Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov. 18, 2009
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Gareth Lewis


Biography

Gareth Lewis has written a number of novels and shorter pieces in a few genres, including fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers. A programmer, he has a degree in computer studies, and lives in South Wales.

Where to find Gareth Lewis online

Website: http://www.garethlewis.eu/
Twitter: gdlewis23
Wattpad: GarethLewis

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Gareth-Lewis/e/B004YV2FCW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0#/ref=lp_B004YV2FCW_rf_p_n_feature_browse-b_0?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_82%3AB004YV2FCW%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2656022011&bbn=283155&ie=UTF8&qid=1334055392&rnid=618072011

Books

Cage of Thoughts (Tales of the Thief-City)    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 6730 words. Published on March 24, 2013. Fiction.
Nexi can overwhelm newcomers. When new arrivals run afoul of the city's dangers and a young girl goes missing, they turn to Rax Darkthorn to learn what happened. In the Thief-City, where myths walk the streets, and minds can change in back alleys, seeing is believing. Especially when it's a lie. A 6500 word fantasy short story. Third in the Tales of the Thief-City series.
Glyphpunk    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 68550 words. Published on February 19, 2013. Fiction.
The theft of valuable glyphing metal increases tension between the commercial interests who control most of the kingdoms of the Scarred Sea. Thjorn, the glyphpunk responsible for the theft, will ensure that's only the start of their troubles.
A Fistful of Faeries (Tales of the Thief-City)    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 7020 words. Published on January 23, 2013. Fiction.
After an absence from the Thief-City, Rax Darkthorn has debts long overdue, and not to the kind of people who'd let them slide. Making good on them will require negotiating with a crystalline savage and a faerie queen, and placing himself in the middle of a simmering gang war. Sequel to Street of Lost Gods. A 6700 word fantasy short story.
Nomabduce    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 2490 words. Published on November 24, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
When a ransom demand arrives for a planet’s name, the inhabitants realise they can no longer remember it. What will they do to get it back? A 2300 word Science Fiction short story.
Silent Echoes    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 5090 words. Published on October 13, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
In the ruined heart of a shattered empire brute force and spliced magics hold sway, and strangers are suspect. Using this suspicion, Skerin gains the attention of the local gang boss, drawing him into a violent game for a prize once very close to him. A 4900 word short story.
The Sin of Hope    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 44300 words. Published on May 1, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A secret older than religion, or a more recent delusion? Hired to find the witness to a crime, PI John Daly soon realizes he hasn’t been told everything. With the Vatican and local mobsters also on the man’s trail, does his loyalty to a client of questionable sanity outweigh his religious devotion and his chance at redemption?
Coral Throne    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 58560 words. Published on April 28, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
After generations, the waters of the drowned world have receding. With society perilously close to unravelling, the realization causes turmoil, and a scramble to maintain power. Coming to grips with his new role, Danath must protect the island from scheming tyrants, and a secret army of Stoneweavers which may not exist. Sequel to Stoneweaver.
Grey Engines    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 76870 words. Published on January 1, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A century and a half after a weaponized message from space devastates Earth, leaving the few survivors with telepathic abilities, the recovering society faces the arrival of the species which sent the message.
Street of Lost Gods (Tales of the Thief-City)    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 7180 words. Published on October 31, 2011. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Rax Darkthorn was the greatest Knowhound in Nexi, the thief-city, and one of the few to ever escape it. When a friend dies, he returns to learn what can kill a god, even one reduced to selling miracles on the Street of Lost Gods. A 7000 word fantasy short story.
Blade Sworn    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 114070 words. Published on April 29, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
With nations in chaos, or on the brink of war, hints an ancient evil may be loose are ignored. Left to deal with the danger are a princess determined to evade assassins and save her father; a scribe who learned something he shouldn’t; maybe the last survivor of the order who bound the ancient evil; an old knight indifferent to all but his duty; and a group of mercenaries, not all of whom care.
Stoneweaver    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 60000 words. Published on December 4, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
In a flooded world only small peaks dot the seas, with civilization confined to waterborne cities. Society is ruled by tyrannous bosses, enforcing their will with an army of thugs and Stoneweavers, those able to use the remnants of magic. Resources are conserved by selling the poor into slavery. With such a cleansing due, what danger do an escaped slave and thief pose to this fragile society?
Allegiances    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 50360 words. Published on November 1, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
NaNoWriMo 2010 book. Last updated 2010-11-13 12:32:05
Goal reached!
When an agency operation is attacked in Athens, Greece, and the local office is slaughtered, the local fixer and a surviving member of the operation are left on the run from the Russian mob, cut off from aid.
Geographicide    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 1920 words. Published on August 28, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
The world's greatest assassin was hired to kill a country. His clients are unhappy with the results. A 2,000 word short story.
Disposable    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 1520 words. Published on June 12, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A rant about the transitory nature of modern technology. A 1,500 word short story.
The Story    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 850 words. Published on April 14, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
A cautionary short tale of the dangers of promiscuous bibilophilia. An 800 word short story.
Rainbows in Eclipse    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 84500 words. Published on March 31, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Granted powers by a mysterious celestial event, the empowered must cope with the changes as they’re gathered under government control, to determine whether they’re assets or threats. Whether running from their previous life, running to what they want to be, or getting lost in their powers, everyone must deal with the revelation of the power’s source, and what it’s turning them into.
Spikebreaker    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 10720 words. Published on March 27, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Telepaths are heavily regulated, virtual third class citizens, second class if working for the Specialist Psychic Intervention unit, dealing with psychic crimes, and handling Spikes, newly emerged telepaths endangering all around them. Lydia is a SPI telepath. Jack is her Spikebreaker, a mentally compatible police officer. Together they fight, well, mainly each other. An 11,000 word novelette
Broken Worlds    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 51660 words. Published on March 24, 2010. Fiction.
(3.00 from 1 review)
There are holes in the world. Tears in reality through which creatures are emerging, crawling up from their broken worlds. At one time emerging in their natural forms, they can no longer exist here without taking a native host, their bodies often warped, their minds rarely surviving. And if you stumble into this world, a quick death may be the best you can hope for.
Expressions of Freedom    by Gareth Lewis
Price: Free! 10370 words. Published on January 20, 2010. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
You mind your own business, do your job, making the influential uncomfortable under your journalistic gaze, and what happens? Shadowy sources tell you the democratic system is compromised, the people behind it lean on your publisher to kill the story before you've got it, and your life could be ruined if you carry on. But at least they’re not trying to kill you. Oh sh... A 10,000 word novelette
To Hunt Monsters    by Gareth Lewis
Price: $2.99 USD. 61030 words. Published on January 18, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Amid tense peace talks between vampire and werewolf factions, a werewolf councilor is killed. Recently adopted into the Clans, Jason is assigned, and forced by politics to partner with a vampire, his former girlfriend. Faced with growing fanaticism among the Clans, a vampire assassin, an old family enemy, and the threat of losing control, Jason must solve the murder before his new life falls apart

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Smashwords book reviews by Gareth Lewis

  • Regret on Feb. 18, 2011
    star star star star star
    A fascinating concept, explored with skill.