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Welcome to the web page of Matthew Hughes, science fiction and fantasy author. For professional inquiries, I am now represented by John Berlyne of the Zeno Agency.

The new Henghis Hapthorn novel, Hespira, has finally been released by Night Shade Books. The first chapter is here.

A stand-alone Archonate novel, Template, is available in limited editions from UK-based PS Publishing. The first chapter is on the Book Spot Central site.. A trade paperback of the book will be released in the US by Paizo Publishing in June 2010. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com.

The complete Guth Bandar saga, which appeared in several episodes in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, has been published as a novel, The Commons, from Robert J. Sawyer Books. You can read one of the episodes: here.

The first and second Henghis Hapthorn novels, Majestrum and The Spiral Labyrinth, are now available in trade paperback from Night Shade Books. Clink on the links above to read the first chapter of each.

My short story collection, The Gist Hunter & Other Stories, from Night Shade Books is still in stores. It contains all six Henghis Hapthorn stories that have run in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction plus three Guth Bandar novelettes.

Read the first chapter of Black Brillion.

You can also read the first chapters of the previous Archonate books, Fools Errant and Fool Me Twice.

The latest news on upcoming magazine stories, readings and so on is here.

My official First Fan, Mike Berro, maintains an info page on my work and a discussion forum.

Night Shade Books has very kindly established a discussion board for my works on their bbs.

Here is my complete bibliography.

And here's my bio.