19 ratings | 2 reviews | avg rating:4.84

more photos (1)

Matthew’s Year In Books

Matthew’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Matthew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Matthew’s 2025 Year in Books

Matthew John’s Followers (15)

Matthew’s Bookshelves

to-read (2)
currently-reading (0)
read (18)
did-not-finish (0)

Matthew’s Friends (46)

Vincent Darlage

2,866 books | 177 friends

Drew Woodworth

1,892 books | 58 friends

Sarah

1,825 books | 917 friends

Jason Waltz

1,978 books | 603 friends

Luana

900 books | 115 friends

Adam McPhee

4,519 books | 4,999 friends

Theofilos

751 books | 54 friends

Niels

694 books | 152 friends

More friends…

Matthew John

Goodreads Author

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Member Since

October 2021

edit data

Matthew John is an English language arts teacher and employee of Monolith Games (Conan, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles). When time allows, he likes to write short fiction, waste time at the gaming table, and chat sword and sorcery on the Rogues in the House Podcast. His work has been published in Grimdark Magazine, Skelos (SkelosPress), Weirdbook (Wildside Press), and Robert E. Howard’s Conan the roleplaying game (Modiphius Games).

Combine Editions
Matthew John’s books

Average rating: 4.19 · 439 ratings · 126 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 2 by Jim Zub (Goodreads Author), Patrick Zircher (artist), Fernando Dagnino (artist) 3.93 avg rating — 90 ratings — 2 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
	The Savage Sword of Conan (2024-) #6 by Jason Aaron, Geof Isherwood (artist), Piotr Kowalski (artist) 4.10 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2024	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
	To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 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
	Skelos 1: The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy by Mark Finn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Gruber (Editor), Jeffrey Shanks (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 35 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
	Robert E. Howard Changed My Life: Personal Essays about an Extraordinary Legacy by Jason M. Waltz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert E. Howard, Todd B. Vick (Contributor) 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 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
	New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine: Issue #3 by Oliver Brackenbury (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew John (Goodreads Author), Premee Mohamed (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	Swords Against Cthulhu by Gavin Chappell (Editor), Damir Salkovic (Goodreads Author), Matt Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Within the Weeping Eye (The Maxus Cycle, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 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
	Weirdbook #36 by Douglas Draa (Editor), D.C. Lozar (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), L.F. Falconer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2017 — 2 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
	Knife Fight 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	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

More books by Matthew John…

Series by Matthew John

The Maxus Cycle (3 books)
by

Matthew John (Goodreads Author)

4.33 avg rating — 92 ratings

rss
Matthew’s Recent Updates

Matthew John and 2 other people liked Apocryphal Chris's review of To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle, #1): "To Walk On Worlds is the first book in the Maxus cycle of stories by Matthew John. It collects eleven short stories set on an generic imaginary world, most of which feature the character Maxus The Meddler (a 'meddler' is a sorcerer) and/or his someti" Read more of this review »
Mar 23, 2026 08:51AM · see review
Matthew John made a comment on Theofilos ’s review of To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle) ""
Mar 19, 2026 09:47AM · see review
Matthew John and 2 other people liked Theofilos 's review of To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle): "This came as a surprise to me, I DID NOT expect it to be so good, a couple of editing faults aside, "to Walk on Worlds" is an excellent sword and sorcery book! the characters are vivid and alive, the world interesting and the stories engaging and FUN" Read more of this review »
Mar 19, 2026 09:47AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of To Walk on Worlds by Matthew John. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — To Walk on Worlds by Matthew John <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Matthew John liked David Charlton's review of To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle, #1): "When you are in the mood for kick-ass sword and sorcery that respects the genre, but recognizes what it needs to be relevant today, pick up this opening salvo of the Maxus Cycle. The stories are quick and punchy, filled with fantasy and more than a t" Read more of this review »
Jan 29, 2026 10:43AM · see review
Matthew John liked Chris Butera's review of To Walk on Worlds (The Maxus Cycle, #1): "Never trust a meddler. To Walk on Worlds was not the book I thought it would be, and I mean that as a huge compliment. This book is brutality, gallows humor, and some of the wildest and weirdest sword-and-sorcery I've come across in a long while. It h" Read more of this review »
Jan 29, 2026 10:43AM · see review
Matthew John has read My Good Side: A Memoir by Scheana Shay	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
Dec 26, 2025 09:08AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of My Good Side by Scheana Shay. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — My Good Side by Scheana Shay <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Matthew John made a comment on Riccardo Ball’s review of Within the Weeping Eye (The Maxus Cycle, #2) ""
Oct 16, 2025 03:50PM · see review
Matthew John is now following Jim Kuenzli's reviews
May 17, 2025 01:17PM · like
Matthew John rated a book it was amazing The Savage Sword of Conan (2024-) #6 by Jason Aaron	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
Dec 20, 2024 01:56PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Savage Sword of Conan (2024-) #6 by Jason Aaron. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Savage Sword of Conan (2024-) #6 by Jason Aaron <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Matthew John made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — My Books Assigned to the Wrong Author(s) topic " Hello, I hope I have the right place. I'm going to link a few books that are attributed other authors with same/similar names. The following books sho ...more "
Dec 19, 2024 07:04AM