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Hayden Gribble is the author of Child Out of Time: Growing Up With Doctor Who In The Wilderness Years, The Captain Random Adventures, the horror thriller The Lurking and more. He is also a former podcaster with the Diddly Dum Podcast and Podcasters Royale: The James Bond 007 Show.
Hayden is based in Suffolk, England, and currently working on future projects, including two more Captain Random novels and his first-ever children’s book!
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- JOURNEYS IN THE RANDOMVERSE – PRE-ORDER NOW!BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT – JOURNEYS IN THE RANDOMVERSE – PRE-ORDER IT NOW! Coming next year, the fifth and penultimate chapter in the Captain Random story will be with us. A collection of FIFTEEN short stories, JOURNEYS IN THE RANDOMVERSE brings Random one step closer to his destiny whilst on the way giving he and his friends… Continue reading JOURNEYS IN THE RANDOMVERSE – PRE-ORDER NOW!
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ROTTEN TO THE CORE INCLUDED IN DOCTOR WHO SPIN-OFF BOOK COLLECTION
I am delighted to announce that my short story for Candy Jar Books, Rotten to the Core, has been included in the complete collection of short stories in The Benton Files range.
The complete collection of thrilling UNIT adventures. Now in one explosive volume! Join John Benton, the iconic sergeant from Doctor Who, as he takes on alien menaces and uncovers dangerous secrets for UNIT.
Featuring all seven volumes plus a brand-new story by Tim Gambrell, The Benton Files Collection dives deep into Benton’s journey.
From his first meeting with the Brigadier to his daring solo missions, Benton’s journey is packed with action and suspense. Featuring stories by Tim Gambrell, Philip Bates, Hayden Gribble, Ian Ball, John Peel, George Ivanoff, Kenton Hall, Matt Barber, Paul Driscoll, and Andrew Allen, this collection is a must-have for any Doctor Who fan!
You can buy a copy of The Benton Files Collection here.
THE SPURS SHOW – OUR EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY PROMOTIONAL EPISODE
I was honoured to make my second appearance on the longest-running Tottenham Hotspur podcast in the world recently to promote my new book, Our Eyes Have Seen The Glory: Tottenham Hotspur in Europe in the 21st Century. My thanks once again to Mike Leigh and PlayBack Media for letting me talk at length about my exciting retrospective look at the great football club’s adventures in Europe.
You can listen to the episode here.
THE BIG JON BASS SHOW – OUR EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY PROMOTIONAL APPEARANCE
Check out the latest episode of the great Spurs podcast, The Big Jon Bass Show, in which Jon invited me on to speak about my latest book, Our Eyes Have Seen The Glory: Tottenham Hotspur in Europe in the 21st Century. My sincere thanks go out to the Jon who honoured me truly by inviting me on to promote the book in which we also talk about just how trying being a Spurs fan has been in recent times. We also had a talk about an upcoming game at Stamford Bridge which could go some way to keeping us up in the Premier League.
You can listen to the episode here.
UNIT: THE BENTON FILES 4 – Available to buy now!
Candy Jar Books have announced that the fourth volume in the series is available to pre-order now – with a story written by yours truly!
Join retired Sergeant Major John Benton as he recounts more tales of his exploits from yesteryear.
In Rotten to the Core by Hayden Gribble, young Corporal Benton is driving back from manoeuvres in Norfolk when he finds a patch of burnt countryside. But is it really burnt? And what secrets are concealed within the strange alien pod in the wood?
In Ian Ball’s Scrapped Plans, Benton has been promised some classic cars for JB Motors. But when he arrives at the scrapyard, he finds it’s been damaged by fire. Or so it seems. And the effect of the fire appears startlingly familiar. But who can he trust? And how did his favourite customer, Ted, get stuck in the mud?
Read these hair-raising adventures to find out…
UNIT: The Benton Files 4 features characters created for Doctor Who by Derrick Sherwin.
You can order it here!
POST TRAUMATIC SPURS DISORDER: BEING A TOTTENHAM FAN IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE YEARS – Available to buy now!
Being a Tottenham Hotspur fan in the years of the Premier League has been a character-building experience, taking in great highs, terrible lows and all the fun bits in the middle. Hayden Gribble invites you inside the life of a Spurs fan of modern times, looking back through a nostalgic lens on what was and what is now.
“A must for any Spurs fan.” Bill Nicholson…I wish.
“It’s books like this one that makes you wish we’d won more to stop him moaning.” Mauricio Pochettino if he read the book.
“Hayden Gribble is the Harry Kane of Tottenham Writers.” Danny Blanchflower…allegedly.
“Hayden who?” Jimmy Greaves…seriously.
You can order it here!
About The Book – The Lurking
Nov 14, 2020
Delve into the secrets behind the story with a new feature on how I wrote my first horror novella!
Inside the Worlds of Captain Random
Nov 14, 2020
Delve into the exciting colourful world of Captain Random and his friends as they battle evil across the cosmos!
Find out how the latest adventure, CAPTAIN RANDOM AND THE RAINBOW CHASERS was written here.
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