Jonathan Pidduck

Biography

Jonathan lives in Ramsgate, Kent. He is married, with 4 children.

His humorous fantasy books include the Original Halfshaft Chronicles (Slave-Girls and Amazons, Cave-Trolls and Amazons and The Halfshaft Games) and the Further Chronicles of Halfshaft: (Warlocks and Amazons; The Actress, the Witch and the Amazon; and The Wizard and the Amazon).

His humorous horror titles include the Wedding Feast Trilogy (The Wedding Feast, Tethered and The Last of the Neanderthals) along with Defunct: Memoirs of a Gentleman Zombie.

Other titles include The Craving and The English Refugee.

Slave-Girls has previoulsy ranked higher than Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale in the Amazon Contemporary Fantasy charts and the above books have now had well over 60,000 downloads between them.

The Wedding Feast has been published in paperback in Turkey and as an ebook in Italian.

Where to find Jonathan Pidduck online

Twitter: @j_pidduck
Facebook: Facebook profile

Where to buy in print

Books

Warlocks and Amazons {Dances with Dwarfs}
Price: Free! Words: 94,070. Language: British English. Published: September 24, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
The further trials and tribulations of Halfshaft (failed wizard), Rod (successful alcoholic) and Takina (an Amazon even more voluptuous than usual) as they battle their bewildered way through a fresh host of hazards, including the mini-SHEs and their flame of eternal youth, the tiny giants with chips on their shoulders, Osiris the rampant dark-elf and an entirely unexpected pregnancy.
Il Banchetto Nuziale
Price: Free! Words: 31,960. Language: Italian. Published: June 20, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
Philip si sveglia, nudo ed incatenato a terra per i polsi e le caviglie, nella casa malandata in cui abita una famiglia di assassini sanguinari che praticano l'endogamia. La sua unica speranza di salvezza è racchiusa in Matilda, la loro figlia orribilmente deformata e bisognosa di affetto, che sta nascosta nell'ombra con addosso un abito da sposa insanguinato.
Craving (The Blood of Strangers)
Price: Free! Words: 59,020. Language: English. Published: August 8, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Kate and Angie are the closest of friends. They share everything together, including the men they abduct. But their friendship is tested beyond endurance when Kate develops feelings for an intended victim, a man whom Angie is determined should die. From the author of "The Wedding Feast" Trilogy. ***WARNING: Contains scenes of sex, violence and occasional strong language***
The Halfshaft Games
Price: Free! Words: 74,460. Language: British English. Published: January 19, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
The Games have commenced. A contest of strength, of courage, of the sheer will to survive, all televised for the viewers back at home. Pursued through the Forest by a motley collection of trolls, witches, Amazons and amorous dwarfs, Halfshaft the befuddled wizard runs for his life. His only companion is Cherry, his barely-dressed, narcissistic team-mate. Will they survive, against all the odds?
The Last of the Neanderthals
Price: Free! Words: 32,740. Language: English. Published: November 9, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General
The final book in "The Wedding Feast" humorous horror trilogy. Matilda has spent ten years in the woods, foraging for anyone foolish enough to venture into the brooding trees. But her Family has finally summoned her home. Tired of hiding from the Outsiders in the darkness, they are fighting back, choosing to make their last stand amongst the pubs and sex-shops of the sea-side town of Margate.
Cave-Trolls and Amazons
Price: Free! Words: 72,280. Language: English. Published: February 18, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Parody
(4.00 from 1 review)
A colourful and imaginative quest-fantasy romp, stuffed full with bawdy British humour. Featuring Halfshaft (a failed wizard trapped in the Underworld by an amorous bloodsucking succubus and her jealous, insecure husband), and Takina (a blonde Amazon in a tiny bikini, set to work by trolls in a desert slave-market). Sheer unbridled escapism from the author of "Slave-Girls and Amazons".
Tethered
Series: The Wedding Feast, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 32,700. Language: English. Published: February 16, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Abigail awakes, naked and vulnerable, in pitch darkness. Her wrists and ankles have been manacled to the floor. One by one, her brutal, troll-like captors come to visit her. Time is short; she is to be the feast at their wedding. But can she save herself before they dismember her? Fantasy horror and tongue-in-cheek British humour combine in this dark and tragic sequel to "The Wedding Feast".
The Wedding Feast
Series: The Wedding Feast, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 35,260. Language: English. Published: March 3, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
(2.33 from 3 reviews)
Philip awakes - naked and in chains - in the pitch-black living-quarters of a family of murderous inbreds. His only hope of rescue lies with Matilda, their hideously deformed daughter. But will the price she demands for his release be too high for either of them to pay? Contains nudity, strong language, and scenes of a sexual nature. WATCH OUT FOR THE SEQUEL, "TETHERED".
Slave-girls and Amazons
Price: Free! Words: 80,370. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
When the Watcher was in need of a warrior to defeat a shape-shifting warlock, he knew that Thane - a lethal intergalactic mercenary - was just the man for the job. Instead, he ended up with a guy from the pub, an insecure wizard and a sexy blonde Amazon in a tiny fur bikini. This is a tale of shape-shifting Warlocks, psychopathic foresters and naked virgin sacrifices to celebrate Troll Thursday.