Matthew Mellema
About Matthew Mellema
⚔️Author of Red Rex
🦖Middle-grade dino adventure
🦕Helping parents raise boys of faith and imagination
👍🏼For fans of Wingfeather, Green Ember, and Narnia
Matthew Mellema was born and raised in Colorado Springs: a place surrounded by dinosaur bones. After earning an English degree and a law degree, Matthew returned to Colorado. Once back home, the dinosaur bones of his childhood reignited his imagination.
Matthew lives with his wife and four kids in Colorado Springs. He's a member-artist of the Anselm Society's Arts Guild, and hosts their podcast, "Believe to See."
Published Works
Red Rex
In a hidden kingdom where dinosaurs roam freely, Carthus is trapped.The fourteen-year-old orphan guards a stegosaurus herd for his uncaring uncle and dreams of training as a dinosaur rider at the ancient school of Koganri. The problem is, he’s a commoner, so his only hope is to pass an impossibly...