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James Matt Cox

Biography

James Matthew Cox Jr. was born in Texarkana Arkansas and he lives there today. His parents encouraged him to read and to enjoy it at a very early age. His father made certain he gained an appreciation for science fiction. His childhood heroes had names like Asimov, Bradbury and E. E. Smith. After graduating high school he earned a Bachelor's degree in computer science and a Master's degree in mathematics. He worked 25+ years as a math/CSCI instructor and recently added 'Open-Source Java Developer' to his resume. During all those years he continued to enjoy science fiction, both reading and writing, and finally decided to DO something about it.

Smashwords Interview

What are you working on next?
I'm working on a series of books set in the same universe. 'A Pattern of Details' introduces this universe. It is set between the middle of the first book and the third. The series revolves around a different set of characters but there are some connections. Astute readers will see them fairly quickly.
Even though I have several series books written I haven t published the first one yet. I want APoD to take off before I move on to the next one, it's getting ALL my attention right now.
Who are your favorite authors?
Isaac Asimov. He's my favorite author of all time and, quite honestly, my childhood hero. I didn't care much about sports players or movie/TV personalities. What do any of them have compared to Asimov?
My other favorite authors are Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein, E.E. Smith, J.R.R. Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Lester Del Rey, Andre Norton, Alan Dean Foster and Harry Harrison. There are lots of others, too, but these are the ones I read over and over again.
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Where to find James Matt Cox online

Website: http://moldyripegrape.wix.com/newstarstradeleague
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-matt-cox-jr/98/b42/3a3/
Blog: http://themoldyripegrape.wordpress.com

Series

Stone Blade by
Stone Blade
Price: $3.01 USD.
Double Bait
Price: $3.01 USD.
The Radical Factor
Price: $3.01 USD.
The Burning Crown
Price: $3.01 USD.
Expedient Measures
Price: $3.01 USD.
Lethal Max
Price: $3.01 USD.

