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M. R. Mathias
Born	Michael Robb Mathias (1969-07-20) July 20, 1969 (age 55)
Pen name	M. R. Mathias, Michael Robb
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, musician
Period	2007–present^[1]
Genre	Horror, fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, genre fiction, dark fantasy
Notable works	The Wardstone Trilogy, The Dragoneer's Saga, The Legend of Vanx Malic
Notable awards	2010 Locus Poll Nominee for The Royal Dragoneers
Website
mrmathias.com

M. R. Mathias is an American author. His works include The Wardstone Trilogy,^[2] the Dragoneer Saga,^[3] The Legend of Vanx Malic fantasy adventure series, and the Crimzon & Clover Short Story Series. He also wrote the four-book Fantastica series and the Dragon Racers series.

Biography

Michael Robb Mathias was born July 20, 1969 in the outskirts of Oklahoma City. He graduated from high school in 1987 and received a scholarship to study creative writing at East Central University in Oklahoma.^[4] He then went on to study creative writing at the University of Oklahoma.^[5]

After college, he worked in the steel industry, for TG Steel and DPR Construction.^[6] From 2000-2004, he participated in the building of the Alliance Parkway.^[7]

Writing

Mathias wrote several novels in longhand while incarcerated in a Texas prison for drug possession.^[8]^[9]

After his release, he moved to Houma, Louisiana, to care for his grandmother.^[10] He then entered his handwritten novels into a word processor and began writing The Dragoneer Saga.^[11] After his grandmother's death, he moved back to Oklahoma to assist his mother with cancer treatments.^[12]

In 2010, The Royal Dragoneers, the first book of The Dragoneer Saga, was nominated for the Locus Poll Award.^[13] Blood and Royalty, the sixth book of the series, was released on December 21, 2014.^[14]

Mathias released the four-book Fantastica series in late 2017.^[15] He began releasing books from his Dragon Racers series in 2018.^[16]

Bibliography

The Dragoneer's Saga^[17]
The Wardstone Trilogy^[18]
The Legend of Vanx Malic^[19]
Fantastica
Dragon Racers

References

^ "Award Winning, #1 Bestselling, Fantasy Author". M.R. Mathias. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "The Wardstone Trilogy by M.R. Mathias". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "The Dragoneers Saga by M.R. Mathias". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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^ "Finding Magic in Reality: An Interview with M. R. Mathias". Plotist.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "Interview from 2010 between M. R. Mathias and David Wiseheart". Wattpad.com. June 2, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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^ "Fantasy Book Critic: The Locus Poll 2011 - April 15 Deadline Close + My Votes (by Liviu Suciu)". Fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com. April 10, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "Award-Winning Author, M.R. Mathias Releases: Blood and Royalty (Dragoneer Saga – Book Six) - CNN iReport". Ireport.cnn.com. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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^ "The Dragoneer Saga". M.R. Mathias. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "The Wardstone Trilogy". M.R. Mathias. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "The Legend of Vanx Malic". M.R. Mathias. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

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