Speculative Fiction Author
Matthew P. Norman - Culture Demands Geeks is a speculative fiction writer. His debut novel published by (Severed Press) is the wonderful, apocalyptic, zombie-filled Road Trip Z. (Book 2 in the epic zombie series that will take you on a ride through the apocalypse, is now out). In his spare time, Matt is currently writing other novels: a dark urban YA/Crossover called Dark Days and a futuristic vampire tale.
You can find him on his website, reviewing movies, TV shows, and writing geeky fandom news.
He was born and raised in East Anglia, Suffolk, England, where according to accounts ‘Edmund the Martyr,’ was king of East Anglia until his death. He was slain by the Danes in battle after he refused the Danes’ demand that he renounce Christ. After, they beat him, shot him with arrows and then beheaded him (a grizzly way to go!)
According to one legend, his head was then thrown into the forest, but was found safe by his followers after following the cries of an ethereal wolf that was calling, in Latin, “Hic, Hic, Hic” – “Here, Here, Here”.
By his mid-twenties, Matt knew it was time to find ‘his own way in the world’ leaving behind his family and friends, he decided to leave the UK and embarked on traveling the globe. A quick stop in Hong Kong, Australia (where he found everything under the hot red sun which wanted to kill him!), and finally traveled across Asia.
And now…
Matt lives in Christchurch on the shores of the South Island of New Zealand with a wonderful family and two very stupid cats.
If you’re after happy, fuzzy tales with unicorns and teddy bears then you’ve come to the wrong place. His novels come in all shades of grey, and, err... red and are populated with characters of questionable morals and a liking for witty banter.
Please ask him questions, and give as many reviews as possible!
Published: 4th August 2019
http://www.severedpress.com/books/road-trip-z/
Check out the latest work by M.P.Norman - Culture Demands Geeks. Matt's first novel is a riveting adventure across Utah and Portland in the middle of the apocalypse. When the apocalyptic downfall of the world came, it was a terrifying tsunami of tooth and claw. Two years on, and the plague of all plagues has given the United States a new majority. Democrats and Republicans are no more and humanity is on the endangered list now the dead walk the earth. After hearing a radio transmission—promising salvation—five friends and an ex-Marine set out on a road trip across the deserts of Utah to a safe zone in Portland. Battling their way across the zombie-infested American wasteland can be treacherous and devastating to the bonds of friendships, and soon, each realizes how easy it is to screw-up at every gruesome corner. To survive the apocalypse, they must pull together as a family. If not, they will be just another meal for the ravenous dead.
Grab a copy now in paperback and Kindle.
HORROR, APOCALYPSE NOVEL
Published: August 22nd, 2023 Amazon.com: Road Trip Z 2 eBook : Norman, Matthew Paul: Kindle Store
Welcome back to the Road Trip Z series.
Finding a safe home in the apocalypse isn't easy, especially when the dead rule the world. But after venturing through the wastelands of America, Carl Roberts and his friends finally come across a community in the ruins of Portland, Oregon. However, when death and destruction come to their new community's door, not just in one terrifying form, but in many disguises, they are forced to reckon with their new reality: nowhere is safe.
Only the quick and the smart, the strong and the determined, will survive Road Trip Z.
Now available on Amazon Kindle.
Interested in seeing more of my work? Please get in touch and I’ll be glad to share some more pieces with you.
"Speculative fiction evokes a passion within, a need to tell a tale to many, to share my thoughts with the world"
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