Mathias G. B. Colwell

Biography

Mathias Colwell grew up in far Northern California exploring redwood forests and cloudy beaches. He loves God, his family, and friends. Mathias has been a writer for most of his life, drafting his first stories as young as eight years of age. His desire to write fantasy was inspired by such authors as J.R.R. Tolkien, David Eddings and the late Robert Jordan. He is an avid traveler and all-around adventurer, having visited or lived in 27 countries. His travels have led him around the world to five continents including stays in Siberia, Spain, and Chile, and he attributes many of his passions and goals in life to these experiences. In his free time he enjoys reading, outdoor activities such as soccer, snowboarding and water sports. Mathias has a passion for issues pertaining to social justice and human rights and hopes to influence these areas in the future.

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Series

The Collector
The world was nearly consumed by chaos and madness during The Great Transformation, a time when myth and legend were given form overnight. Nearly half a century later, The Collectors Guild, a sect of humans tasked to search and control the supernatural, are still trying to clean up the mess that was made of society. Vampires, werewolves and so much more come to life in this darkly gripping tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and most of all freedom.
The Collector
Price: Free!
Blood Loss
Price: $2.99 USD.
Menagerie of Shadow
Price: $2.99 USD.
Reckoning and Retribution
Price: $4.99 USD.
Dark Arrow
It is in this war-torn land that an ancient power, a power that was thought lost for centuries, is rediscovered, and a primal evil begins to arise once more. Will Elliyar have the strength and ability within him to protect the ones he loves, especially the beautiful Miri, and shift the course of the war?
Dusk Runner
Price: $0.99 USD.
Entrance to Dark Harbor
Price: $4.99 USD.
Black Water Well
Price: $4.99 USD.

Books

Shards of Rain
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 24,580. Language: English. Published: November 10, 2020 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
“Survival is about more than keeping you eyes open and watching your friend’s back. Death can come from behind… but it can just as quickly come from above.”
Reckoning and Retribution
Series: The Collector. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 69,570. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2020 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
The menagerie and all it stood for is destroyed. Lady Helmsted, a leader among the Collectors Guild is in flight. Philip and his companions must regroup and decide their next course of action. Anger and a desire for retribution birth a dangerous plan, one that will require an alliance to be made with the worst the continent has to offer. Do the ends justify the means?
Black Water Well
Series: Dark Arrow. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 122,690. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2018 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
With his family free of enslavement, Elliyar and his companions chart their course back home. However, there is more to be done before they can return to Andalaya. Rihya is captured by the brother of Half-Mask; the three-way conflict is coming to a head between both elven races and the humans; and Elliyar is waging a war inside himself as well as without. Elliyar decides to strike a decisive blow
Menagerie of Shadow
Series: The Collector. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 73,450. Language: English. Published: October 24, 2017 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » General
The Alchemist is cunning but Philip is desperate. Reeling on the brink of madness, Philip charts a course for revenge with implications carrying far beyond the shadowy land of Transylvania.
Entrance to Dark Harbor
Series: Dark Arrow, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 164,920. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2016 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Adventure » Action
For twenty years the humans have held sway over the land by conquering or controlling the elves. But sinister developments in Dark Harbor threaten to upset the balance of power. In Andalaya the northern elves gather in numbers once again. War is brewing, and all events surrounding the conflict seem to lead directly to Elliyar Wintermoon.
Blood Loss
Series: The Collector, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 56,650. Language: English. Published: November 21, 2015 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
(5.00 from 1 review)
An epic jailbreak requires a betrayal of allegiance. But freedom comes with a price. Presumed dead by the Guild, Philip, a former Collector who used to kill and capture supernatural creatures, has finally accepted the fact that he is actually the very prey he once hunted—a hybrid. With the appearance of a human and the blood of a troll, Philip has powers no human could ever possess.
Dusk Runner
Series: Dark Arrow, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 164,720. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2015 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
(5.00 from 1 review)
It is in this war-torn land that an ancient power, a power that was thought lost for centuries, is rediscovered, and a primal evil begins to arise once more. Will Elliyar have the strength and ability within him to protect the ones he loves, especially the beautiful Miri, and shift the course of the war?
A Burning Hope
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 29,450. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2014 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Horror » General
A Burning Hope is the tale of one man defying his own desperate circumstances, as for the first time in his life he dares to hope and dream. It is the story of a Slayer named Maeze and his fight to regain control of his destiny and live the life of freedom he desires.
The Collector
Series: The Collector, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 44,490. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2013 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » General
The world was nearly consumed by chaos and madness during The Great Transformation, a time when myth and legend were given form overnight. Nearly half a century later, The Collectors Guild, a sect of humans tasked to search and control the supernatural, are still trying to clean up the mess that was made of society. Vampires, werewolves and so much more come to life in this darkly gripping tale...
An Age of Mist
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 14,180. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2013 by Melange Books, LLC. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
“An Age of Mist” is set in an alternate world where the sun never shines and the land is covered in mist and fog nearly all of the time. What begins as a classic tale of another world develops into something much deeper. As we follow the protagonist, the young Santori, it becomes apparent that he faces a far more menacing element to this world than simply the absence of sunlight...

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