Even though these are young adult books, any one, regardless of age, can pick these books up and enjoy them. The book is gorgeously written and has an ending that messes with your mind. This is a scary and violent read that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the suspense. Will has to free his father, could he also be close to igniting a revolution? The colony is ruled by the Styx, a merciless overclass. “The Colony” has existed for an entire century unchanged, but it is not a benign time capsule from a bygone era. He uncovers the unbelievable: one subterranean society forgotten by time. His dad mysteriously disappears, and Will is compelled to go dig up the truth behind his vanishing. Matter of fact, the only bond he has with his eccentric dad is a passion they both share for archaeological excavation. Will Burrows, age fourteen, does not have very much in common with his odd, dysfunctional family. “Tunnels” is the first novel in the “Tunnels” series, which was released in the year 2007. The two writers write young adult fiction together. He was given advice to see the intervention as part of his piece. The fire brigade had to be called out, bringing a premature end to one of his more inflammatory installations. After this, he went to The Slade School during the early eighties, and bizarrely earned the title of “A dynamic group of performance artists”. In his teenage years, he engaged in his three main passions: high-speed car chases, amateur boxing, and experimental art. He lives in Hackney with his invisible dog. He went to the Slade School of Fine Art, and after he graduated still paints, writes and makes films, which encompasses his own movies, and working as an art director and actor for some UK productions. The novel was a New York Times Bestseller, and published in close to forty countries.īrian Williams grew up in Zambia before moving off to Liverpool with his family during the seventies. In 2007, the book was republished as “Tunnels” after some editing. Gordon surprised himself, penning a book with help from Brian Williams, an old friend from university, and they self-published it as “The Highfield Mole” in 2005. There is also Frank and William Buckland, two paleontologists and celebrated eccentrics. He counts many poets and writers among his ancestors, some of which include Philip Doddridge, RD Blackmore, and Matthew Arnold. After he graduated, having zero idea what he wanted to do for the rest of his life, he spent time out in the wilderness when he played in some bands. Working this job, he thought this was all the future had in store for him, until he was made redundant.ĭuring his time at university, he dabbled in the field of genetics and listened to Joy Division.

Until the year 2001, he worked in the field of corporate finance in the City. Roderick Gordon was born in the year 1960 and grew up and went to university in London.

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