**Featured in the March 2020, Publisher's Weekly article, "As Luck Would Have It" "The Master of Epic Fantasy" - Kindle Nation Daily, Nov. 2017 M. R. Mathias lives on 5 wooded acres. Like the wizards of old, he tends to the animals who share that space and inspire the creatures in his works. He likes to fish, attend sporting events, and builds all sorts of things out of reclaimed wood. He has sold over two million eBooks. His work is critically acclaimed, and he has won multiple literary awards, including a coveted Locus Poll nomination. Mathias has authored several fantasy series and compiled an admirable list of accolades along the way. --The Wardstone Trilogy (3 Books) --Fantastica (4 Books) --The Dragoneer Saga (6 Books) --The Legend of Vanx Malic (10 Books) --The Crimzon and Clover Short Story Series (11 Books) --Fury & Fire: A Short Story Collection (13 Short Stories) and now: Dragon Racers (3 books) If you are a Kindle Unlimited user, treat yourself to some of the best "hidden gem" fantasy ever written. If you are a Hardcover, Paperback, or Kindle book buyer, you can read the free 10% sample provided by Amazon on your computer or device's screen and decide for yourself. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @DahgMahn (Dahg Mahn is a character from The Wardstone Trilogy) or visit his website www.mrmathias.com Find M. R. Mathias on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.R._Mathias Here is what others are saying about M. R. Mathias: "There are few writers in the genre of fantasy that can equal the creative mind of M.R. Mathias - now acknowledged as a master in this genre of dragons and dwarves, and magic, and spells, and all aspects of fantasy."-- Top 100, Hall of Fame, Vine Voice, Book Reviewer, Grady Harp "M.R. Mathias imagines a setting that will entice readers and lead them, along with his characters, on a breathtaking adventure." -- Readers Favorite Book Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2017 Award Winning novel "A Gossamer Lens" from The Legend of Vanx Malic series "M.R. Mathias is a master at world building and is so good with creative descriptions that you can almost feel the wind whipping through your hair as you soar along on the back of a dragon." -- Readers Favorite Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2015 "Gold Medal" Award Winning novel "Blood and Royalty" from The Dragoneer Saga" "You've (Mathias) already achieved much, much more than so many people who like to think of themselves as writers." -- @Gollancz The Deputy Publishing Director of SF, Fantasy & Horror list of the Orion Publishing Group, 2013 ***From the Author The jewel you see glowing in the ring in my authors photo isn't really a jewel at all. It is the crystallized tear of a real dragon. In my novel "The Royal Dragoneers" you might find the moment where that wonderful magic teardrop fell from a green dragon's eye, and captured all sorts of power in its facets. My grandfather died before I was born, but the ring was given to me by my mother, after my grandmother recently died. My grandfather had won it in a poker game near the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma sometime in the early 1900's. It has been a boon, the magic of the dragon's tear ring, for it brought you here to me didn't it? Now treat yourself to something fantastic and try out the free sample of one of my novels. I hope you enjoy the journey. It will be spectacular. Thank you, M.R. Mathias Accolades: --The Wardstone Trilogy (3 Books + Digital Omnibus) *Book One, The Sword and the Dragon has been Top 25 on the Goodreads Listopia "Best Independent Novels, of all time" list since 2011 www. goodreads.com/list/show/1264.Best_Independent_Novels *Deemed Top 10 indie fantasy of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic *Featured in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Showcase --The Dragoneer Saga (6 Books) *Book 6 won the 2015 Reader's Favorite Award *Book 6 was a 2015 Kindle Book Award Finalist *Deemed Top 10 indie fantasy of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic *Featured in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Showcase --The Legend of Vanx Malic (10 Books) *Books 1-4 collection, To Kill a Witch, won the 2017 American Book Fest Award *2015 Kindle Book Award Semifinalist *Book 10 is a 2017 Reader's Favorite Award Winner