Matt’s Reviews: Assignment In Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Audible.com Release Date: April 27, 2012 Print Release Date: […]
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Matt’s Reviews: The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: March 4, 2025 Duration: 3 hours 53 minutes Author: Amal El-Mohtar Read by: Gem Carmella ASIN: B0D3QQWKWK The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar is a beautiful fairy tale novella. […]
Matt’s Reviews: Song Of The Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart
Publisher : Connected Editions, Incorporated Publication date : January 15, 2026 Language : English Print length : 410 pages ISBN-10 : 1561780960 ISBN-13 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: On The Road To Cinnabar – The Complete Works of Edward Bryant Volume One
Publisher : Belanger Books LLC Publication date : August 3, 2025 Language : English Print length : 510 pages ISBN-10 : 3633644946 ISBN-13 : […]
New Release “Monster” from Amazing Stories Author, Matt Truxaw
– Some doors shouldn’t be opened – – Some labyrinths don’t let you go – Morrigan just wanted a break—from failed auditions, endless shifts at the coffee house, and the slow grind of dreams slipping […]
THE SCIENCE-FICTIONAL SAINT
Ten years ago, Steve did a general column about Leslie Charteris’ action hero Simon Templar. Rather than redoing that column, Steve wants to focus on the Saint’s genre-type stories, whether SF or F, since TV & movies haven’t really touched on them.
Matt’s Reviews: The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Author: Terry Pratchett Series: Discworld #30 Narrator: Stephen Briggs Duration: 7 hr 10 min Format: Audio Disks Publisher: Clarion Books Published: 12/14/2004 Print Published: 2003 The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett is a […]
Matt’s Reviews: Mindworks by Neal Shusterman
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date : November 18, 2025 Language : English Print length : 592 pages ISBN-10 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: I Killed The King by Rebecca Mix and Andrea Hannah
Publisher: Storytide Publication date: September 16, 2025 Language: English Print length: 400 pages ISBN-10: […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
Publisher: Hachette Audio Audible.com Release Date: December 24, 2018 Program Type: Audiobook Listening Length: […]
Matt’s Reviews: BLACK HOLE HEART AND OTHER STORIES by K.A. Teryna
Publisher: Fairwood Press Publication date: 10/14/2025 (Pre-order available) Pages: 236 ISBN: 978-1-9588880-29-6 Author: K.A. Teryna Translated by: Alex Shvartsman Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K.A. Teryna was translated from Russian by Alex […]
Matt’s Reviews: Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Publisher: Brilliance Audio Publication date: November 3, 2010 Language: English ISBN-10: 1441886516 […]
Matt’s Reviews: If Looks Could Kill by Julie Berry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 16, 2025 (pre-order available) Language: English Print length: […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Publisher: Hachette Audio Audible publish date: 2018 Print Publish Date: 2010 Series: […]
Matt’s Reviews: Babayaga by Toby Barlow
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: August 6, 2013 Print length: 400 pages ISBN-10: 0-374-10787-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-10787-1 Author: Toby Barlow Babayaga by Toby Barlow doesn’t really know what kind of book it is. Sometimes […]
Matt’s Reviews: Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: July 29, 2025 (pre-order available) Language: English Print […]
Matt’s Reviews: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Publisher: Del Rey; Published Date: First Edition (July 23, 2019) Pages: 352 pages ISBN-10: 0-525-62075-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-525-62075-4 Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is […]
Matt’s Reviews: Iliad and Odyssey by Homer (translated by W H D Rouse)
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Publication Date: October 1st, 2008 Disks: 20 ISBN: 9781433248832 ISBN-10: 1433248832 Author: Homer Translated by: W H D Rouse Read by: Anthony Heard Iliad and Odyssey by Homer, translated by W H […]
Matt’s Reviews: Dune by Frank Herbert
Publisher: MacMillan Audio Publication date: 05/29/2007 Copyright Year: 2007 Print Copyright: 1965 Discs: 18 ISBN13: 978-1-4272-0143-0 ISBN10: 1-4272-0143-9 Author: Frank Herbert Read by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance and others Dune by […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Publisher: BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL Publication date: 02/06/2024 Pages: 432 ISBN: 9781984820709 Author: Robert Jackson Bennett The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett is a typical Sherlock Holmes / John Watson type mystery. Typical that is […]
Matt’s Reviews: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by MarkTwain
Publisher: Audiobook Contractors Published Date: 2010 Original Print Published: 1889 ISBN: 1-60646-181-8 Author: Mark Twain Read by: Flo Gibson A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain is […]
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN (Anthrophobia) Challenge – RESULTS!
First off, I would like to thank everyone who took the time to download and read Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale, whether or not you entered the Challenge. If you have not already done so, I’d […]
Matt’s Reviews: She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 08/20/2024 Pages: 176 ISBN: 978-0-7564-1895-3 Author: Nnedi Okorafor She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor is set in an indeterminate future in village in the deserts of Northern Africa, probably […]
Matt’s Reviews: Water Witch by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice
Publisher: ACE Books Publication date: January 1982 Copyright Year: 1982 Pages: 216 ISBN: 0-441-87380-4 Author: Connie Willis Author: Cynthia Felice Water Witch by Connie […]
Matt’s Reviews: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Publisher: Random House Published Date: 2004 Print Copyright: 2001 ISBN: 1-4000-8591-8 Author: Eoin Colfer Read By: Nathaniel Parker Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer is the ‘young adult’ story of a twelve year old criminal super […]
Matt’s Reviews: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Published Date: 1997 Original Publish Year: 1819/1820 Audio Disks: 3 ISBN: 978-1-4025-5119-2 Author: Washington Irving Read By: George Guidall Rip Van Winkle/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving are classic […]
Matt’s Reviews: Fairy Tail by Stephen King
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 09/06/2022 Binding: 20 Compact Discs ISBN: 9781797145280 Author: Stephen King Read By: Seth Numrich with Stephen King Fairy Tail by Stephen King is […]
Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club; Publication Date: 1st edition (October 1, 2005) Length: 738 pages ISBN-10: 1582881847 ISBN-13: 978-158288184 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]
Matt’s Reviews: Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Publication Date: September 26th, 2017 Length: 25 hours 22 minutes ISBN: 9781508250340 ISBN-10: 1508250340 Author: Stephen King Author: Owen King Read by: Marin Ireland Sleeping Beauties by […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Publisher: HarperAudio Release Date: March 2001 Format: Audio CD Length: 4 disks Language: English ISBN: 0694524441 ISBN13: 9780694524440 Author: Paulo Coelho Read by: Jeremy Irons The […]
About Author
Matt Truxaw’s newest book is Monster. This urban fantasy, horror, thriller will keep you turning the pages.
He is also the author of the hard science fiction thrillers: “Plastiphobia/Plastivore” and “Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale”
You can find them all on Amazon in Paperback, Hardback, Kindle and/or free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
When you read any of them, he would really appreciate a review/rating on Amazon or your favorite book seller/book reader site.
More about Matt:
He was born in Orange County California many years ago and he still lives there. He has been reading books for most of those years and writing up book reviews for the last few years. He gets MANY of his books out of the library/Libby so expect a lot of old science fiction classics book reviews and other science related reviews in addition to newer books he comes across.
If you want to be ‘in-the-loop’ on these and other works, you can follow his website( MattTruxaw.com), his author’s page on Amazon or his Facebook page.
For more reviews and articles by Matt here on Amazing Stories (Click here).
Monster: A Novel by Matt Truxaw
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