Best Selling Books by David Wood

Adapting the popular Spot books for the stage, David Wood has created an exciting introduction to theatre for small children. Using the simple plot of a birthday party, complete with entertainer, the puppy and his animal friends teach and reflect children''s early experiences such as guests arriving, present giving, game playing and going home thank-yous. Th ere is fun audience participation throughout with the children treated more as party guests than simply as spectators. Plenty of fun for the actors, too, with singing, character movement and, optionally, some acrobatic skills to show off!

Cinderella is tired of a life of chores, but everything changes when her fairy godmother turns up. Just as she meets her perfect prince, though, the clock chimes twelve and she has to run. Will this hilarious retelling of the traditional fairytale, as a play by “the nation’s dramatist” David Wood, end happily ever after?

149 B.C.- Escaping just ahead of the invading Roman legions, a Carthaginian soldier carries an ancient secret to places unknown. 1925- Percy Fawcett launches his final expedition into the Amazon, but what is his true objective? Dane Maddock is back. Deep in the Amazon, a university group encounters a horror beyond their darkest nightmares and vanishes without a trace. Called upon to undertake a daring rescue mission, Dane and Bones must trace the true path of Percy Fawcett''s final expedition, but the secret that lies at the end of the search might be even deadlier than the enemies who seek it. From the streets of London, to remote islands in the Atlantic, to the deadly jungles of the Amazon, Dane and Bones must penetrate a secret lost to history, on their deadliest Quest. "David Wood has done it again. Quest takes you on an expedition that leads down a trail of adventure and thrills. David Wood has honed his craft and Quest is proof of his efforts!" David L. Golemon, Author of LEGACY, THE SUPERNATURALS, AND EVENT "Dane and Bones are back! Packed solid with action and witty dialogue, this rousing adventure takes a fresh look at one of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century, David Wood delivers again with QUEST."--Sean Ellis, author of INTO THE BLACK and DARK TRINITY: ASCENDANT "The escapades of Wood''s serial character Dane Maddock continue in high style with QUEST, an all-out blitzkrieg of a globe-trotting mystery-adventure that breaks from the action just long enough for a couple of laughs."--Rick Chesler, author of kiDNApped and Wired Kingdom "Let there be no confusion: David Wood is the next Clive Cussler. From the accessible writing to the wide-ranging plot to the main characters who don''t give up no matter how long the odds, Wood''s latest book, Quest, is a tremendous classic adventure. Once you start reading, you won''t be able to stop until the last mystery plays out in the final line." Edward G. Talbot, author of 2010: The Fifth World

The person you love most, your soul mate, is dying from a vile, rare, painful, incurable cancer. You have to watch on, helplessly, as she struggles with the mental and physical pain, knowing you can do nothing to fix it, or take it away from her. She never complains, or wears her illness like a badge. History is repeating itself, bringing back similar, painful memories from years ago. What do you do? Well in reality there is nothing you can do, except care and love. Do you ask your God for help? Why do bad things happen to good people? David writes about his feelings of loss, desolation, and impending loss, sometimes using explicit language. But also injects humour, because it helps him survive. His thoughts lead from places and things which inspire, to real heroes, then to others, some of whom are in positions of authority, and would never match up, because they bulge with self importance. His thoughts, sometimes bizarre and banal, through unpretentious verse, short stories, and biographical episodes, provide an insight as to what drives him on, taking the lead from his lover and best friend, to never give up, and to survive.

High school nobody Kenan is doing just fine in the midst of the zombie apocalypse, thank you very much, but when his dream girl Katy comes stumbling around the corner, she turns his world upside-down. David Wood''s first foray into young adult fiction is an action-packed horror tale laced with dark humor and even darker thrills."The Zombie Driven Life is a fast-paced, zombie story that manages to be thoughtful, humorous, and surprising while giving zombie fans everything they love about the genre-gore, desperate situations and a big body count. The perfect book to devour in a single day." Jeremy Bishop, author of Torment."Wood paints a horrific scenario of a world in ruin and a few survivors struggling to find safe havens and a reason to carry on. Powerful and disturbing by turns, with plenty of black humor along the way. The Zombie-Driven Life is a great read." Alan Baxter, author of RealmShift.

Satan wants every person on the earth, every personality, including God and the holy angels to worship him. He attempts to do this by corrupting our thoughts. If he can get us to compromise the Word of God even in what one might consider a minor degree we are now worshipping him and not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Like Adam we may have given the word of the enemy a higher place than the Word of the living God.

"Classic adventure for the modern reader!" A vanished island of horrors. An ancient artifact that can change the course of the past. An urban legend come to life. A perilous expedition into the jungle. A dangerous game where the stakes are life and death. LEGENDS is a collection of four short stories and a novella from the Dane Maddock universe. It includes URBAN LEGEND, AZTLAN, PHANTOM ISLAND, DARK ENTRY, and VENOM! Praise for David Wood and The Dane Maddock Adventures! "What an adventure! A great read that provides lots of action, and thoughtful insight as well, into strange realms that are sometimes best left unexplored." Paul Kemprecos, author of the NUMA Files "Dane and Bones ... Together they''re unstoppable. Rip roaring action from start to finish. Wit and humor throughout. Just one question - how soon until the next one? Because I can''t wait." Graham Brown, author of Shadows of the Midnight Sun "David Wood has done it again. Within seconds of opening the book, I was hooked. Intrigue, suspense, monsters, and treasure hunters. What more could you want? David''s knocked it out of the park with this one!" Nick Thacker- author of The Enigma Strain "A twisty tale of adventure and intrigue that never lets up and never lets go!" Robert Masello, author of The Einstein Prophecy "A page-turning yarn blending high action, Biblical speculation, ancient secrets, and nasty creatures. Indiana Jones better watch his back!" Jeremy Robinson, author of SecondWorld "With the thoroughly enjoyable way Mr. Wood has mixed speculative history with our modern day pursuit of truth, he has created a story that thrills and makes one think beyond the boundaries of mere fiction and enter the world of ''why not''?" David Lynn Golemon, Author of the Event Group series "Let there be no confusion: David Wood is the next Clive Cussler. Once you start reading, you won''t be able to stop until the last mystery plays out in the final line." Edward G. Talbot, author of 2012: The Fifth World "I like my thrillers with lots of explosions, global locations and a mystery where I learn something new. Wood delivers! Recommended as a fast paced, kick ass read." J.F. Penn, author of Desecration

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