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ⓘ About Mande Matthews
Mande Matthews is an American author and was born in Colville Washington in the United States. She is writes Romance, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy. While a student at a performing arts college for arranging and writing, Mande was greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell’s Masks of God series. Mande’s life-long quest, to create original new worlds for her readers, is founded on her strong desire to understand humanity through myth and legend together with her interest in fantasy fiction. Mande is a hermit at heart and often recedes into the realms of imagination from where she occasionally emerges to face the real world with the help of her companions, her husband and several feathered, furred, and mostly magical friends.
All Book Series by Mande Matthews
Surrender: A Queen's Honor Short Story
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015
Ring of Fire: A Mythica Novella
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019 Pen name · Jessa Knight
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Mande Matthews?
Mande Matthews is an American author and was born in Colville Washington in the United States. She is writes Romance, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy. While a student at a performing arts college for arranging and writing, Mande was greatly influenced by Joseph Campbell’s Masks of God series.
Which Mande Matthews series should I start with?
The best place to start is The ShadowLight Saga series, the earliest of Mande Matthews's multi-book series: it opens with Bonded (2011) and runs to 4 books across 2011–2018, ending with Shadow Born (2018). Mande Matthews's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Mande Matthews written?
Mande Matthews has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2021. 8 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The ShadowLight Saga series with 4 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Mande Matthews's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mande Matthews's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The ShadowLight Saga (2011–2018, 4 books), Quest: Tales Of Lady Guinevere (2012–2015, 3 books) and Shirley Lock Mysteries (2019, 1 book).
How are Mande Matthews's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mande Matthews's 10 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The ShadowLight Saga (4 books, 2011–2018); Quest: Tales Of Lady Guinevere (3 books, 2012–2015); Shirley Lock Mysteries (1 book, 2019).