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David Bush is a medical doctor specialized in haematology. He was born and bred in Malta but emigrated to the UK. He returned to his first home where he practices hospital medicine. He is also the co-founder of a support group for patients with blood cancers. As he has now given up his private practice, he has more time to spend with his two great nephews. He has many hobbies, including swimming, hiking, travelling but above all, he is a DIY enthusiast.He cherishes most the time he spends with his young nephews and these have provided the inspiration for him to write children's books. His only regret is that there are not enough hours in a day as there is so much more he would like to do.He is a regular contributor to a widely read politica ...more

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David Bush Sorry for the delay in answering, Kelly. Regarding reviews, I think your best bet is Pubby.co. Take it from a disillusioned sceptic like me who has ma…moreSorry for the delay in answering, Kelly. Regarding reviews, I think your best bet is Pubby.co. Take it from a disillusioned sceptic like me who has made plenty of mistakes in this publishing/marketing business and has fallen for loss making scams. Forget about net galley or hidden gems. With Pubby you get value for money and it's perfectly compliant with amazon's policies. The reviews come from fellow authors and they're done anonymously. I've already garnered 20 reviews in just three weeks, with three more in the pipeline. I'm still enrolled in it and I consider it one of my few marketing successes. I would recommend it to you. If anything you could try it out free, gathering about seven reviews, then take it from there. You'd have to do plenty of reading though.
Regarding the trilogy, The three books are not connected. The common denominator is that they are intended to be read by my great-nephew at different ages. Also, my nephew's namesake shows up in each novel as a secondary protagonist and in a completely different setting. I wrote the draft of the first book in one weekend. I wrote the first draft of the second book in the following weekend. I happened to have a rare free fortnight with the house to myself, as everyone else was abroad. Thereafter, I worked on both books concurrently. The second book proceeded smoothly and ironically saw the light of day before the first one. I got stuck, and am still stuck with the first one, as I have been let down by the illustrator. I've already gone through four illustrators so far. I need forty illustrations but I only have 10 so far, even though the text of the manuscript is done and itching to be published.
Wishing you the best of luck with your venture,
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" General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms" by David Bush has won many book awards:

Winner of the Book Excellence Award 2022 for Young Adult Fiction
Winner of American Writing Awards 2022, Animals/Pets-General
Winner of the Christian Indie Award 2021, Young Adult
Winner of the Fiction Book of the Year Award, First Place, 2021 IAN Book of the Year Award
Winner of the Mark Twain book award 2023. Read more of this blog post »
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Bush’s seventh installment in the General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms series plunges readers into the brutal crossroads where Norse paganism meets the rise of Christianity. AD878. Torn apart by Viking raids, Britain smolders.

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David Bush’s “Animal Revolution” invites readers into a brilliant, imaginary world where animals take charge in a fight for freedom and justice in a story that is history and allegory rolled into one. Imagine the French Revolution but told through th ...more
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"Bush’s latest installment in the General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms series plunges readers into a divided world where anthropomorphic animals wrestle with war, loyalty, and loss. Amid the chaos of 1378—marked by schism, war, famine, and" Read more of this review »
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The allegorical story is hard to neatly peg because it embraces so many different facets. Call it Christian fiction, fantasy, young adult quest story, or historical fiction as you will: the point is that the animal tale holds value for each of these ...more
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The allegorical story is hard to neatly peg because it embraces so many different facets. Call it Christian fiction, fantasy, young adult quest story, or historical fiction as you will: the point is that the animal tale holds value for each of these ...more
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“In weakness, my strength,
In defeat, myvictory,
In darkness, the light,
In death, new life.
General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms”
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“What is luck? It does not fall in our laps. We have to create our own luck. Through hard work and preparation, we construct a stage. We then invite Lady Luck to visit us to weave her magic spell on the stage.She may or may not be inclined to visit our stage. If she does then we are lucky. If she does not , then we are unlucky. It is certain however, that if we do not do our homework to the best of our capabilities, then we can never be lucky.

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George Eliot
“History repeats itself.”
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“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.”
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“History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”
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