Books

Wisdom On Wheels by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 62,880. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Enmity! Jason Taggart has enough grief, loss and pain in his life for ten men. Now he also has hatred from fellow recruit Phoebe Dayman who blames him for the death of the man she loved. Add in some shaggies, the creatures that inspired the legends of werewolves and the result is a stew custom-made to shatter anyone it touches. Can Jason find the will to survive? Even if he does will his humanity?
Bending Wisdom by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 64,190. Language: English. Published: May 1, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Benders are psychically gifted, often sociopathic humans. When one joins hands with a vicious vampire it's a recipe for blood-drenched chaos. Jason Taggart and the children of Wisdom have a mission tracing data away from danger, in theory. When they stray too close they find themselves facing a deadly Drac and an enemy who can explode their very minds. Even worse, their enemy knows where they are.
The Wisdom Blues by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 58,890. Language: English. Published: September 11, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Mutiny! After discovering their true nature the children of Wisdom worked and learned without a break. Now they're tired, frustrated and fed up at being lab rats. Faced with rebellion, the directors of the project give the students some time off. While enjoying the city of Portland the students discover an ancient evil spirit released from its prison. Can they handle matters or will they all die?
Flashes of Wisdom by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 64,610. Language: English. Published: October 8, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Since kindergarten the children of Wisdom Arizona have trained to face the monsters of human legend. Most didn't know it but two years ago a very few found out. Now they know who they are, what they are, and they face an even greater challenge. It's hard enough facing the creatures of horror incarnate. Now they must face the world outside that holds them. At least they have older recruits to help.
Planter's Moon by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 80,810. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
The world of Epigaea is facing her end. Echoes of the Storm that once ravaged her have returned stronger for their absence. Now Tigerthorn and his friends scatter to the winds in a desperate quest. He knows they must save their world but not how to do it. Their paths lead to friends and foes from their past and Epigaea's. They learn that saving life requires death. Can they make the sacrifice?
Hallow's Moon by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 88,960. Language: English. Published: April 27, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
After defeating a mad wizard deep in the jungle of Fyrn, Tigerthorn the Sly, Mysteria and Sven Hammerfist find themselves captive in the ancient, vile city of Quod Solamen. No one there has heard of Fyrn, Vell or any of the Seven Kingdoms. Others say the only escape from slavery is death. With their fate and that of all Epigaea at stake, can the three friends find their way to freedom in time?
Beyond Wisdom by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 74,580. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Fey are ancient, bloodthirsty creatures from the Otherworld and their presence in our world is never good. Jason Taggart, now assigned to school outside Wisdom, discovers that some of his new peers are dabbling in foul and ancient magic. Alone, he must navigate an alien world of sex, drugs, drama and teenage hormones to save more lives than just his. Failure means death and success may be worse.
Reaper's Moon by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 74,210. Language: English. Published: April 8, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
In the Seven Kingdoms of Epigaea “Elf-touched” isn't a compliment. Itenerant swordsman Dirk d'Argent, the victim of troubling dreams, finds out the true meaning of the phrase and that it applies to him. Now traveling alongside a warrior maiden and a foul-tempered Elf, Dirk faces imminent doom to the kingdoms. To conquer it, though, he must first discover the fateful hidden truth about himself.
The Dawn of Wisdom by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 69,170. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action
Jason Taggart is in junior high with all the triumph and tragedy that entails. He and his friends work, study and he struggles to gain the favor of the lovely Darla Jansen. On a school trip he discovers the kids from Wisdom aren't like others. That realization comes to a head in Phoenix when a group of terrorists takes over a mall. Jason and his friends must face how different they really are.
Sage's Moon by
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 79,470. Language: English. Published: October 31, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Thorne, Elaine and Sven are three kids busy with life in the village of Brookvale. Fun and chores fill their days, a moon of promise and pranks lights their nights. Life is good until monsters of legend rip away their home. That is but the start of a journey that leads them to face a horror so ancient and vile that no one dares name it. At stake are the lives, souls and magic of their world.
Vortex Portal by
Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 66,110. Language: English. Published: February 14, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
Mike is a guy with more computer skills than social until he meets the gorgeous Jane, who shares his passion for video games. After a bad day at work she takes him to her favorite club where they discover the Vortex Portal. It's great fun until it sucks them into a world where magic and death are both real. Their feelings grow toward 'happily ever after' IF they can escape the evil game's clutch.
The Blatant Prey by
Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 87,280. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Adventure » Action
It's dangerous outside the League. The path to a sensitive data leak leads Micah Stone and his team from glamorous parties with movie stars to the sleaziest town in the sleaziest part of space: the Kensie Free Systems. Micah and his team are abducted and must face assassins, gangsters and solicitors to rescue them. The assassins are not human and they fight as part of a sport known as BloodRing.
The Border Incident by
Series: Stone Blade. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 104,600. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Illegal drugs are bad and worse when they lead to death. More so when it happens to a young couple in the Lost Angels sector on their graduation night. That tragedy embroils Micah and his team in an under-the-garble mission where they find corruption at the highest levels not of one government but two. Failure threatens the existence of Intelligence itself and success may land Micah in prison.
Lethal Max by
Series: Stone Blade. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 72,670. Language: English. Published: May 30, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Adventure » Action
It's a royal wedding to lift the heaviest heart as Micah and Jenn Stone depart on their honeymoon cruise. Aboard ship they find their favorite movie stars, all bound for a goodwill tour of the Semid Federation. Disaster strikes when the ship is hijacked by a madman intent on revenge. Micah is left with little more than his wits to inform his friends of his plight and, somehow, effect a rescue!
Expedient Measures by
Series: Stone Blade. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 92,860. Language: English. Published: March 16, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Politics can be hazardous to your health! When Micah Stone and his team are assigned to help with elections in Grakis Major, they enter a quagmire of bickering unions, vicious crime cartels, squabbling candidates, apathetic citizens and yellow-armored security guards who fight like elite military. Behind it all they find a massive conspiracy to disrupt dozens of economies, including the League's!
The Burning Crown by
Series: Stone Blade, Book 4. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 83,460. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Failing a mission can cost Micah Stone his life, that's not new, but success may cost him his friends! A trail of defective parts that fail in combat leads Micah to the Starcrown sector: a tight-knit group of rival Noble Houses. He and his team must untangle a complex knot of plot and counter-plot to find who is sabotaging the League. What stands between him and success? The lives of his friends.
The Radical Factor by
Series: Stone Blade, Book 3. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 99,430. Language: English. Published: October 24, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
The Semids are a peaceful people and staunch League friends and trade partners. When a group of interstellar terrorists detonates a nuclear bomb at the dedication of their Peace Spire the Semids call on the League for help tracking them down. Micah Stone and his team then embark on a journey of action, intrigue and interstellar trade to track down the ones responsible and bring them to justice.
Double Bait by
Series: Stone Blade, Book 2. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 97,810. Language: English. Published: August 18, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage
Robin Macy, more comfortable in the virtual world than the real one, is a law-abiding and hard-working data tech until her online boyfriend vanishes. When she shows her skill by tracking him she lands in the clutches of a charming criminal only to be rescued by two people almost as scary. Now she must decide who she can trust as danger and intrigue shadow her every step.
Stone Blade by
Series: Stone Blade, Book 1. Price: $3.01 USD. Words: 108,110. Language: American English. Published: July 12, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage
When Micah Stone left work late he started down a path to change the fates of more worlds than his. Forced into his planet's military, he excels. Then kicked out by a coward, he joins the League Marines. Haunted by demons of his past he enters a world of shadow and intrigue and must face a planet of foes with only two friends to help him. Success means survival. Failure is not an option.
A Pattern of Details by
Price: Free! Words: 92,600. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
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When Technician Morris Taylor accepted an assignment to train students on a distant world he had no idea his path would lead to possible doom for dozens of worlds and millions of people. After a plague of accidents too numerous to be coincidence Morris discovers he must outsmart an unknown saboteur and traitor to prevent certain death for himself and his friends and an interstellar war.

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