Derek Gunn

Biography

Derek Gunn was born in Ireland in 1964. He grew up in Dublin and graduated from the College of Marketing in 1986. Most of his working life has been in the IT/Telecommunications industry and he currently works for a major global telco as a specialist consultant designing communications networks and solutions for businesses.

His interest in writing fiction came about from being a young voracious reader of great storytellers such as Alastair Reynolds and Edgar Rice Burroughs. As a young teenager he discovered Stephen King, James Herbert, Graham Masterton and many more great modern genre writers and became totally hooked on horror and adventure stories.

In his mid-teens he began writing short stories. College, career, marriage and a young family took all his energy and focus but, around 8 years ago, he took pen in hand, once again...He is married and (still) lives in Dublin with his wife and three children and his shadow, Mac - an adorable, faithful golden lab (think Marley and me and you get the picture...)

Where to find Derek Gunn online

Where to buy in print

Books

The HMS Swift Adventures
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 120,130. Language: English. Published: July 2, 2014 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
It’s 1791 and Captain Thomas Butler and his loyal crew of The HMS Swift, a frigate in the service of King George III, are sent on a series of missions where nothing is what it seems, and forces far darker than any of the crew have experienced before, reign supreme.
Vampire Apocalypse Books 1 - 3
Series: Vampire Apocalypse. Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 237,160. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2014 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Horror » Undead
**The entire Vampire Apocalypse series has recently been re-edited, undergone partial rewrites, and has been completely repackaged by Permuted Press, all new in 2014!** In a desolate world where communications have ceased . . . where the global oil supply is quickly dwindling, vampires rise to rule the Earth.
Vampire Apocalypse: Trail of Tears (Book 4)
Series: Vampire Apocalypse. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 89,580. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2014 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Military
On a cold and stormy evening the small human settlement celebrate their survival. Not all of their number has returned though and it is a bitter-sweet celebration. The festivities are interrupted when an elite force of Carter’s thralls find their hidden home and attack. The fallout from the nuclear plant is also creeping south with the prevailing winds forcing the humans to abandon their home.
Vampire Apocalypse: Fallout (Book 3)
Series: Vampire Apocalypse, Book 3. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 81,070. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2010 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
*The entire Vampire Apocalypse series has recently been re-edited, undergone partial rewrites, and has been completely repackaged by Permuted Press, all new in 2014!* When Peter Harris is shunned by the very community he helped create, he finds himself back at ground zero—the cave of an early rebellion—with a handful of loyal comrades. Meanwhile the vampires are descending further into madness...
Vampire Apocalypse: Descent Into Chaos (Book 2)
Series: Vampire Apocalypse, Book 2. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 76,090. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2010 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General
Peter Harris and his comrades might have won the first round, but the vampires have just raised the stakes... Following the death of Nero, the surviving vampires separate into deadly cabals, a corrupt vampire council is born, and ancient loyalties fall by the wayside. Not only are the vampires at war with each other, but their servants—the thralls—are on the brink of open rebellion.
Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder (Book 1)
Series: Vampire Apocalypse, Book 1. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 79,730. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2010 by Permuted. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General
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**The entire Vampire Apocalypse series has recently been re-edited, undergone partial rewrites, and has been completely repackaged by Permuted Press, all new in 2014! A desolate world where communications have ceased . . . where the global oil supply is quickly dwindling, vampires rise to rule the Earth. In this new era of blood and depravity, you are either a slave to the dark masters or dinner.