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Matt Cole

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Born

in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Website

https://mattcoleonline.com

Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Graphic Novels

Influences

Ann Rice, Frank Herbert, George R. Martin, Steven Erikson, R. Scott Ba ...more

Member Since

March 2012

URL

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Matt Cole was born in a Vancouver, British Columbia in 1967. He earned an undergraduate degree in kinesiology at the University of British Columbia and a graduate degree in exercise physiology the University of Victoria. He has worked as a kinesiologist since 2000.

During his college and university years, Matt scratched his creative itch in screenplay and short fiction workshops along with speculative fiction studies. In his free time, he enjoys red wine (or the nectar of the Gods as he believes it to be), reading fantasy fiction and graphic novels, and devouring dark chocolate. He can be found wondering bookstores and comic book shops, attending film festivals, drinking craft beer at the local pub, as well as competing in local IPSC compet ...more

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Average rating: 3.59 · 81 ratings · 30 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ghost Drums 3.31 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abode of the Damned 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blood of Cowards 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Life ain't all blow jobs and ice cream. Sometimes it's a shit sandwich and a kick in the nuts.”
― Matt Cole

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“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.”
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“I’m sure they were good men, the ones you lost.” “Good at dying,” he said.”
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