Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams Books in Order

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams has written 8 books, published between 2005 and 2017. The first book is The Highfield Mole (2005) and the newest is Summerhouse Land (2017). Publication order is the reading order below. 6 of the 8 books listed here are in the Tunnels series, which has its own page: Tunnels books in order.

Books
8
Published
2005–2017
Pages on record
2,444 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
41–61 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,444 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams is the joint byline on eight catalogued books published between 2005 and 2017, and on the Tunnels series. The Highfield Mole (2005) opens the listing, Tunnels (2007) follows, and the run continues through Deeper, Freefall, Closer, Spiral and Terminal to Summerhouse Land (2017). Subject headings cover underground areas, subterranean civilization, imaginary places, archaeology, adventure stories, science fiction and children's fiction, with London among the settings. The median book runs to 472 pages.

How many Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books are there?

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2017. 6 of them belong to the Tunnels series.

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The Highfield Mole2005 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005344
  2. 2
    TunnelsTunnels #12007 · 472 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007472
  3. 3
    DeeperTunnels #22008 · 643 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008643
  4. 4
    FreefallTunnels #32009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  5. 5
    CloserTunnels #42010 · 560 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010560
  6. 6
    SpiralTunnels #52011 · 425 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011425
  7. 7
    TerminalTunnels #62013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  8. 8
    Summerhouse Land2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books in order?

You only need to read Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books in order within the Tunnels series, which holds 6 of the 8 Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

Start with Tunnels (2007), the first Tunnels book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Highfield Mole (2005).

What is the newest Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams book?

Summerhouse Land (2017) is the newest Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams book released so far.

Is there a new Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams book coming?

No next Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,444 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 472 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books are about

5 of the 8 Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.