Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356

@backwardsknight

Author of stories Eldritch, Fantasy, and Horror. Crow. Lost Boy. Dreamer of dreams. I love to cook, play PF2e, etc. I tinker, and make jam and soap. He/him. Signed books! More here:

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Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· 23d

I left a mark where we stayed. Good luck to the next occupants.

Fridge magnets spell out the message "Beware the Ibe Nire."

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· 28d

Not only am I an author that's going to write stories to nourish your mind, I'm out here cooking some really fantastic treats as well. That's my language of love. Feeding those I care about the tastiest of omnomnoms.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· 29d

Korean BBQ beef with steamed broccoli, sauteed carrots and peppers, on a bed of white rice. 🍽️

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 12

WARNING! This book contains: Subverted fantasy tropes. Lethal level of snark and sarcasm. And ducks. A very stabby princess. Content too close to our own darkest timeline. Siadakian eldritch horrors. This book may make you crave fried potatoes. Find The Backwards Knight today! #BookSky #BookTok

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 12

Not sure I posted this one yet. Egg-everything sourdough bagels with cheese and eggs. One with bacon. 🍽️

Two plates with egg-everything sourdough bagels, and one with bacon on it, on plates sitting on a wooden butchers block on a counter.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 10

The Forgotten Princess is coming...do you want to help? I'm going to be part of #BookBazaar2026 later this year, to help cover editing and cover art costs for this novel. If you've read The Backwards Knight, you do NOT want to miss out on this. And if you haven't? Get both books!

Trope map, showing a placeholder cover wrapped in paper for The Forgotten Princess, laid over an ocean shoreline with mountains and trees. Text reads: A broken sword, an ancient library, Librarian Knights, the symbols of magic, sra curak, sunshine vs. grump, memories dredged from the depths, a cursed village.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 9

Maybe you would download a car, or a potato. Maybe even the Ibe Nire. You probably shouldn't though. What you should do is read The Backwards Knight. This is a classic fantasy adventure with eldritch horror undertones that could be your next favorite read. Don't miss out! #BookSky #BookTok

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 9

The Backwards Knight, chock full of warnings to pay heed to. If you want to know more, you're going to have to source yourself a copy and give it a read. I promise its eldritch horrors won't drive you *too* mad. I think. It may just be your next favorite eldritch fantasy novel. #BookSky

Copy of The Backwards Knight sitting on a faded wooden-planked surface. Various warnings cover the book, reading: "Beware the Ibe Nire", "This book contains lethal levels of snark and sarcasm", "This book contains a very stabby princess", "This book contains content too close to our own darkest timeline", "This book may make you crave fried potatoes", "This book contains Siadakian eldritch horrors."

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 8

Because what goes around comes around, if you see this, share a circle, a disk, something round. Artwork by @fallenlights.net

Artwork of Nothing, the broken sword, and The Spiral, a magic symbole of a blue spiral, surrounding it.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 8

If you're tired of the darkest timeline and want to see normal people standing up against a tyrannical overlord... and want to see breaking the cycle of trauma and apathy to do the right thing... Check out The Backwards Knight today! Available wide! Ask your library to order it! #BookSky

Image of a copy of The Backwards Knight sitting in a crumbling ruins, with a backdrop of shadowy tentacles, and eight arrows pointing to words that read: She's stabby, he's snarky, A Sword of Nothing, Potatoes and ducks, Tainted magic, eldritch remnants, Crumbling Ruins, Beware the Ibe Nire, Farmboy with Magic, Knight in not-so-shiny armor, princess in a dress.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 8

Now I want a Frosty. And some chili.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 6

5 stars for Bounty, Inc. by Adam Holcombe. One of the best books I've read in some time, and I'd put it in my top 10 overall. Every page, chock full of action. Mystery. Humor. Sometimes all of the above. Highly recommended for fans of Mass Effect, Star Wars, etc. #BookSky

Book cover for Bounty Inc., by Adam Holcombe.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 5

The Backwards Knight is a classic fantasy adventure with eldritch horror undertones that you don't want to miss! Featuring a snarky knight, a stabby princess, and a farm boy marked by magic on their journey through The Paladin's stolen lands. Available wherever you get books! #Booksky #BookTok

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 4

In the oven! 🍽️

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 4

It's sourdough egg bagel day. 🍽️

Two baking trays with silicon baking mats. Thirteen sourdough egg bagels sit on them, waiting to be baked.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 4

It's the weekend.

