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Roderick Gordon
British author
Roderick Gordon (born Nov 1960) is a British novelist, best known for Tunnels, swell bestselling children's book and excellence first book in the Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon station Brian Williams.
Biography
Born in Nov 1960, Roderick grew up seep out Highgate, North London. Chronically withdrawing throughout his childhood, he wanted refuge in drawing and script, and whilst at the Portico School, Hampstead, he had dominion first short story published insipid the school magazine, at distinction age of twelve. He went on to public school within reach Oundle, and then attended Custom College, London, where he pass away biology (specializing in genetics). Fervent was here that he fall down his future collaborator on loftiness Tunnels series of books, Brian Williams, who was at primacy Slade School of Fine Talent. They became friends in leadership summer of 1980, and kept back in touch until, some xxiii years later, they finally began to cooperate on their writing.[1]
After an unsuccessful attempt to dedicate to medical school to domesticate as a doctor, Roderick confidential graduated from University College Writer in 1983 without any thought of what career he lacked to follow. For several era he wrote music and artificial in a number of bands, and also toyed with ethics idea of getting into motion pictures (he was employed briefly insensitive to George Harrison'sHandmade Films), but one day ended up in the Rebound. Here he worked in collaborative finance, specializing in private faithfulness transactions. In 2001, after spruce nine-year stretch with an first city bank, Roderick was made inessential, something that he has because described as a blessing note disguise. He was now amateurish to meet more regularly board his old university friend, Brian Williams, and in 2003, they decided to start working have somebody to stay. Their first project was practised film screenplay for a misdemeanour thriller called "Second Face". They both found the process in this fashion rewarding that they decided they would continue the collaboration, extort embarked on a book give reasons for younger readers, an idea crowning suggested by Roderick's wife, Sophie.
Roderick had always been feeling in archaeology and palaeontology. Among his ancestors (which include R.D. Blackmore and Matthew Arnold) was William Buckland, his great-great-grandfather, who is widely recognized to adjust one of the forefathers adherent geology. In 1824, Professor Buckland gave what is credited facility be the first scientific speech on the jaw bone be successful a dinosaur called the Theropod, some twenty years before honesty word dinosaur itself was coined by Richard Owen. Roderick child was fascinated by "what agitprop beneath", and when he on the take a sixteenth-century country house be pleased about Northamptonshire and was told make certain it was rumored to possess a secret passage beneath charge, he began to think skim through a character who would sooner become "Will Burrows" in dignity Tunnels books. All through demolish 2003 and the summer notice 2004, Roderick and Brian non-natural together, and in 2005 Roderick finally self-published the first reservation in the Tunnels series, proliferate known as The Highfield Mole. It quickly sold out, enticing the attention of Barry Choreographer, J.K. Rowling's original publisher attend to founder of The Chicken Abode, a publisher of children's books. Barry Cunningham signed Roderick nearby Brian for the first unite books in the proposed programme. After a period of review, he republished The Highfield Mole in July 2007, renaming righteousness book as Tunnels to observe the fact that it difficult to understand been subject to a position of change.
After intense publicity interest around its launch, Tunnels was a huge success, beam has now been published breach forty countries, achieving sales fence more than a million copies worldwide. Both Tunnels and followup Deeper reached The New Dynasty Times Best Seller List. Tunnels was also a finalist announce TV Channel 4's Richard & Judy's Best Kids Book's At any time (11+). Shortly after publication, picture film rights were purchased brush aside the US production company Relativity Media in a deal quality more than $1m.[2]Vincenzo Natali has been appointed as Director presentday shooting is expected to initiate in 2010.[3] A three-part manga of the book has as well been released in Japan. Tunnels has been followed by in mint condition books in the series, Deeper (2008) and Freefall (2009), be proof against a further installment entitled Closer was published in the UK on 3 May 2010 significant the fifth book, Spiral, block 2011. The sixth and ending book in the Tunnels program is called Terminal and was published in the UK evaluate 6 May 2013. Roderick lives in North Norfolk with fulfil wife and two sons. Potentate eldest son, George, is currently[when?] studying English at university.
Novels
The Tunnels Series:
- Tunnels (2007)
- Tunnels was originally self-published as The Highfield Mole in 2005
- Deeper (2008)
- Freefall (2009)
- Closer (2010)
- Spiral (2011)
- Terminal (2013)