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Matthew Blakstad

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London, The United Kingdom

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Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime

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Matthew writes pacy, character-driven fiction that explores the impact of technology on how we live and who we are. His first full-length novel, Sockpuppet, came out in May 2016. It is the first book in the Martingale Cycle, a series of stand-alone but interconnected novels that gravitate around a fictional computing pioneer and political radical called Elyse Martingale.

Matthew's first career was as a professional child actor. From the age of ten, he had roles in films and TV dramas including:
Hammer House of Horror
The Lost Boys (no, not the Kiefer Sutherland one!)
Young Sherlock Holmes
...as well as appearing on stage at theatres including London's Royal Court.

After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Mathema ...more

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Average rating: 3.48 · 322 ratings · 94 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sockpuppet 3.43 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Ghost 3.53 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallen Angel: The Martingale Cycle 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Matthew Blakstad (?)

“See, the world is narrowing. We each live in a bubble of attitude. Everything tailored for us. No happenstance, only what I already am and know. At a certain point I find my shape is less here.' A palm flat on his chest.
'More out there.' Laying the palm on his keyboard.”
― Matthew Blakstad, Sockpuppet

tags: identity, society, technology

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“Who are you?
All I see of you is the shape you leave behind. The world is an engine for logging your desires. In these days you don't have identity; you have a browser history.
People who liked cheap illusion also liked advanced consumer capitalism.
Recommended for you: willing subjugation.”
― Matthew Blakstad, Sockpuppet

tags: identity, society, technology

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“The worst form of snobbery is to deny information; to anyone at all. Always remember that. Bas as it is to look down on another human being: to act as censor? Unforgivable.”
― Matthew Blakstad, Sockpuppet

tags: censor, freedom, identity, information, society, technology

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