Snell, Gordon
Entry updated 4 May 2026. Tagged: Author.
(1932-2026) Singapore-born UK broadcaster, screenwriter and author, mostly for younger children; married to Irish author Maeve Binchy (1939-2012) from 1977 until her death. For a youngish Young Adult market he published a four-book sf series, the undemanding Tom's Amazing Machine sequence beginning with Tom's Amazing Machine (1988), and featuring a talking Computer named Zenda. Snell also wrote some supernatural tales. [JC]
Gordon Thomas Frederick Snell
born Singapore, British Malaya: 1 October 1932
died Dalkey, Leinster, Ireland: April 2026
works (selected)
series
Tom's Amazing Machine
- Tom's Amazing Machine (London: Hutchinson Children's Books, 1988) [Tom's Amazing Machine: hb/]
- Tom's Amazing Machine Zaps Back! (London: Hutchinson Children's Books, 1989) [Tom's Amazing Machine: hb/]
- Tom's Amazing Machine Takes a Trip! (London: Hutchinson Children's Books, 1990) [Tom's Amazing Machine: hb/]
- Tom's Amazing Machine Goes Treasure Hunting (London: Hutchinson Children's Books, 1992) [Tom's Amazing Machine: hb/]
individual titles
- The Supermarket Ghost (Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press, 2007) [chap: pb/]
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