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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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Average rating: 4.36 · 2,118 ratings · 442 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	What Grows From the Dead 4.37 avg rating — 460 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 — 333 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 4.10 avg rating — 325 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
	Daros 4.47 avg rating — 275 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
	The Glorious and Epic Tale of Lady Isovar 4.44 avg rating — 163 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 — 154 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 4.41 avg rating — 138 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) 4.40 avg rating — 91 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) 4.50 avg rating — 56 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 liked Francesca's review of What Grows From the Dead: "When Morris Drummond loses his tenured professorship and retreats to his hometown to take care of his mother's final days he thinks he's hit rock bottom. But when odd characters turn up trying to find out about a final bequest from his mother it turn" Read more of this review »
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Dave Dobson and 1 other person liked Nancy Zastawnik's review of Unwelcome Matt: "Riveting I spent every idle moment reading this book...it is one of those "impossible to put down". The story is simply told, and every bit of it so carefully packaged it pulls you in and won't let go. The editing was superb...no misspellings, no extra" Read more of this review »
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Dave Dobson liked Marianne MacNeil's review of What Grows From the Dead: "A great read, from beginning to end 😃 What a great story! Fabulous characters... loved Steve! 😄 Everything tied in well, and no long repetitions. Great detailing, without lengthy descriptive jargon. "
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Dave Dobson made a comment on Sarah’s review of The Woeling Lass (Inquisitors' Guild, #4) " Thanks for reading, Sarah - so glad you enjoyed it. I'm working on a 5th one now. ...more "
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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 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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Dave Dobson made a comment on Zoe’s review of What Grows From the Dead " Thanks for reading! Alex is awesome. I say hi back. :-) "
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“That means the culture regressed”
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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.”
― Dave Dobson, Kenai

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