Matthew Wolf Company Profile

After graduating from high school, Matt moved to Oregon to attend Oregon State University. With the combination of too much solitude, breathtaking landscapes, and a heap of books, Matt began writing again and The Ronin Saga took form. Dreaming and scheming about The Ronin every day from eighteen on, Matt wanted to create a novel he would enjoy reading and would fill others with the same vibrant, living worlds and characters that he loved as a youth. At age twenty, he completed his first draft, and had every intention of publishing. However, after a writing convention, where he was given the “go-ahead” by New York Times bestselling author Tracy Hickman, Matt wavered, feeling The Ronin still wasn’t ready. In fall 2007 Matt transferred to UCSB as an Astrophysics Major, a far cry from the English degree he later ended up earning. Here he read literature as far ranging as Ulysses, to Beowulf, but always reserved a special niche in his heart for fantasy. All the while, he spun and crafted the Ronin and the world of Daerval. After four years of Japanese, and a heavy emphasis on Old English, Matthew graduated with a passion for language as well. The languages of the book (Yorin and Elvish) along with the wide range of cultures in the story are heavily influenced by these traditions. Finally in the summer of 2011, the first book The Ronin, in the epic series of The Ronin Saga was completed. As for Matthew’s hobbies, they are far ranging as well, but dwell mostly in the realm of the “old soul”. He is also a Kung Fu instructor. Matthew is currently touring—visiting schools, libraries, and bookstores to spread the word of the Ronin. For a list of his upcoming speaking engagements visit www.roninsaga.com/pressroom.