Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: March 11, 2010

Gordon Houghton


Biography

Gordon Houghton was born in Blackburn, England in 1965. He is the published author of The Dinner Party and The Apprentice, both of which have been translated into several languages. Max and Game Boy are published here exclusively in eBook format.

All four novels can also be purchased direct from Amazon (Kindle), Barnes & Noble (Nook), the ReaderStore (Sony Reader), or from the iBooks Store (using the iBooks app for the iPad / iPod Touch / iPhone).

Where to find Gordon Houghton online

Website: http://theburrow.zzap64.co.uk/

Books

Max    by Gordon Houghton
Price: $3.99 USD. 113550 words. Published on March 17, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A dystopian society on the brink of revolution; a population chipped, regulated and drugged into submission; an overpopulated planet defined by the One Mother, One Child policy... Into this world a baby is born: a child with the power to change everything.
Game Boy    by Gordon Houghton
Price: $3.99 USD. 75870 words. Published on March 15, 2010. Fiction.
A homage to gaming and gamers, this is a snapshot of the life of James Roach, gaming obsessive, collector and competitor. It's a story about growing old, and falling in love, and feeling as retro and useless as a Phillips CD-i. Essential reading for anyone who has ever played Mario Kart, Bomberman, Robotron, Soul Calibur or Katamari Damacy.
The Apprentice    by Gordon Houghton
Price: $3.99 USD. 79020 words. Published on March 15, 2010. Fiction.
A corpse is resurrected and apprenticed to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse for seven days. During the course of the week, he tries to remember how he died, accompanies Death on his daily round, and learns what it means to be undead. Printed editions: The Apprentice (UK, 1999); Damned If You Do (US, 2000); Death's Apprentice (Russia, 2003); L'Apprendista (Italy, 2010).
The Dinner Party    by Gordon Houghton
Price: $3.99 USD. 61870 words. Published on March 13, 2010. Fiction.
Tightly-paced and shot throughout with gallows humour, The Dinner Party is the chilling, ultimately moving story of a young man's obsession with ritual and the peculiar moral universe he inhabits. Printed editions: The Dinner Party (UK, 1998); Le Diner (France, 2003).

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