Matthew Mather

Matthew Mather is a Canadian writer of science fiction, whose books have been translated into eighteen languages and sold around the world. He is also a self-publishing author of his works, as well as being published through HarperCollins and 47North among others. He is best known as the author of Cyberstorm which has been bought by 20th Century Fox to turn it into a movie.[1]

Matthew Mather
Mather at BookCon in June 2019
BornSheffield, United Kingdom
Pen nameMatthew Mather
OccupationWriter, Novelist
Alma materMcGill University
Period2013–present
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksCyberstorm
Website
www.matthewmather.com

Background

Prior to becoming a bestselling author he worked at McGill Center for Intelligent Machines.[2] He also worked in cybersecurity,[3] nanotechnology, electronic health records, and weather prediction. Mather was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, though his family now lives in North Carolina.[4] He was raised in Montreal and "divides his time between Montreal and Charlotte, North Carolina."[5]

Works

Matthew Mather is the author of a growing collection of work, often in the genre of apocalyptic and science fiction, but also in thriller and mystery/suspense.

  • Cyberstorm follows Mike Mitchel a resident of New York City who is trying to keep his family together is thrust into a new problems of staying alive. A massive snowstorm strikes the East Coast of the United States during an unknown cyber attack from unknown source(s). Mike Mitchel must work to keep his family and friends safe as the winter storm and the cyber storm drag on.
  • Darknet is a dystopian novel that follows Jake O'Connell a New York City stockbroker who is hunted by an artificial intelligence. The AI system has found a way to interact with the real world using darknets, assassination markets, virtual currencies and advanced chatbots. It is claimed that this book is "based on real-world technologies".[6]
  • The Atopia Chronicles (Atopia Series, Book 1)
  • The Dystopia Chronicles (Atopia Series, Book 2)
  • The Utopia Chronicles (Atopia Series, Book 3)
  • The Robot Chronicles
  • Nomad (The New Earth Series, Book 1)
  • Sanctuary (The New Earth Series, Book 2)
  • Resistance (The New Earth Series, Book 3)
  • Destiny (The New Earth Series, Book 4)
  • The Dreaming Tree, set for release in March 2018
  • Polar Vortex

Reception

"In just four years from publishing his first novel, Matthew Mather's books have sold over a million copies and been translated into eighteen languages and published in 23 countries, with 20th Century Fox developing his second novel, CyberStorm, for film."[7]

Bibliography
  1. Cyberstorm (2013) ISBN 0-9916771-9-6
  2. The Atopia Chronicles (Atopia Series) (January 7, 2014) ISBN 1-4778-4928-9
  3. The Robot Chronicles (July 23, 2014) ISBN 1-5006-0062-8
  4. The Dystopia Chronicles (Atopia Series) (August 12, 2014) ISBN 1-4778-2453-7
  5. Darknet (March 4, 2015) ISBN 1-987942-00-0
  6. Nomad (August 12, 2015) ISBN 1-987942-04-3
  7. Sanctuary (February 20, 2016) ISBN 1-987942-06-X
  8. Polar Vortex (2018) ISBN 978-1-987942-09-5

References
  1. Fleming, Jr., Mike. "Fox Acquires Self-Published Sci-Fi Novel 'CyberStorm' For Chernin Entertainment". deadline.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. Mathhews, Jason. "Amazon #1 Technothriller CyberStorm Matthew Mather, Indie Authors #63". Youtube. youtube.com.
  3. R., Dag. "Matthew Mather Interview". SFFworld.com. SFFWorld. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. Mather, Matthew. "Being a Best Seller on Amazon".
  5. Mather, Matthew. Cyberstorm. p. About the Author.
  6. "Matthew Mather's Darknet Shows Reality Is Not Far From Fiction". Financial Sense. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. Honsinger, H.Paul. "Matt Mather's Apocalypses on Science Fiction Spotlight". BlogTalk Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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