Tracy Stairmand
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Roderick Gordon:
I know this may have been asked of you before now, but where did the idea come from to write the Tunnels series? By the way, I'm a mum of 2 young boys and we loved this story. Regards, Tracy
Roderick Gordon
Hi Tracy, it was born out of some very hard work one day when I was digging and becoming very hot and tired, and my mind started to wander and I dreamt up the Will Burrows character. The other part of the equation was what Brian WIlliams had heard about the Williamson tunnels in Liverpool - there had been various myths knocking around about them while he was growing up, but the one that caught both our imaginations was when some workmen had been working on a road and unexpectedly knocked through to a cobbled street below. I never knew if the story was really true, but it sparked the idea for the Colony, and gave us the impetus to start the story. Do say hello to your boys from me! Kind regards, Roderick
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Hawke
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Roderick Gordon:
In the first book, you include a detail when Chester and Will are digging in the tunnel that Wills dad does not know about where they find a secret room which has a change in pressure what scares them out. Is this room ever explained? I may have just forgotten if it was because its been a while since i read the books.
Rocio
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Roderick Gordon:
Hello. In my English class I had to pick a Book to read and do a project about the author and the book. I picked to read Deeper, because I read Tunnels last year and I loved it. I just wanted to ask you a few questions for my project: What's your favorite book you've written? Where do you get your ideas for writing? Who inspired you to write? What type of books and genres do you read? Thank you, Rocio :)
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