Matthew Mather | |
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Born | Sheffield, United Kingdom | September 28, 1969
Died | September 13, 2022 | (aged 52)
Occupation | Writer, Novelist |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Period | 2013–2022 |
Genre | Science fiction |
Notable works | Cyberstorm |
Website | |
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Matthew Mather (September 28, 1969 – September 13, 2022)[1] was a Canadian writer of science fiction. His books have been translated into eighteen languages and sold around the world. He was 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.[2]
Prior to becoming a bestselling author he worked at McGill Center for Intelligent Machines.[3] He also worked in cybersecurity,[4] nanotechnology, electronic health records, and weather prediction. Mather was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, though his family now lives in North Carolina.[5] He was raised in Montreal and used to "divide[s] his time between Montreal and Charlotte, North Carolina."[6]
Matthew Mather was the author of a growing collection of work, often in the genre of apocalyptic and science fiction, but also in thriller and mystery/suspense.
"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."[8]
Mather's death in a car accident on September 13, 2022, was announced by family and friends in late September 2022.[1]