I CANT WAIT TILL THESE BOOK COMES OUT!!!

Thank you, Jonathan. Bracing myself to write a scene tonight that makes me shiver when I think about it. Major Eww! factor.

Do you write everyday and what are your writing goals? (pages or word count or something else)

Hi Laurie. I do write most days(or more often at night), but I don't set myself any goals as sometimes the thought of putting down new scenes is just too painful. Have to be in the right frame of mind for that, so instead I just edit and re-edit existing chapters, which probably explains why it takes me around a year to write a book. I long to be faster because I've got another two projects I'm dying to finish, but the Tunnels series has to come first. Maybe one day ...

Do you know why Closer is not scheduled to be published in the United States until February of 2011? I am dying to read it!

I went online to Amazon UK and bought it there. They ship it faster that Amazon US.

David wrote: "Do you know why Closer is not scheduled to be published in the United States until February of 2011? I am dying to read it!"

Hi David, and thank you! The US editions have always been released ten or so months after the UK ones because that's the way the series started off. I did ask if they could be published simultaneously, but the UK and US publishers wanted to leave it the way it is. The lead times are much longer in the US, and there's a substantial amount of additional work that goes into the US versions. Not just on design (the US editions are my favorites), but also some extra tidying up of the prose. The US editor based in NY is just incredible - she spots things that I ask to have changed in reprints of the UK versions!

Roderick

Vranystepan wrote: "Hi Roderick,

I'm from Czech Republic and yours book are really good. When I read Harry Potter collection - I loved that, but Now I know that your books are the best from adventure books. No Irony ..."

Very kind of you to say so, Vranystepan. I just bought the DVD of a Czech film called Marketa Lazarová! And we're really hoping we get the opportunity to visit the Czech Republic - maybe next year.

Roderick Gordon

Hello Roderick!

First I would like to start by saying I absolutely LOVE the Tunnels' series!! I'm amazed by how you created a whole exiting world, sometimes I think I can feel it beneath my feet :)

I live in Mexico and the last book to come out here was Free Fall (Caida Libre in spanish) I don't know why it's taking so long for Closer (Al limite) to come out here, I am dying to know how it continues!!

I'm ecstatic to find out you are already working on the next book, can hardly wait.

Hugs!

Hi Mayra,

So good you got in touch and it's wonderful that you like the books. Al limite should be out soon there with you I hope - the Mundo Tuneles fan site usually has all the dates for the releases. And the next book called "Spiral" has already been published here in the UK so it should be winging its way to Mexico at some point in the future!!

With kindest regards

Roderick

'ello Roderick!
i was just wondering how a fellow like you might be inspired to write a book such as "Tunnels". I also was wondering what you did in the writing process, and what did Brian Williams do?

spiral was amazing
very strange but wonderful!!!!

Hi Beth, many thanks for the nice message! I agree it is rather strange.

even tho it is strange it is amazing like the other books are!!!
all the books are so good i can't pick a favorite!!!

I finally got hold of "Closer" oh we are so far behind here in Mexico! lol.

I was just about to begin reading it, when I decided I will re-read the whole series first, since I read Free Fall so long ago. Ahhh I'm so exited to read Tunnels again! It was the book that made me fall for this series.

And it will make me feel even more thrilled to finish and finally read Closer!! yay!

A few minutes ago I read Spiral and I'm really stunned about it. It's simple amazig book. All that waiting was worth it and I really look forward to next episode.

Many thanks!

Hi Mayra and Štěpán, and thank you so much for your messages, which have really cheered me up as I toil away on T6. So much uncertainty, but I think I'm getting somewhere on it ...

Roderick

Hi Roderick!

I have read the four first books, and can't wait to read the next book. I live in Norway so right now im reading them on norwegian, but want to read them on english as well. I'm a 15 year old boy, and i love the tunnels books. I have a question: The fifth book "Spiral", is this the last book? I really dont want the books to end :D Please answer if you got time :)

Hi Eirik, and thanks so much for your message. I've got all the Norwegian versions on a shelf not far from where I write - I thought the publishers did a great job on Spiral which I received a couple of weeks ago. To answer your question, there's one more book in the series yet to come, and I'm working on it right now!
Kindest regards
Roderick

Bought it for my brother for his birthday on May 5th. He got SO excited. I'm excited to read it too!

is there going to be a 6th book?

Definitely a sixth book, but I'm not sure what it's going to be called yet.

thanks cant wait til it published :-)

Thank you Roderick for your nice answer. I really appreciate it. :)

I'm so exited now that i know its coming one more book :) I just have to buy it! When do you think it will get published? I know it will take longer before I can read it in Norwegian because it must be translated first. I hope it gets publshed before 2013 :) I think your doing a great job writing these books. Do you work with other books than the tunnel series, and is it the same genre?

Ooh! I absolutely love spiral!

the Styx thing is creepy! how can anyone come up with some thin so awesome? the tunnels series is so well written? it doesn't take much imagination to think it could be real:-)LOL I'm on minecraft and trying to make the Styx citadel.

Lol, beth u have a minecraft? so do i, i think were twins or like long lost relatives or something, Im like 20% english

Its funny im building an underground city now, lol

cool i tried but forgot where i put the exit :-(

Lol, I hate it when that happens

You can use a compass if it is near your spawn point or if it has a bed

i'll be sooo upset if Eddie the Styx dies........he is like, my favorite character in this series!! please dont kill him!!! :( ..
i wonder if Rebecca 1 is dead?? last time, she survived..

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH spoiler!!!

that scene was in Closer....did you not read it???
anyways, i dont want her dead because that means drake is dead as well...:( edddddiiiieeeeee

oh okay i forgot i almost had a heart attack

Courtney wrote: "that scene was in Closer....did you not read it???
anyways, i dont want her dead because that means drake is dead as well...:( edddddiiiieeeeee"

lol Eddie is my fave charactor to :-)

XD haah ...the best styx in the whole world....(love ur photo....did you get it from that blog?)
cant believe that he's Elliot's father....but im confused....is he rebecca's father, the crawfly??? or wat if he is...then becky and Elliot are siblings???watt?? (Elliot told becky that he is the crawfly)

no she was lying i think and hopr

is terminal out yet

I cannot wait until the next book comes out.
How many books will there be in the series?
and wil Will be able to defeat Styx?

Hi Roderick! Im a big fan!!! Im only 13 but i managed to read the first 4 before a week! I had to wait a month to read Spiral. Talk about nerve racking! Icant wait to read the next one!!!

hello roderick,
I am reading Steve Jobs right now, and it is amazing!