Matthew Glass

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Matthew Glass is the pseudonym of an Australian-born author and doctor who is living and working in Britain.{{Cite news |date=4 June 2009 |title=Tidal fear: A thriller for our age |work=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2009/06/04/tidal-fear}}

He is the author of Ultimatum (2009);{{Cite web |last=Athitakis |first=Mark |date=26 April 2009 |title='Ultimatum' takes look at near future - Intriguing environmental ideas mired in clunky narrative |pages=D9; Books Review |work=Chicago Sun-Times| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F127D6E0F0E9CBCE8| url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |last=Millar |first=Peter |date=11 July 2009 |title=Tales of love and war - and heated rhetoric |pages=12 |work=The Times (London)| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12962D43C0F55898|url-access=subscription}} End Game (2012); and Fishbowl (2015).{{Cite web |last=Dugdale |first=John |date=15 February 2015 |title=Fatal attraction - Puzzling, spooky or very nasty: death takes many forms in John Dugdale's roundup THRILLERS |pages=38 Features |work=The Sunday Times (London, England)| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F153884B7296E1828 |url-access=subscription}}

His novels are noted for their complex and hyper-realistic depiction of international relations, especially with regard to diplomacy and economics.[http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2011/03/02/end-game-by-matthew-glass/ "End Game by Matthew Glass"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810105907/http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2011/03/02/end-game-by-matthew-glass/|date=2011-08-10}}, Bookgeeks, retrieved Aug 31st 2012[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/matthew-glass/trigger-point/#review "Review: Trigger Point"], Kirkus, retrieved Aug 31st 2012

Ultimatum is an eco-thriller set in the years 2032 and 2033.{{Cite web |last=MCKIE |first=ROBIN |date=16 August 2009 |title=Read all about the end of the world: Once the province of science fiction, ecological catastrophe is becoming a hot subject for mainstream authors, says Robin McKie: Cold Earth Sarah Moss Granta pounds 10.99, pp280 Ultimatum Matthew Glass Atlantic |work=The Observer (London, England)| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12A2911027D53078 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |last=Steele |first=Colin |date=27 March 2010 |title=Future and present fears |pages=12 |work=The Canberra Times (Australia)| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F148A1D0748333A58 | url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |last=Crooks |first=Ed |date=25 June 2010 |title=When the wind blows |work=The Financial Times (London, England)| via=Newsbank| url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=19C8961F261B46F28F4ACBB122DF4830&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F148A1D0748333A58 |url-access=subscription}}

End Game is a geopolitical thriller set in 2018. It was re-released with the name Trigger Point in March 2012.

Fishbowl is a social-networking thriller set in the early 21st century. The social network in Fishbowl is clearly inspired by Facebook but works with AI-generated avatars that can be used by corporations for user-targeted selling.

References

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Bibliography

  • Glass, Matthew, Ultimatum. 2009. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York. ({{ISBN|0-8021-1888-7}}).
  • Glass, Matthew, End Game. 2010. Corvus. ({{ISBN|9781848877740}}).
  • Glass, Matthew, Trigger Point. 2012. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York. ({{ISBN|0-8021-1997-2}})

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