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Author of ''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|The Acts of Caine]]'' series, the Barra and Company bronze age fantasy books and several ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' novels, including the novelization of [[Revenge of the Sith]] (which is commonly held to be [[Adaptation Distillation|as good as if not better than the actual movie]]), ''[[Shatterpoint]]'', ''[[New Jedi Order|Traitor]]'', and ''[[Luke Skywalker and The Shadows of Mindor]]''.
'''Matt Stover''' is the author of ''[[The Acts of Caine]]'' series, the Barra and Company bronze age fantasy books and several ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' novels, including the novelization of [[Revenge of the Sith]] (which is commonly held to be [[Adaptation Distillation|as good as if not better than the actual movie]]), ''[[Shatterpoint]]'', ''[[New Jedi Order|Traitor]]'', and ''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]''.


He's a rather dark writer who enjoys grinding his characters down to see what's underneath, forcing them into incredibly vital situations when they're not at their best, and making them second-guess themselves and everything that they thought they knew. He also really likes putting a philosophical touch to the narrative, and seems to like getting meta about storytelling itself. For all that, his novels aren't without some trace of hope and light, although the surviving heroes are always incredibly weary by the time they're over.
He's a rather dark writer who enjoys grinding his characters down to see what's underneath, forcing them into incredibly vital situations when they're not at their best, and making them second-guess themselves and everything that they thought they knew. He also really likes putting a philosophical touch to the narrative, and seems to like getting meta about storytelling itself. For all that, his novels aren't without some trace of hope and light, although the surviving heroes are always incredibly weary by the time they're over.
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'''''[[The Acts of Caine]]'''''
== Works ==
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* ''[[The Acts of Caine|Heroes Die]]''

'''''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|The Acts of Caine]]'''''
* ''[[The Acts of Caine|Blade of Tyshalle]]''
* ''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|Heroes Die]]''
* ''[[The Acts of Caine|Caine Black Knife]]''
* ''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|Blade of Tyshalle]]''
* ''[[The Acts of Caine|Caine's Law]]''
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* ''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|Caine Black Knife]]''
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* ''[[The Acts of Caine (Literature)|Caine's Law]]''
* "[[In The Sorrows]]" (a short story)
* "[[In The Sorrows]]" (a short story)


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* ''[[Shatterpoint]]'' (''[[Clone Wars]]'')
* ''[[Shatterpoint]]'' (''[[Clone Wars]]'')
* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith'' (a novelisation of—[[Captain Obvious|you guessed it]]—''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'')
* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith'' (a novelisation of—[[Captain Obvious|you guessed it]]—''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'')
* ''[[Luke Skywalker and The Shadows of Mindor]]''
* ''[[Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]''
* "[[Equipment]]" (a short story included in the Shatterpoint paperback)
* "[[Equipment]]" (a short story included in the Shatterpoint paperback)


'''Standalone Novels'''
'''Standalone Novels'''
* ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' (novelisation of the video game; cowritten with Robert E. Vardeman)
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' (novelisation of the video game; cowritten with Robert E. Vardeman)
* ''[[Magic the Gathering (Tabletop Game)/Test of Metal|Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel]]'' (a ''[[Magic the Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'') novel
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering/Test of Metal|Test of Metal: A Planeswalker Novel]]'' (a ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'') novel


'''Short Stories'''
'''Short Stories'''

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Matt Stover is the author of The Acts of Caine series, the Barra and Company bronze age fantasy books and several Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including the novelization of Revenge of the Sith (which is commonly held to be as good as if not better than the actual movie), Shatterpoint, Traitor, and Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor.

He's a rather dark writer who enjoys grinding his characters down to see what's underneath, forcing them into incredibly vital situations when they're not at their best, and making them second-guess themselves and everything that they thought they knew. He also really likes putting a philosophical touch to the narrative, and seems to like getting meta about storytelling itself. For all that, his novels aren't without some trace of hope and light, although the surviving heroes are always incredibly weary by the time they're over.

He's also really good at writing action sequences.

Works written by Matt Stover include:

The Acts of Caine

Barra and Co.

Star Wars Novels

Standalone Novels

Short Stories

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