Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

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  • AUTHOR'S BOOKS:
    2007: Tunnels
    2008: Tunnels Series Book 2: Deeper
    2009: Tunnels Series Book 3: Freefall
    2010: Tunnels Series Book 4: Closer
    2011: Tunnels Series Book 5: Spiral
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Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, Author

Roderick Gordon

Roderick Gordon grew up in Highgate, North London. Roderick read Biology at University College, London, where he met his Tunnels co-author Brian Williams. The two very quickly became close friends due to their similar taste in films, music and literature – and girls!

After leaving a corporate finance role in the City, Roderick decided to team up with his good friend Brian Williams to write a book for younger readers.

Tunnels was released in 2007 to huge acclaim and has since been published in forty countries, achieving sales of more than a million copies worldwide.

There are now five books in the series: Tunnels, Deeper, Freefall, Closer and Spiral and a movie of the book is currently in development.

Roderick lives in North Norfolk with his wife, two children, and some rather noisy chickens.

Brian Williams

Born in Liverpool, Brian Williams grew up in a small copper-mining community in Zambia. Brian moved back to Liverpool in the seventies, living close to the Edge Hill district, famous for its network of underground tunnels.

Brian began writing in earnest in his early teens, before moving to London for university, attending the Slade School of Fine Art. Brian worked first as an artist, then later in film and television – working with his friend Charlie Higson on Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

 

Brian later teamed up with Roderick to write the first book in the Tunnels series. The pair initially self-published the book before it was later signed to Chicken House.

Brian continues to live in East London and is working on a number of other literary projects as well as continuing his work in the film industry.