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Gary J Byrnes

Biography

LOCKDOWN DREAMS is flash fiction by GARY J BYRNES, writer of number one bestselling thriller 9/11 TRILOGY and Crime Writers’ Association Dagger-nominated PURE MAD. Gary founded sustainability platform Hempoffset.com, aiming to stop climate change. Lives in Dublin, Ireland, loves travelling in Europe and America. Ambition is to write The Great Novel of the 21st Century.

Favourite writers include George Orwell, Yuval Harari, David Mitchell, Hunter S Thompson, Norman Mailer and Philip K Dick. When not at his laptop, Gary enjoys cooking, encountering great art, exploring cities, and trying to make the world a better place, one story at a time.

Smashwords Interview

What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
I love the fact that I can write about characters, situations and emotional experiences that connect with people all over the world.
When did you first start writing?
I'd written creative fiction as a young child, only because I wanted to. I later went to art school and wound up working in publishing and journalism. Only after 9/11, in late 2001, did I start writing fiction, probably as a way to interpret a fracturing world.

With hindsight, I could say that I wish I'd done literature or creative writing at college, gotten onto this path sooner. But my experiences made me the writer that I am, so I wouldn't change a thing.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Gary J Byrnes online

Website: https://www.hempoffset.com
Twitter: @garyjbyrnes
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyjbyrnes/
Wattpad: garyjbyrnes
Blog: https://www.readathriller.com/thriller/blog/

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=gary+j+byrnes&x=0&y=0

Series

Trilogy Collection by
Each ebook contains three short stories.
9/11 Trilogy
Price: $0.99 USD.
History Trilogy
Price: $0.99 USD.
Ireland Trilogy
Price: $0.99 USD.
Future Shocks
Price: $0.99 USD.
Witch Grannies by
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Evil Schoolmaster
Price: $0.99 USD.
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Lonely Banshee
Price: $0.99 USD.

