Science fiction author Matthew Mather was from Canada. His novels have been published worldwide and are available in 18 different languages. In addition to being published by HarperCollins and 47North, he has self-published some of his writings.
Matthew Mather was the author of the best-selling novel CyberStorm, which was just recently purchased for cinematic adaptation by 20th Century Fox, as well as the critically acclaimed six-part series Atopia Chronicles. Beginning his professional life as an employee at McGill University’s Center for Intelligent Machines, he is now recognized as one of the most influential members of the global cybersecurity community.
He went on to create a significant award-winning brain training video game in addition to founding one of the first firms in the tactile interface industry, which went on to become the most successful company in its industry worldwide. In the interim, he has worked for a number of different start-up companies, including ones in the fields of computational nanotechnology, electronic health records, weather prediction systems, genomics, and even social intelligence research.
He is represented in the literary world by Janklow & Nesbit (both domestically and internationally) and in the film industry by Hotchkiss & Associates.
His writing credits include the novel CyberStorm as well as the six-part Atopia Chronicles series, which has been ranked as the #1 best-selling series. He divides his time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montreal, Quebec, where he hangs out with his brilliant and stunning girlfriend Julie, along with the four animals that they share with each other (three dogs and a cat).
Matthew Mather’s books are published and sold all over the world. They have been translated into sixteen different languages, and 20th Century Fox is currently adapting his second novel, CyberStorm, into a big motion picture. Beginning his professional life at McGill University’s Center for Intelligent Machines, he went on to launch a number of successful high-tech businesses in a variety of fields, including computational nanotechnology, electronic health records, weather prediction systems, genomics, and even video game design, for which he won an award. He also created a brain-training video game that won an award. He is currently a writer of speculative fiction, which is his full-time job.
Nicholas Sansbury Smith mourn the passing new in Facebook post, “Today I have extremely sad news about my good friend, Author Matthew Mather. Last week he passed away in a tragic car accident. I’m still in shock, and finding the right words has not been easy. I will remember Matt as a confidante, mentor, and great friend. Our life paths seemed to align with both of us starting our author careers within weeks of each other, forming Discover Scifi, and becoming first-time dads. Many joys were shared as well as dad jokes.
Whenever we spoke or saw each other, Matt would come up with new ideas for his work as a writer and entrepreneur. He always pressed the status quo, striving to be better in everything he did in business, and as a family man. His breakthrough novel, Cyberstorm helped define our genre almost a decade ago. He strived to always create sprawling stories with realistic characters we can all relate to. In a lot of ways, Matt lived his own life with all the elements of a great story. He touched so many lives, making friends wherever he went. He was an adventurer, traveler, entrepreneur, and gentle soul with a brilliant mind. He loved his family and would speak of them often. But more important than all was the fact he was such a devoted and loving father and husband. My heart breaks for his wife, and two young children. I will do everything I can to help keep his legacy alive and hope you will help me. The best way to do that is to share his novels with your friends and family. More on that soon. Much love to you Matt, you were one of a kind, my friend”.
