Matthew Eric Johnson
Author, Illustrator and Novelist
Non-fiction
Owls Don't Have Eyeballs: And 101 Other Fun Facts That You Didn't Know That You Didn't Know
How was super glue invented? Can a bacon sandwich really cure a hangover? Are bananas radioactive? The answers to these questions and more can be found inside "Owls Don't Have Eyeballs". If you've ever read a fun fact and wondered about the information behind it, this book not only gives you the fun fact, but thanks to extensive research, the details that make it a fun fact, and each one is accompanied by a goofy illustration. "Owls Don't Have Eyeballs" gives you the truths behind the trivia.
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Non-fiction
Seven Days and Seven Nights of High Seas Heroics: The Rescue of the Caleb Grimshaw Passengers - November 1849
In the winter of 1849, Captain David Cook, master of the brig “Sarah”, came upon the “Caleb Grimshaw”, a packet ship with a passenger and crew complement of 457, on fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
The gallant and courageous actions of Captain Cook and his crew saved 399 souls.
This is his story.
“Seven Days and Seven Nights of High Seas Heroics” is an accounting of that rescue. Take a journey back in time and read the tale, told through numerous accounts, including newspaper articles and letters written by the people who were there.
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Fiction - Fantasy
The Stobrimore Chronicles - The Beginning
After losing his parents at a young age, Jack Stobrimore grew up with his grandfather, Artemis. As Jack grew up, he heard countless fantasy stories from Artemis about a world filled with magic, elves, fairies, beastfolk and dragons. After growing up, Jack learns of some family secrets from Artemis that lead him to a mysterious portal to another world. Upon traveling through the portal, Jack soon learns that the stories that his grandfather told him as a child were far more real than he ever imagined.
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With the defeat of the Dark Army and the disappearance of the Great Demon Emperor, exploration of the areas once occupied by the Dark Army has begun. However, threats of The Remnant, consisting of the necromancers and other creatures still loyal to the Emperor and his goals, still loom. In their journey to discover new lands, Jack, Lia and the others must face new challenges and a new enemy if they wish to end the threats of the Great Demon Emperor for good.
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The Stobrimore Chronicles - New Lands
Fiction - Fantasy
Fiction - Fantasy
The Stobrimore Chronicles - The Return
After the defeat of the Lich King, Jack and Crescia are missing and presumed dead.
Lia, refusing to believe they are gone, sends out search parties throughout the land to find them. But a mysterious and potentially deadly black cloud is rapidly approaching the island of Lumhet.
In secret, the Great Demon Emperor is nearing the completion of his task of attempting to resurrect his former master, the Grand Elder Dragon of Apocalypse, in order to enact his final plan for the destruction of Vedyria.
In the far off land, Jack is seriously injured and unconscious and Crescia must find a way to get them both to safety so they can find a way home before the darkness reaches Vedyria
and Stobrimore and the final battle of the Dark Army Wars begins.
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Fiction - Fantasy
The Stobrimore Chronicles - The Lost Colony
The Dark Army wars are finally over and a time of peace has returned to the kingdoms of Stobrimore and Vedyria.
A year has passed since the end of the wars and the kingdom of Vedyria is opening up to exploration and diplomatic relations.
When a diplomatic team returns to Vedyria after encountering a group of unknown attackers, Jack, Lia and the others must go on a journey to discover this new threat.
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Their exploration takes them to a new land with a mysterious connection to the colonists who disappeared from the Roanoke Colony in the late 16th century. As the mysteries continue, this new enemy may lead to a threat within the kingdoms of Vedyria and Stobrimore that could change the balance of power in the region forever.
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With the defeat of Emperor Jeremiah and the Imperial Cleric Knights, a period of reorganization is occurring in the Croatoan Sovereign Empire.
A new emperor has risen and talks of a treaty with the kingdoms of Vedyria and Stobrimore are in progress, but a series of mysterious murders and disappearances are occurring within the empire that may put the talks at risk.
Investigations into the deaths and disappearances have begun, but little information is available until a witness is found. With the witness’s story, all evidence begins to point to only one suspect. Jack Stobrimore.
Will the treaty collapse? Is a new war inevitable? What evidence could lead the investigators to Jack? Could Jack really be capable of murder? If not him, then who is the real killer? How will the kingdoms of Vedyria and Stobrimore respond?
Fiction - Fantasy