193 ratings | 132 reviews | avg rating:4.20

Gareth’s Year In Books

Gareth’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Gareth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Gareth’s 2025 Year in Books

Gareth Ian Davies’s Followers (41)

Gareth’s Bookshelves

to-read (6)
currently-reading (0)
read (194)
did-not-finish (0)

Gareth’s Friends (4)

Sandra Lowe

112 books | 4 friends

Dee Layton

611 books | 20 friends

Lori

377 books | 490 friends

Brooke Eisen

0 books | 4 friends

Gareth Ian Davies

Goodreads Author

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.garethiandavies.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Paranormal

Influences

Neil Gaiman, Ben Aaronovitch, Tad Williams ...more

Member Since

December 2022

edit data

Gareth Ian Davies was born and raised in the south of London , during which time he wrote many terrible things and dreamed of becoming a novelist. Instead, he earned a degree in Physics from the University of Bristol and didn’t quite know what to do with it. After moving to the American Midwest he flirted with a career in nuclear engineering before taking the somewhat safer path as a software architect.

He spent the next three decades writing code and technical documentation, before finally realizing his dream by publishing his first novel. Gareth lives in St. Louis with his wife, her sadly declining fish population, two cats, and a cockatiel.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Gareth Ian Davies questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Gareth Ian Davies’s books

Average rating: 4.61 · 216 ratings · 158 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Fairytales for the Unloved by Amity Grey (Goodreads Author), Mehdi Fakhrahmad (Goodreads Author), Stacey LP (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 99 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darker than Dark Fairytales for the Unloved: Volume 2 by Zaryn Finch, Isaac Lotharus (Goodreads Author), Ellora Wyntrs (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 45 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imprints of the Past (Of Imprint & Erasure, #1) 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paranormal Playground: An Indie Author Collective Anthology (Indie Author Collective October Anthology Book 1) by Kisa Rayen (Goodreads Author), Grace Vice (Goodreads Author), Brooke Eisen (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tethers of the Present (Of Imprint & Erasure Book 2) by Gareth Ian Davies (Goodreads Author), Gareth Clegg (editor) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes of the Future (Of Imprint & Erasure Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truesilver (The Chaos Walker Revolution Book 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truesilver (The Chaos Walker Revolution) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Gareth Ian Davies…

2 posts
Gareth Ian Davies's Blog

I'm a Published Author!

I have to repeat this to myself, quietly and with a sense of wonder. I finally made it.

I've been quiet here, I know. I try to post once a week on my personal blog, but I haven't managed to link that here. And I'm not sure I want to just duplicate posts anyway. I'll figure it out.

Imprints of the Past, my debut novel, was finally released last Thursday! It's an incredible feeling. I was excited and Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on January 28, 2023 06:22

View all 2 posts »

rss
Gareth’s Recent Updates

Gareth Davies rated a book it was amazing Cursed by the Stars (The Starbound Trilogy - Book I) by Michele Khalil (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you have the opportunity to pick up a hardcover edition of this book, do it. The internal art and design elements complement the sumptuous prose and vivid characters perfectly. The author takes a familiar theme - young/new adults vying for supremac ...more
Apr 23, 2026 03:14PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cursed by the Stars by Michele Khalil. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cursed by the Stars by Michele Khalil <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Gareth Davies rated a book really liked it Awakened by Laura Elliott (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book was different from what I expected, which was an intriguing post-apocalyptic thriller. Most of humanity has turned into sleepless monsters, and the few scientists responsible huddle in the Tower of London with their retinue, desperately sea ...more
Apr 15, 2026 01:42PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Awakened by Laura Elliott. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Awakened by Laura Elliott <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Gareth Davies rated a book really liked it Love Letters and Thirst Tonics (Moonvale Matches, #1) by Hailey Blackwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you're looking for a cozy, romantic fantasy featuring two vampires in a magical Hallmark town, look no further! Fiella becomes the latest victim of a suspicious run of bad luck affecting Moonvale when her trinket store disastrously collapses around ...more
Apr 06, 2026 03:28PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Love Letters and Thirst Tonics by Hailey Blackwood. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Love Letters and Thirst Tonics by Hailey Blackwood <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Gareth Davies rated a book really liked it Magestone: Gemfall Book One by David Burleyson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
After a couple of intense, high stakes reads, this was the perfect tonic. This middle grade book took me back to the fantastic tales I read in my childhood. It offers a comforting setting - a magical school within a realm under existential threat - a ...more
Apr 02, 2026 02:19PM · like · see review
Gareth Davies rated a book it was amazing Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Phew! I need a lie down. Peace Talks, the previous series installment, teed up what is basically a book-long, epic battle scene. Every surviving faction of the demi-monde are involved to some degree, along with the unwitting mortal citizenry of Chicag ...more
Mar 27, 2026 12:57PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Battle Ground by Jim Butcher. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Battle Ground by Jim Butcher <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Gareth Davies rated a book really liked it Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
According to the copyright info, it had been six years without a sequel to Skin Game when Peace Talks and the next book, Battle Ground, were released in the same year. That makes sense when I realized that these latter two books were really Parts 1 & ...more
Mar 19, 2026 03:20PM · like · see review
Gareth Davies rated a book liked it Scars Of Shadow: A Dark Fantasy Quest in The Fanged Circle by Len Berry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The story and characters are interesting enough, but I struggled with the style. The prose is terse, almost as if events are being reported in some sort of journal. The climb over the bloody wall was the weird and vivid high point, literally and meta ...more
Mar 11, 2026 10:30AM · like · see review
Gareth Davies rated a book really liked it Landlines by Raynor Winn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I never read The Salt Path, although I'm aware of the premise. I'm not sure how different it is from Landlines. Raynor and her husband, Moth, are older and still confronting his debilitating cognitive disease that threatens to rob them of what little ...more
Mar 09, 2026 03:18PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Landlines by Raynor Winn. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Landlines by Raynor Winn <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Gareth Davies rated a book it was amazing My Immortal Valentine by Amity Grey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Every book I read from this author impresses me more than the last. Her novellas, in particular, are easy to read, fast-paced, and full of just enough detail to make you crave more. The two main characters in this one, Sable and Nikolai, spring to li ...more
Mar 04, 2026 03:32PM · like · see review
Gareth Davies rated a book it was amazing Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jim Butcher is a master at weaving together intricate strands of plot into a conclusion as surprising as it is satisfying. Several books in this series have excelled in this, but Skin Game might top them all. The Denarians have been a fascinating adve ...more
Feb 25, 2026 02:11PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Skin Game by Jim Butcher. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Skin Game by Jim Butcher <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">