CyberStorm optioned for film

Congratulations to Matthew Mather, whose book, CyberStorm, has been optioned for film.  From the press release:

July 12th, 2013 - New York City - 20th Century Fox has acquired CyberStorm, a self-published book by Matthew Mather, with Chernin Entertainment taking on the role as producer. 

Described as a frighteningly realistic depiction of what would happen in the event of a global digital meltdown from an organized attack, the book follows a New York man and his family as they try and survive the crash isolated in Manhattan with millions of scared and confused people around him. 

The original e-book has caught on fast since it came out in March, and is now up there with the likes of the World War Z, Ender's Game and Game Of Thrones e-books in Amazon sales. It is the current #1 best-seller in the science fiction and tech-thriller categories on Amazon.

CyberStorm can be found here on Amazon:

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Mather, a cybersecurity expert and author who started out his career working at the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines, is now exploring a traditional print publishing deal after inking rights pacts for Turkey, Spain and Germany. The Fox deal was made by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates with Paul Lucas at Janklow & Nesbit Associates.

Ebook Launch: CyberStorm by Matthew Mather

Matthew Mather, author of the Atopia Chronicles, and contributor to the PhutureNews website, is launching his next book CyberStorm tomorrow, Friday March 15th.  He'll be posting on his facebook author page during the launch.  From his press release:

"I will report on all the mayhem hour-by-hour and how sales go on the first few days. I will also be sharing how I do press releases, tips and tricks that have worked for me...and will do this live as I do it all, and will report on how it all works."

The official release date is the 16th, at which point the book will be available on Amazon and other platforms for $4.99.  But if you buy it either today or tomorrow, you can get it at Amazon for the special pre-release price of 99 cents. :)

About the book:

Sometimes the worst storms aren't caused by Mother Nature, and sometimes the worst nightmares aren't in the ones in our heads...

Mike Mitchell is an average New Yorker thrust into extraordinary circumstances, suddenly finding himself in a desperate struggle to keep his family alive as the cyber and physical worlds collide over New York.

CyberStorm is a non-stop, pulse-racing thrill ride into the near-future for a new generation of techno-thriller fans. It is an exploration of the human condition as the cyberworld collides with our own.

Atopia Chronicles on Sale

This weekend the first book of Matthew Mather's Atopia Chronicles, Blue Skies, is free, with the 6 book series on sale for 0.99 at Amazon.com.

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In the story, Dr. Patricia Killiam is rushing to help save the world from itself by giving everyone everything they've always wanted. The question is whether she's unwittingly saving the world only to cast it towards an even worse fate as humanity hurtles across the brink of forever.

The story is set on Atopia, a near future world teetering on the brink of post-humanism and eco-Armageddon. Each book is a stand-alone work that can be read individually in almost any order. Each starts at the same moment in time, and collectively they are puzzle pieces that connect together to reveal the mystery and terrifying danger that lies at the heart of Atopia.