John Gordon (3) (1925–2017)
Author of The Giant under the Snow
For other authors named John Gordon, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: By Alan Howard (2006)
Series
Works by John Gordon
Under the Ice [short fiction] 2 copies
The Night Watch 1 copy
Never Grow Up 1 copy
The Place 1 copy
Kroger's Choice 1 copy
Associated Works
Twisted Circuits: A Sinister Collection of Hi-tech Tales (Beaver Books) (1987) — Contributor — 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Gordon, John William
- Birthdate
- 1925-11-19
- Date of death
- 2017-11-20
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Jarrow-on-Tyne, County Durham, England, UK
- Place of death
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- Places of residence
- Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK - Occupations
- journalist
- Organizations
- Royal Navy (WWII)
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Statistics
- Works
- 26
- Also by
- 27
- Members
- 420
- Popularity
- #58,060
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 138
- Languages
- 3
Donald is a young man, working for a local newspaper in his gap year before going to university, who starts to investigate a weird cult who have a fixation with body parts. Set in the late 90s, though suspiciously more like the 70s - computers are mentioned but the author overcomes any need to portray them by having the newspaper editor a Luddite who insists they stick to manual typewriters, not even electric ones - it is told from Donald's first person viewpoint and begins when he witnesses an accident in which a man is struck by a bus. The man seems badly injured, but soon has an amazing recovery although in many ways he resembles to a zombie.
The book features some of Gordon's previously encountered themes such as the fascination exercised by an older woman over a young man, and a young woman who appears fey and shy to begin with but develops into an equal partner - and in this case, one with nerves and stomach of steel - as she and Donald come up against the horrific developments which follow. There was a nice dark humour to the story and it was definitely tongue in cheek in the big climax. Hence a 4-star rating.… (more)