Dusted by Stars – new novel out Nov. 1
Stacy Jones is a small business owner who is also a proud citizen of socialist Mars. But she barely gets by as an independent starship pilot and freight hauler. When […]
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G.A. Matiasz
I am the author of the science fiction novel End Time: Notes on the Apocalypse, available from AK Press (PO Box 40682, San Francisco, CA 94140-0682).
I also write a monthly (more or less) political column, entitled “What’s Left?,” under the nom de guerre “Lefty” Hooligan for Maximum Rocknroll (PO Box 460760, San Francisco, CA 94146-0760).
1% Free by G.A. Matiasz: second chapter
BUY EBOOKS OF 1% FREE HERE: Matiasz (End Time) has crafted a world that’s a hotbed of political intrigues and ideologies, where war simmers on the horizon. Publishers Weekly 02/10/2017 An […]
1% Free | 99¢ ebooks
BUY EBOOKS OF 1% FREE HERE: Matiasz (End Time) has crafted a world that’s a hotbed of political intrigues and ideologies, where war simmers on the horizon. Publishers Weekly 02/10/2017 An […]
The Death of David Pickett
FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS OF EXCITING NEW SCIFI STORY “The Death of David Pickett” is a speculative cyberpunk mystery set in 2023 San Francisco as a prequel to the 2042 near-future […]
1% Free
ORDER COPIES OF 1% FREE HERE: Matiasz (End Time) has crafted a world that’s a hotbed of political intrigues and ideologies, where war simmers on the horizon. Publishers Weekly 02/10/2017 […]
Jon Hunt’s illustrations for “Salvage Run”
Jon Hunt’s brilliant illustrations for a free downloadable PDF excerpt called “Salvage Run” from my novel, 1% Free. Plus, a glimpse of the process of creating the illustrations.
Three Excerpts from 1% Free by G.A. Matiasz
I have three free PDF excerpts from my novel “1% Free.” The first is entitled “A Galactic Derive” and offers a glossary of terms to help the reader navigate the world of 2042. The second is entitled “Salvage Run,” which introduces the main character Becky Wiley in a blaze of glory, a firefight in which she recovers a mysterious artifact. The third is entitled “Black Widow Mouth,” wherein the main character Jimmy Hidalgo chases a seriel killer who murdered his best friend.
Notices from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly
An astute, socially relevant tale, set in a world that readers will happily get lost in.
Kirkus Reviews
Matiasz (End Time) has crafted a world that’s a hotbed of political intrigues and ideologies, where war simmers on the horizon.
Publishers Weekly
November 3, 2016 Book Launch Event
I wrote the first draft of 1% Free in 1993, 23 years ago, about our future in 2042, 25 years from now. I immediately got a set of Triple A maps and started sketching out the world I was building. This handout collects and updates some of those working maps to make the point that 25 years, a quarter century, a generation is a very long time during which everything can dramatically change.
Constructing the 1% Free Book Cover
I found Jon Hunt through the “Hire An Illustrator” website. I was impressed by his online portfolio. (Here are Jon’s Facebook page and blog.) We exchanged emails, discussed the scope […]