In my stories, myth is not history. Myth is a living force, waiting to be remembered.
Andrew Hurd is a fantasy author drawn to the places where mythology, history, and human experience intersect. His stories explore what happens when ancient beliefs refuse to fade and ordinary lives are caught in the wake of forces far older than the modern world.
Inspired by Celtic lore and heritage, Andrew began The Path of the Celts as a way to explore forgotten gods, divided faiths, and the enduring pull of myth. The series began with the release of The Path of the Celts Part I: Rebirth in 2022 and continues to grow through careful research, layered world-building, and a focus on character-driven storytelling.
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Andrew shares his work regularly at book festivals and conventions, where conversation with readers has become a central part of his creative process. Those personal connections, along with his life as a husband to his wife, Maggie, and father to their son, Liam ground his writing in themes of family, belief, and choice.
Through his work, Andrew invites readers to step onto a path shaped by ancient voices and modern struggles, where the past is never truly gone and every journey carries a cost.
The Path of the Celts was never my original plan.
In 2006, there was only a character named Xander, an anti-hero, a stand-in for the version of myself I couldn’t be. Over time, Xander shifted from hero to villain, and in his place stepped Owen. Without that transition, without that voice finding its way forward, this series wouldn’t exist.
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Discovering Owen was discovering the story itself and it was one that demanded to be told.
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Though rooted in fantasy and mythology, The Path of the Celts is ultimately a story about belief, identity, and tolerance. Having lived within both Paganism and Christianity, I’ve seen firsthand how closely these belief systems mirror one another, despite how often they are positioned in opposition. Those parallels, and the tension between them are woven throughout the series in a distinct and deliberate way.
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If you enter this world with an open mind, you may find something unexpected: that beneath our differences, we share far more than we realize and that coexistence is not only possible, but necessary.
