Matthew Mather
| Matthew Mather | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Matthew Mather |
| Occupation | Writer, Novelist |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Period | 2013–present |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Cyberstorm |
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Matthew Mather is a Canadian writer of science fiction. He is also a self-publishing author of his works. He is best known as the author of Cyberstorm which has been bought by 20th Century Fox to turn it into a movie.[1]
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 several books.
- 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 drags on.
- Darknet is a dystopian novel who 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]
- Nomad
- The Atopia Chronicles (Atopia Series)
- The Dystopia Chronicles (Atopia Series)
- The Robot Chronicles
- Sanctuary is set for publication on February 20, 2016.
Reception
There seems to be no question of the success which his writing is generating. "In just three years, Matthew Mather's books have sold over a half million copies and been translated into sixteen languages, with 20th Century Fox developing his second novel, CyberStorm, for film."[7]
Bibliography
- Cyberstorm (2013) ISBN 0-9916771-9-6
- The Atopia Chronicles (Atopia Series) (January 7, 2014) ISBN 1-4778-4928-9
- The Robot Chronicles (July 23, 2014) ISBN 1-5006-0062-8
- The Dystopia Chronicles (Atopia Series) (August 12, 2014) ISBN 1-4778-2453-7
- Darknet (March 4, 2015) ISBN 1-987942-00-0
- Nomad (August 12, 2015) ISBN 1-987942-04-3
- Sanctuary (February 20, 2016) ISBN 1-987942-06-X
References
- ↑ Fleming, Jr., Mike. "Fox Acquires Self-Published Sci-Fi Novel 'CyberStorm' For Chernin Entertainment". deadline.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Mathhews, Jason. "Amazon #1 Technothriller CyberStorm Matthew Mather, Indie Authors #63". Youtube. youtube.com.
- ↑ R., Dag. "Matthew Mather Interview". SFFworld.com. SFFWorld. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Mather, Matthew. "Being a Best Seller on Amazon".
- ↑ Mather, Matthew. Cyberstorm. p. About the Author.
- ↑ "Matthew Mather's Darknet Shows Reality Is Not Far From Fiction". Financial Sense. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ Honsinger, H.Paul. "Matt Mather's Apocalypses on Science Fiction Spotlight". BlogTalk Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2016.