Matt Truxaw

About the Author

Stories born from a life spent reading, building, and paying attention.

Matt Truxaw was born and lives in Orange County, California with his wife, Christine, and sometimes visits from his kid, Atlas. He loves cats, dogs, hummingbirds, and crows. He doesn't care too much for most humans. Three of his current best friends are his cats.

He spent a lot of years playing with computers and managing folks who played with computers for a living — supporting industries from aerospace to telephony, mortgage lending to various aspects of healthcare. That career gave him a front-row seat to how technology reshapes human lives, a theme that runs through much of his fiction.

He writes a weekly review column on the Amazing Stories website covering science fiction, fantasy, and science books. He is an avid reader, completing on average more than a book per week — reading from paper and listening to audiobooks in equal measure.

He swims a lot and walks a lot. He used to run a lot too — completing a 50K for his 50th birthday, along with a few marathons and several triathlons in his earlier years. Now he has old knees.

"I don't care too much for most humans — but I find them endlessly worth writing about."