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Matthew D. Ryan is a published author living in upstate New York on the shores of Lake Champlain. He has a background in philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. He also has a black belt in the martial arts and studies yoga. He has been deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most of his life as a reader, writer, and game designer. He believes he saw the legendary Lake Champlain Monster (a.k.a Champy) once and he has a cat named Confucius.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 96 ratings · 29 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Drasmyr (From the Ashes of Ruin #0) 3.67 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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 Children of Lubrochius (From the Ashes of Ruin, #1) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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 Sceptre of Morgulan 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Prism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Of Dragons, Love, and Poison it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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
	When Storm Clouds Rise by Matthew D. Ryan (Goodreads Author), Mary Michalak (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Delusions of Grandeur it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 3 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
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	The Citadel (From the Ashes of Ruin, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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My ebook collection is available for the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book this month at http://smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks (Also, “Drasmyr,” (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/131156) “Prism,” (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/693400) and “A Thinker’s Guide to Truth” (

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Matthew Ryan made a comment on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) — How can it be,that the kids spent 15 or so years in Narnia,grew up,and then walked back through the wardrobe,became kids again,and they never acted like adults that they were inside. " Kerry wrote: "Michael wrote: "Even if that is so,they grew up and matured,how could they go back to being kids after 15 years" Hormones, absence of for ...more "
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Matthew D. Ryan wrote a new blog post My Books On Smashwords Sale plus a Note on D&D My ebook collection is available for the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book this month at http://smashwords.com/sale and f Read more of this blog post »
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Matthew Ryan made a comment on The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) — Is The Wheel Of Time as good as The Lord Of The Rings/The Hobbit? " Tony wrote: "I would not compare anything to Tolkien. It is just not fair. Tolkien was a trend setter and so was Jordan the comparison ends there. Thi ...more "
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Matthew Ryan answered Goodreads's question: Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story? As she gazed upon the mirror, stricken, her flesh bubbled, peeled, and turned a moldering grey. She dropped the mirror, fell to her knees, and retched - expunging both blood and filth, as well as her very soul!
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Matthew Ryan made a comment in the group SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — What Are You Playing? topic " Just pen and paper 5th Edition D&D ... that's all I need! ...more "
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“That which does not kill you ... probably isn't close enough, so just start running.”
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“That which does not kill you ... probably isn't close enough, so just start running.”
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