony Andarian&#8217;s interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyislandmag.com\/2021\/04\/23\/an-interview-with-author-tony-andarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Liberty Island<\/em><\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicindie.net\/indie-writing\/author-interview-tony-andarian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Indie<\/a><\/em>, and Alex Perkins&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5IgxYqut89exphxUkHOZxV?si=IvB4_ZIOSD2ZSUyEnoN6Gg&amp;nd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>One More Page<\/em> podcast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/books\/a-major-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>A Major Announcement<\/em><\/a> of Tony Andarian&#8217;s transition to full-time author and gamedev<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m \ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude6e \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63, and I\u2019m the author of the \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude62 \ud835\ude64\ud835\ude5b \ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude5a \ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude67\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude5c\ud835\ude5a epic fantasy novels and games. 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