M R Mathias Books in Order

Marvin Smithers stops a crime and becomes a national celebrity under the name Valiant Defender. The unfortunate initials on his costume complicate his reception in this comic short story about public perception, media attention, and modern heroism.

Twelve-year-olds Fizz and Rodger become trapped inside a virtual-reality experiment and escape into interconnected digital worlds. Searching for an extraction point, they must survive simulated wars, dragon hunts, and space battles while finding a way back home.

Nurse Janet Hale unknowingly buys a house where a family was murdered decades earlier. Her son Michael investigates its ghosts with his babysitter and a Ouija board, while his dog Lucy-Fur tries to protect him from possession.

Two young hunters venture beyond their kingdom’s patrolled border, determined to make their final youthful outing memorable. Exploring a cavern brings them face to face with a creature that could end their lives or transform their future.

Human settlers on a contested mainland face an uprising led by the Goblin King Gravelbone. Young adventurers, a ranger, and a magic-wielding woman seek to warn their king, while friendships with dragons offer an unexpected chance of defending the frontier.

A poisoned king entrusts a powerful sword to a fleeing squire, while two brothers discover a magical ring. Their paths intersect with a sorceress and a stolen dragon egg as rival forces move toward the Witch Queen’s palace.

Zahrellion and Rikky search for mushrooms needed to cure Prince Richard’s poisoning, while Jenka and Jade escort the King’s Rangers home. A map found in a temple leads Jenka and Lemmy into danger as a larger threat emerges.

Hyden Hawk seeks the Silver Skull of Zorellin while Mikahl and his allies fight to liberate Wildermont. Shaella rides a black dragon and supports their enemies, plotting to rescue her lover Gerard from the Nethers amid the widening conflict.

Jenka and the Dragoneers face the Sarax and the ancient alien power threatening their world. With witches and King Richard drawn into the struggle, the dragon riders must devise a way to stop a danger that keeps growing stronger.

Mathias presents ten steps for promoting an independently published ebook through social networking. The guide covers building author recognition, reaching readers through platforms such as Goodreads and Twitter, running contests, hosting blogs, and considering advertising as an audience develops.

Vanx and his companions sail toward his homeland seeking knowledge that might help them survive Dragon Isle. Meanwhile, treachery in Dyntalla and the princess’s failing health add urgency to a quest complicated by ogres, wizards, and dangerous dragons.

High King Mikahl and wizard Hyden Hawk gather their allies to defend the kingdoms against Gerard Skyler’s transformed forces. Elves, dwarves, giants, and dragons enter the struggle as an army of demon-beasts threatens the conclusion of their campaign.

Enslaved for his involvement with the Duchess of Highlake, bard Vanx becomes the target of her husband’s mercenaries. His escape with the princess leads into the Wildwood, a wilderness whose reputation makes their flight nearly as dangerous as capture.

Recently divorced Janet Hale moves into a house linked to the murders committed by Buxly the Butcher. Her son Michael and his babysitter investigate its restless spirits, while his protective Rottweiler faces a ghost determined to possess him.

Five stories follow warrior Clover and her dragon Crimzon before the Dragoneers’ adventures, confronting wizards, monsters, giants, and other adversaries. The collection also includes The First Dragoneer, introducing the world and characters of the later saga.

The Hoar Witch’s poison threatens the Heart Tree that protects a hidden valley of fairy folk. Thorn, Bristle, and Barb leave their sanctuary to retrieve a shard their queen needs to summon the champion who might save them.

A map discovered during a difficult hunt sends Vanx and his new companions into the Bitterpeaks. Searching for a legendary witch’s crystal palace in Saint Elm’s Deep brings the unlikely adventurers closer to mysteries of Vanx’s past.

Vanx and his companions enter a forest inhabited by the Hoar Witch’s distorted creatures. Their effort to defeat her and save the fairy folk centers on protecting the magical Heart Tree, whose survival is essential to the fae’s sanctuary.

The mainland rebuilds after the Confliction while Queen Zahrellion struggles without Jenka, who has vanished. Burdened by dangerous magic, Jenka searches a deranged wizard’s temple for the petrified Clover as new threats gather around the Dragoneers.

King Richard advances on the mainland with dragons controlled through stolen magical teardrops. Meanwhile, Crimzon, Clover, and young Princess Amelia release another threat, leaving the Dragoneers and their families facing dangers greater than the approaching royal army.

When the ruler of Mythka steals gold from dwarven mines under their protection, Clover and her dragon Crimzon seek repayment. Clover decides to confront the thief king in his own arena, turning a stolen fortune into a dangerous showdown.

Trade with the Old World strengthens the growing kingdom, but an exiled king pursues an opportunity that could destroy the Dragoneers. Clover and Crimzon return to help confront an enemy wizard and his enormous creatures before the mainland is ravaged.

Clover discovers that a gambling house in Kar has been cheating its customers after her own unexpected loss. With her dragon Crimzon at her side, she confronts a scheme involving a henchman, an unlucky duke, and stolen fortunes.

