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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 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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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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