Gareth Matthews

The Grateful Age: The Seven Guns
How does one grieve in a world without death. For Mika & Kiara, their next mission through the wastelands of Old America will begin to answer that question.
The Turn is the closest many come to losing a loved one, but in this Grateful Age are they really gone?
The A.I. God Daedalus, created this new world for the survivors and rules with fierce determination. Over the years, fail safes against the maniacal A.I. were created and these were the only guns in the wasteland. They are the keys to ensuring the safety of the walled cities, and the happiness of Mika and Kiara.
Is their journey worth it?
Who wins? Who dies?
With Daedalus’ eyes everywhere, who can Mika & Kiara trust?

The Touch: From The Other Side
Have you ever suddenly woken up in the middle of the night?
Do you remember that strange feeling?
The one where you are being watched?
Do you remember that man in the corner?
It’s not your imagination, or what you think.
You have decisions to make.
Why else would you be here?
But so do they and something is bringing you together.
There are many of you and others.
They all just need a guiding touch,
From the other side.

The Synchroniser’s Records: The War of Shattered Light
All of time and space seems impossible to record, but not for those who survive at the end of the universe. For the Synchronisers, this is not the end. They will survive the Cold Dark by migrating to the next universe. But first, they must learn from this universe's mistakes. To this end, they must record all they can.
Bra'daj was sent to the Galaxy of Besporous to record a war that tore two civilisations apart. His collection of stories will provide more knowledge than any Synchroniser could have known, and will certainly influence The Departure.
What will Bra'daj learn?
What can The War of Shattered Light teach the Synchronisers?
Will everyone survive the toil of this war?

The Grateful Age: The Triumphant Son
Survivors are scared of social media. Access to the internet has been banned. Mobile Phones and Smart Devices were destroyed.All to try and stop the Artificial Intelligence, codenamed Daedalus, from destroying the world. But they were too late. Daedalus used our data to model our future and predicted destruction.Generations later, Daedalus has turned the world to a harsh and inhospitable environment, yet humanity has conquered this new world but only under Daedalus’ oversight. Its programming wanted to keep us safe and now it stifles humanity’s progress.This story from The Grateful Age follows Ardo and his last attempt to stop the maniacal A.I. This mission won’t be as easy now as the survivors have begun to worship Daedalus, showing it gratitude for the new world it has created.However, Ardo is reluctantly joined by Serena who at first wanted to help him survive his mission but instead her faith in Daedalus tested as she experiences the horrors of the wasteland for the first time.

The Synchroniser’s Records: The Scourge
Rumours swirl in other records. Legends last even at The End. These remnants of stories tell of the most vile virus to ever tear apart a galaxy. The Synchronisers kept these events in the distant past to protect the next universe. Until one brave Synchroniser stepped up to the task.
Si’Nam sees this as an opportunity to learn from an apocalyptic event so devastating that history doesn’t want to admit happened. He sees it as the perfect opportunity to learn more about the Cold Dark. At least, that’s what he told the High Council.
What happened to the Barjas galaxy?
What will Si’Nam learn?
Why does the High Council regret this record?