For agencies & publishers
My current novel projects:
finished, in progress & ready for publishers
As a debut author with 30 years of storytelling experience, I not only bring a story, but a marketable portfolio of worlds that stay.
Here are my three main works:
Frøstfǽdrin
The snow feather trilogy
A griffin. A boy. And a world that has forgotten how to marvel.
What if Neverland was real - and broke up?
Mammoth Lakes, fall 1985: For sixteen-year-old Alex Winther, moving to this sleepy little mountain town is a bleak exile. But when he discovers a silver egg in his deceased great-grandmother's house, Ozzy hatches from it - a snow-white griffin who draws Alex into a world of magic and shadows. Hunted by a sinister stranger, Alex must learn what it means to be a gryphon guardian. For the realm of Aethrandor, a land of eternal winter and floating islands, is on the brink of collapse - and Ozzy could be the key that connects two worlds ... or destroys them.
≈120.000
WORDS
(VOLUME 1)
3
PLANNED
BANDS
16+
TARGET GROUP
≈140.000
WORDS VOLUME 2
(IN WORK)
Special features:
- Volume 1: 95% finished
- Volume 2: mostly written
- 80s vibes with Black Sabbath & Zeitgeist
- A new interpretation of the Neverland myth
- Nordic mythology meets Paiute legends
- Publishing interest Already available
- standing audiobook offer with well-known speakers (independent of publisher)
Echoes of Neverland
The Zwischenwelt trilogy
What if Neverland was real - and is broken? What if the dreams we lost are coming back to get us?
Several years after the Great Blackness, a fragile peace reigns in the steam-powered workshops of the isolated land of Thalvarin. Everything changes for seventeen-year-old orphan Finneas Griffin when he receives a mysterious package: The inheritance of his missing grandfather Jonathan catapults him into the impossible. A mysterious notebook, a hidden airship and a crew of mismatched companions lead him to Neverland - but it is not the magical paradise of legend. Between floating ruins, Finn must uncover a dark secret and stop the shadow catcher Thalvorn before he threatens not only the world of dreams, but existence itself.
≈67.000
WORDS
(current)
3
PLANNED
BANDS
16+
TARGET GROUP
50%
from VOLUME 1
DONE
Special features:
- Volume 1: already finished for 50%
- Second trilogy in the Echoes of Neverland universe
- Can be read independently (like Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts)
- New characters, same mythology
- A new interpretation of the Neverland myth
- Perfect entry point for new readers
- Expands the existing universe
Urban Scumbags vs. Countryside Zombies
Berlin, 1991: Concrete, punk and chainsaws.
"Tarantino meets Romero" - shot on Super 8, decomposed with love and now resurrected as a novel.
"When there is no more room in the city, the dead walk the land. And sometimes the living are worse than anything that rises from the earth."
Marc Rosenheim, 17, from a good West Berlin home, ends up at the Reinhardt Institute. When a military agent escapes and the first dead begin to rise again, zombie horror turns into a social study of a society that had long since rotted away before the first undead arose.
≈70.000
WORDS
1991/92
CULT FILM
VHS-HIT
16+
TARGET GROUP
98%
MANUSCRIPT
DONE
Special features:
- Based on underground cult film from 1991 (190,000+ illegal YouTube views, 60,000+ illegal downloads)
- Book with digital code: Legal access to both original versions for the first time
- Authentic Berlin of the post-reunification era
- End-time horror as a social study - brutal, touching and terrifyingly relevant
- Revision with original director Sebastian Panek
Market positioning & portfolio overview
As a debut author with a strategic focus on the young adult and new adult fantasy market, I am positioning myself with a well thought-out, long-term portfolio. By combining nostalgic 80s/90s elements with contemporary dark fantasy themes, I appeal to both young adults and nostalgic readers. In addition to the three main projects, there are another 8 novels completely outlined - with manuscripts already started and detailed chapter synopses.
WRITTEN WORDS
(PORTFOLIO)
FURTHER ROMANCES
IN DEVELOPMENT
YA/NA
FANTASY FOCUS
YEARS OF STORYTELLING
EXPERIENCE
Instagram followers
@maxim.matthew
EON Beyond the norm
Podcast streams
per episode on Spotify
Live reading
Viewers/event on Youtube & Instagram
Instagram followers
@theginhightea
The Gin High Tea
Podcast streams
per episode on Spotify
About Maxim Matthew
30 years of storytelling experience in film, design and podcasting flow into Maxim's world-building narratives. As a debut author, he has positioned himself with the fantasy trilogy Frøstfǽdrin and the Echoes of Neverland saga strategically in the New Adult market.
His two podcasts "Echoes of Neverland - Beyond the norm" (656+ streams/episode) and "The Gin High Tea" (279 streams/episode) already have a dedicated community set up. Live readings regularly attract 150-200 spectators per event with 50-80 continuous listeners and a loyal fanbase of 50-60 regular listeners at every reading.
Special feature: The idea for the book "Echoes of Neverland" came from the dream sequences of his mindfulness podcast - a unique cross-media creation story with a proven fanbase.
Current: Professional development with a writing mentor Gabriele Ketterl. Several publishers have already signaled their interest.
🎓 Professional mentor
Writing coaching
with author Gabriele Ketterl
(20+ books)
📚 Publishing interest
Active interest from the publishing world & publishing start-ups
🏆 30 years of experience
Storytelling in film & design