High-school senior Autumn faces murder and disappearing students in a town surrounded by cornfields. An unhelpful sheriff complicates the search for answers as an unexpected Halloween snowfall brings the community’s mounting terror to a dangerous turning point.

Dingo guards an air vent serving an underground dwarf community until Master Zarvin draws him into a strange problem. A dragon wants to nest in the shaft, and the wizard favors it, leaving Dingo to find a solution.

Pixie Oonzil Windlestraw avoids punishment by striking a deal with Master Zarvin and an eagle named Igor. When a hunter captures a fairy to sell as pixie dust, their unlikely alliance must act to rescue her.

Vanx and his companions sail to Dragon Isle to hunt the shapeshifting Paragon Dracus. Their enemy’s power exceeds expectations, while Prince Russet fights its influence over his father and allies struggle against the threat of the Trigon Daze.

Dingo the dwarf, Igor the eagle, and pixie Oonzil carry precious cargo for Master Zarvin across the Dropull Mountains. Reaching Clover’s tower requires the unlikely companions to navigate a forest filled with dangerous creatures and protect their charge.

Visions in a magical mirror show Vanx an invasion threatening Parydon and his own homeland. He rallies companions and seeks knowledge from the captured Hoar Witch, hoping to protect the Heart Tree against the Trigon’s enchanted forces.

Vanx and his companions pursue the remaining Heart Tree gem-seeds, facing giants and hostile fae beyond the Wildwood. A tiny spider called Goss may guide them toward the final seed, but its path risks drawing them into another conflict.

This rule book presents a dice-based combat game for solo play or head-to-head contests. Players create fighters by choosing names and weapons, challenge supplied opponents, and can organize matches into elimination tournaments using their own gaming dice.

Vanx and his dog familiar find themselves stranded on the far side of creation after confronting Paragon Dracus. Alone in a harsh, unfamiliar land, they search for a route back to Saint Elm’s Deep while facing the possibility of pursuit.

Following a wizard’s map to an invisible island leaves Zeezle near death and delays Vanx’s return home. Saving his friend and recovering another magical gem from Falriggin’s dungeon become urgent obstacles to the quest his goddess has assigned.

Vanx is ordered to locate and revive the last three Heart Tree gem-seeds. Joined by familiar companions and elven reinforcements, he revisits an invisible island whose inhabitants and secrets threaten the mission before they can even find their targets.

Moxton seeks the elusive white deer whose fur will win him the hand of Princess Luna. Competing with other hunters, he ventures with his friends into dangerous sacred territory, where natural threats give way to encounters with the spirit world.

Published in memory of Carol Ann Mathias, this anthology gathers donated short fiction from established writers and other contributors. The collection was created to support her favorite charities, combining imaginative storytelling with the publisher’s memorial fundraising project.

Clover and her dragon Crimzon set out to collect a debt and encounter far more than a reluctant debtor. Their discoveries connect their adventures to the larger world of Egod and the events surrounding the Dragoneers.

Pharark’s troll army advances through Narvoza while Braxton and his companions are scattered. As Nixy and Suclair race to rescue endangered orphans, Braxton seeks a way to use the Void against the demon’s increasingly destructive campaign.

Orphan Sharrah Che’s first visit to the dragon races ends with her becoming a wizard’s prize. Training for the circuit offers a new future, but a king’s demand that she lose forces her to choose between obedience and ambition.

Sharrah travels the Otherworld seeking help for injured fairy friends and discovers the suffering of the Dregs. Returning home, she trains for a coveted chalice while investigating her heritage and hoping racing victories can give her power to bring change.

Braxton and his companions search the Wilderkind Forest for the Sapphire of Souls, last seen with an elf eaten by a dragon. Finding and destroying it becomes urgent as a necromancer and an invading demon threaten the realm.

Braxton Bray finds a strange medallion and marked maps, then seeks answers in the capital. Pursued by people who want his discovery, he escapes with caravan guard Nixy and begins a sea journey through dangerous lands.

Braxton and his companions arrive in a war-torn land where dark witches threaten to release a destructive creature. Without Taerak’s journal to guide them, they must find the Staff of Aevelon and reach a mountain altar before the Blood Moon peaks.

Sharrah seeks victory at Sky Island and a way to overthrow her grandfather. With her father absent, she enters a mysterious preliminary race, learns more about Xuanpu, and struggles to master magic while rivals strengthen their position.

After a debt collection ends in murder, orphan Braiden Thane finds himself aboard a ship chained to a corpse and a weight. A stolen pocket watch opens a path through time, drawing him into a dangerous pursuit of treasure.

Braiden and Sissy’s new sanctuary is threatened, and saving it requires an herb extinct in their own era. Their journey into dangerous marshlands of the past becomes more desperate when illness forces Sissy to confront her mother’s killer.

Pirate wizard Kizzon Ahlm hunts Braiden and Cecelia through time for the key to a legendary treasure vault. Separated from Cecelia and trapped without his magical watch, Braiden must escape and discover how to reach her again.

Braiden and Cecelia leave their secure sanctuary when threats spread across different ages of their world. Joining wizard Hyden Hawk Skyler and other heroes, they must risk their prosperous future to confront enemies whose attacks cross the boundaries of time.