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David Bussell

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Born

London, The United Kingdom

Genre

Thriller, Horror, Paranormal

Member Since

February 2014

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https://www.goodreads.com/davidbussell

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David Bussell is a best-selling British author renowned for his contributions to the urban fantasy genre. He is the co-creator of the Uncanny Kingdom, a series that explores a secret Britain teeming with paranormal suspense stories. His notable works include the "Spectral Detective" series. David's writing prowess has been recognized with the P.G. Wodehouse New Comic Writer Award. Beyond his literary achievements, he is an avid fencer, a lover of synthwave music, and a committed comic book fan. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 2,057 ratings · 519 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Spectral Detective (Spectral Detective, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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
	Bad Soul (Uncanny Ink, #1) by David Bussell (Goodreads Author), M.V. Stott (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Sanctified (Branded, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 154 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
	Deathday (Spectral Detective, #0.5) 4.34 avg rating — 125 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
	Uncanny Kingdom: Six-Book Series Starter Set by David Bussell (Goodreads Author), M.V. Stott (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 119 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
	Corpse Reviver (Spectral Detective, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 115 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
	Necessary Evil (Spectral Detective, #4) 4.51 avg rating — 106 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
	Twice Damned (Spectral Detective, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 99 ratings — 5 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
	But... You're a Horse 3.10 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Bad Justice (Uncanny Ink, #3) by David Bussell (Goodreads Author), M.V. Stott (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2018 — 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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Series by David Bussell

Uncanny Kingdom (28 books)
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David Bussell (Goodreads Author),

M.V. Stott (Goodreads Author)

4.19 avg rating — 3,433 ratings

Spectral Detective (6 books)
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David Bussell (Goodreads Author)

4.37 avg rating — 884 ratings

The Uncanny Ink (6 books)
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David Bussell (Goodreads Author),

M.V. Stott (Goodreads Author)

4.07 avg rating — 535 ratings

Branded (3 books)
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David Bussell (Goodreads Author)

4.11 avg rating — 275 ratings

Normalized (4 books)
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David Bussell (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 44 ratings

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“It was first thing in the morning and my mouth tasted like Gandhi’s flip flop.”
― David Bussell, Necessary Evil

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