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Dave Dobson

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A native of Ames, Iowa, Dave loves writing, reading, boardgames, computer games, improv comedy, pizza, barbarian movies, and the cheaper end of the Taco Bell menu. Also, his wife and kids.

Dave is the author of Snood, Snoodoku, Snood Towers, and other computer games. Dave first published Snood in 1996, and it became one of the most popular shareware games of the early Internet. His most recent game is Scryptix, a word game for cell phones.

Dave taught geology, environmental studies, and computer programming at Guilford College for 24 years before stepping away to write full time. He does improv comedy every week at the Idiot Box in Greensboro, North Carolina. He’s also played the world’s largest tuba in concert. Not that that is relevant, but ...more

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	What Grows From the Dead 4.37 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flames Over Frosthelm (Inquisitors' Guild, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 329 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kenai 4.09 avg rating — 316 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar 4.44 avg rating — 156 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flames Over Frosthelm / The Outcast Crown / The Woeling Lass (Inquisitors' Guild #1, 2, 4) 4.51 avg rating — 148 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Got Trouble 4.46 avg rating — 130 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outcast Crown (Inquisitors' Guild, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 89 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traitors Unseen (Inquisitors' Guild, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woeling Lass (Inquisitors' Guild, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 54 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dave Dobson made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book Cover Update topic " I've updated the cover for my book Got Trouble. Could I get it updated on GoodReads? Thanks. The GoodReads entry is here: https://www.goodreads.com/book ...more "
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Dave Dobson liked Suzanne Vokey's review of What Grows From the Dead: "I got this book from Amazon for free as a daily deal. The cover art sold me. I like reading indie books, I usually lower my expectations a bit and enjoy reading the book, even if it isn’t as polished as the best sellers. So I was a bit dumbstruck whe" Read more of this review »
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Dave Dobson made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please add me as an author to this anthology topic " Hi, there - I'm part of an upcoming anthology, and I'd like it to be included in my books. My author page is here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show ...more "
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“He took a seat on my log, although the Weynik seldom sat on things. Mostly they just squatted in place. I figured he was being polite. When your guest has a butt, and you don’t, you try to be accommodating.”
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