A school girl character from Saturday Night Live kneeling on one knee, arms in the air. Text reads: When the world is ending, but you made it tp the weekend without throwing a chair at someone

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jul 4

I have two books out (and some shorts in anthologies.) The Dark Side of Super is an interconnected collection of super-powered shorts. Part thriller, part heist, all super. The Backwards Knight is a classic fantasy adventure with eldritch horror undertones. Available pretty much everywhere!

Image of a book, The Dark Side of Super, on a broken glass bed. Red arrows point to tropes in the book: Twist ending, Super powers...with a cost, Thriller, Multi POV, Snarky Characters, Urban Fantasy, Normal People...?, Novella.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 30

I have two books out currently (and am always working on more!) My wife @fallenlights.net did the cover art and design for me and is freaking phenomenal. Both are widely available, too!

Cover art and design for The Backwards Knight, Eldritch Remnants Book One, by Matthew Siadak. Art is of a knight holding a sword pointed down, surrounded by blue swirls and spirals.

Covert art and design of The Dark Side of Super by Matthew Siadak, featuring a red-hued cityscape, and a very small superhero striking a post on top of a skyscraper.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 30

The Forgotten Princess is coming... Aiming to release next year, editor is going to start second round of dev edits any day. @fallenlights.net is on board to do the cover. More details to come. Keep them peepers peeled, #booksky!

Moodboard for an upcoming novel, The Forgotten Princess. Collage with ripped paper borders of: A stone doorway, an archeress in the forest, a lightning bolt, a knight holding a sword, a library shelf of books with a ladder, a crimson/black miasma, and a purple tentacle.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 28

Check out The Backwards Knight right meow! Lose yourself in a classic fantasy adventure with eldritch horror undertones. Join a snarky knight, a stabby princess, and a farm boy marked by magic on their adventures. I mean, what could go wrong? #BookSky #BookTok #SnarkyFiction

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 28

Just finished our first game of "No Thank You Evil," a kids-friendly TTRPG with various levels of complexity based on age. Had a blast with @fallenlights.net and our goat.

No Thank You Evil, a kids-friendly tabletop role-playing in a box, sits on a dark wooden table.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 27

Game night is soon.

The adventuring party of five (Azarketi Champion, Catfolk Bard, Catfolk druid, Ancient Elf Magus, Tiefling cleric) have found a ghostly cave and fight off against two will-o-wisps and a flicker-wisp

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 25

If you don't mind a self-recommendation, The Dark Side of Super is part novella/part interconnected collection of super-powered shorts. It's a quick read that's part thriller, part heist, and all super. Available on every ebook platform!

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 25

My wildlife camera caught a cryptid.

Garbled image from a wildlife camera showing what looks to be a bird taking flight.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 24

If you've been paying attention, you've met most of the cast for The Dark Side of Super. Most of. There's a surprise waiting at the end, something you might even get a hint of throughout the story. There, at the end, you will find...The Dark Side of Super. #BookSky #BookTok

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 23

Your moment of cute for today. Also pictured: Me, having just handed off my manuscript back to my editor.

Squirrel up close staring into the camera lense. In background, a pet food water bowl, a water table, and a squirrel house.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 22

Thorn is caught between a rock and a hard place. He promised his handler he'd do a job, since he's only supposed an insurance policy in case things go wrong. SOMETHING always goes wrong. Check out The Dark Side of Super today! adleraudios.com/matthew-siadak #BookSky #BookTok

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 21

IT IS DONE. AGAIN. The Forgotten Princess development edits round 1 are done. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

"The End." as white text against a dark gray background.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 21

If you see this, post a princess. Illustration of Princess Laela from The Backwards Knight, and soon, The Forgotten Princess, by @fallenlights.net.

lllustration of Princess Laela from The Backwards Knight, in grayscale with some blue threaded throughout.

Matthew Siadak - Gen Con Booth 1356@backwardsknight· Jun 20

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