Books

A Brief History of Ireland by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,100. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2023 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Ireland
There is no real story of Ireland, only the story of the rise and fall of the largest empire in the history of the world - the British Empire - and Ireland's small part in all that.
The Tao of Climate by
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 10,790. Language: English. Published: January 24, 2023 . Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Global Warming & Climate Change
Bestselling author Gary J Byrnes explores the devastating impact of climate change and the urgent need for individuals to take action. Using the metaphor of the butterfly effect, Byrnes illustrates how small, daily choices can have a ripple effect on the environment. Through compelling storytelling, he offers readers practical and easy-to-implement ways to make a positive impact on the planet.
One Hell of a Flight by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,230. Language: English. Published: August 1, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Travel
In Gary J Byrnes's latest thriller, a plane flying from Dubai is hijacked by a group of unknown terrorists. As the passengers fight for survival, they soon realize that their nightmare is only just beginning. A series of twisted and terrifying events lead them to question whether they are still alive or if they have somehow entered the depths of hell.
Lockdown Dreams by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,810. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
Ten flash fiction tales that surfaced in the feverish dream of Covid-19 on Planet Earth. Enjoy! Gary J Byrnes, January 2021.
Pet by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,140. Language: English. Published: July 7, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
A pet waits for Master to return. This dystopian short story will make you rethink everything.
Future Shocks by
Series: Trilogy Collection. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,440. Language: English. Published: September 28, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Three mindbending, interlinked dystopian thrillers for you. A tech mogul gets cloned, to pass his wealth and power to a new and improved version of himself, triggering a terrible fate for all mankind. Perfect for Philip K Dick fans, by #1 Amazon bestseller writer Gary J Byrnes. In a world-first, this digital book has links to real-time updates, so you can live the story. But do you dare?
Fake Times by
Price: Free! Words: 17,710. Language: English. Published: January 8, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » General
Gary J Byrnes, Blog, August 2014 - August 2018 While collecting my blog posts from 2014 to 2018, I was struck by how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. Recurring themes include religious division and social change, the search for a global story that unites humanity and the vague worry that maybe reaching for the stars means that we’ve already thrown in the towel.
The Writer - A Short Story by
Price: Free! Words: 2,870. Language: English. Published: January 14, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » Classical Greece & Rome, Fiction » Historical » Ancient
In Ancient Rome, a young writer decides to publish a story that will change the world.
Golem by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,650. Language: English. Published: January 14, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Historical » General
Amid the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp, a prisoner evokes the memory of Golem.
United Hates by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 74,160. Language: English (Irish dialect). Published: December 25, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
In this white knuckle pageturner, a New York art expert has been hired to value looted art, but a cannibalistic serial killer wants to put him on the menu, inside a Nazi plot to take over America. Can his ex, a top chef, save him before a nuclear reactor destroys NYC? Fans of Dan Brown will love this fast-paced conspiracy thriller by the author of the number one bestseller, 9/11 Trilogy.
Tuesday by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,070. Language: American English. Published: November 8, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
Tom Swan wakes up with a hangover in Manhattan on September 11, 2001, as the world is falling apart. This is his story.
Vampire Story by
Price: Free! Words: 2,440. Language: English (Irish dialect). Published: October 26, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Undead
(3.00 from 1 review)
A stylish and enigmatic vampire story, about Bram Stoker (author of Dracula), vampire love, vampire blood and vampire fear. You want to live forever? Dublin. A struggling writer of vampire stories becomes disillusioned. But who is he and how will he deal with his existential crisis? The original, evocative and uplifting soundtrack to Vampire Story, the short film of this story, also available.
Thriller Box Set by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 239,460. Language: English. Published: June 13, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Sex, Drugs, Gods and Gangs. Terrorism, 9/11, War and Hate. Love, Lies, Truths and Sins. Three of Gary J Byrnes’s bestselling novels, now brought together for the very first time. Your summer reading problems are now officially solved!
History Trilogy by
Series: Trilogy Collection. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,550. Language: English. Published: October 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary
The creation of the Jesus myth in ancient Rome. The downfall of King Louis XVI in France. The horror of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, history is full of lessons for us. But can we ever learn? Three thrilling stories in one great value ebook that will make you reconsider history and your place in it.
The X-Games by
Price: Free! Words: 2,590. Language: English. Published: August 30, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
London, 2022. An ageing TV star is offered her final chance for glory on the world's favourite talent show. The X Factor meets the Hunger Games in this chilling, thrilling short story.
Mylie's Alphabet Adventure - At the Zoo by
Price: Free! Words: 390. Language: English. Published: August 25, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Concepts / Alphabet
Join Mylie on a fun-filled day at the zoo, where she learns about animals, letters, numbers and colours. An essential book for every 2 to 4 year-old, with an engaging story that helps kids to recognise, master and love letters, words and numbers.
The Writer and Other Stories by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 44,190. Language: English (Irish dialect). Published: March 11, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
This thrilling collection of short fiction will force you to challenge every assumption, to question everything, to reach new conclusions. Human society has always been controlled and manipulated by the few, but can the many fight back? Read this epic fiction and help chart humanity's future.
The Death of Osama bin Laden - An Alternative History by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 80,590. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Mashups
What if? What if things hadn't worked out as they did? What if Osama bin Laden had managed to get his hands on a nuclear bomb?
Ireland Trilogy by
Series: Trilogy Collection. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,280. Language: English. Published: June 13, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Plays & Screenplays
Three short stories set in Ireland. The first story, Perhaps A Few, happens just before Ireland's devastating potato famine of 1845-49. Troika is a story that happens in the dark 1930s, while Blitzkrieg Ireland 2016 considers what might happen during the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the event that led to Ireland's independence.
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Lonely Banshee by
Series: Witch Grannies, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 20,550. Language: English. Published: October 31, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Fiction » Children’s books » Nature & the Natural World / Environment
Emily’s witch grannies have whisked her away in the night, to the village of Castleconnell in the west of Ireland. The River Shannon is home to a banshee and she’s collecting souls, including Emily’s witch sister, Edna. The witches must race against time to find the banshee’s lair and free the trapped souls. But there is an even bigger threat to the river and all her inhabitants.
Blitzkrieg Ireland 2016 by
Price: Free! Words: 2,080. Language: English. Published: September 18, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
A very short story about what might happen when Ireland can no longer afford to pay her debts to the European Central Bank. This story also features in Ireland Trilogy by Gary J Byrnes.
9/11 Trilogy by
Series: Trilogy Collection. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 19,710. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
9/11 changed us. Challenging, edgy short stories that happen before, during and after 9/11. 'The Garden at the Inn' is set in Afghanistan and Pakistan and looks at the formation of Al-Qaeda. 'Tuesday' is Manhattan on September 11, 2001. The trilogy concludes with 'Nine Twelve', a vision of life the day after. This ebook offers superb value with three exciting, evocative stories.
The God Virus by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,120. Language: English. Published: June 29, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Is religion a virus? A small army of assassins wants a forensic scientist dead. Primitive DNA and samples from space lead to a conclusion that could change the world. In the conflict between religion and science, there can be only one winner.
Pure Mad - The Author's Cut by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 79,670. Language: English (Irish dialect). Published: April 12, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
An explosive, unputdownable thriller with cocaine, sex, guns and African black magic. Add Russian and Irish mobsters, the IRA and missing kids. Everything converges in Limerick, on the wild west coast of Ireland, when private detective Charlie Doyle is hired by a gang boss. From the global number one thriller writer, Gary J Byrnes. Nominated for the UK Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award.
Witch Grannies - The Case of the Evil Schoolmaster by
Series: Witch Grannies, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 21,340. Language: English. Published: February 10, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Fiction » Children’s books » Nature & the Natural World / Environment
(4.00 from 1 review)
A thrilling children's novel, set in Ireland and perfect for anyone aged 8 to 12. Meet Emily and Malcolm who've been sent to stay with their Grannies. Oh, and their grannies are witches...

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