{"title":"D G Compton","description":"\u003cb\u003eD G Compton (1930-2023)\r\n\u003c\/b\u003eDavid Guy Compton was born in London in  1930. His early works were crime novels published under 'Guy Compton',  but he began producing SF as 'D.G. Compton' in 1965 with \u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e. His 1970 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Steel Crocodile\u003c\/i\u003e received a Nebula nomination, but it was 1974's \u003ci\u003eThe Continuous Catherine Mortenhoe\u003c\/i\u003e  that made his reputation. Eerily predictive of the 21st century's  obsessions with media voyeurism and 'reality television', it was filmed  as \u003ci\u003eDeath Watch\u003c\/i\u003e in 1980.","products":[{"product_id":"the-continuous-katherine-mortenhoe","title":"The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe","description":"A few years in the future, medical science has advanced to the point where it is practically unheard of for people to die of any cause except old-age. The few exceptions provide the fodder for a new kind of television show for avid audiences who lap up the experience of watching someone else's dying weeks. So when Katherine Mortenhoe is told that she has about four weeks to live she knows it's not just her life she's about to lose, but her privacy as well.","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47642978910494,"sku":"9780575118317","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9780575118317-original.jpg?v=1763536616"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/collections\/getimage_ce7564d5-3874-47b5-a405-aae367022c73.jpg?v=1783232161","url":"https:\/\/store.gollancz.co.uk\/collections\/author-d-g-compton-1.oembed","provider":"Gollancz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}