Track of the Beast: A Brock Stone Adventure

David Wood Track of the Beast: A Brock Stone Adventure

Praise for David Wood!

“What an adventure! A great read that provides lots of action, and thoughtful insight into strange realms that are sometimes best left unexplored.” Paul Kemprecos, author of Cool Blue Tomb and the NUMA Files

“Excellent pulp adventure in the mold of Doc Savage. Took me back in the best way to books I loved when I was a kid!”- Terry Mixon, author of the Empire of Bones Saga

“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

“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

“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!” J.F. Penn, author of Desecration

Track of the Beast A Brock Stone Adventure

DAVID WOOD

ADRENALINE PRESS

Edited by Melissa Bowersock

Cover art by Drazenka Kimpel

This is a work of fiction. All characters are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Books by David Wood

The Dane Maddock Adventures

Blue Descent

Dourado

Cibola

Quest

Icefall

Buccaneer

Atlantis

Ark

Xibalba

Loch

Solomon Key

Contest

Serpent

Eden Quest

Dane and Bones Origins

Freedom

Hell Ship

Splashdown

Dead Ice

Liberty

Electra

Amber

Justice

Treasure of the Dead

Bloodstorm

Dane Maddock Universe

Berserk

Maug

Elementals

Cavern

Devil’s Face

Herald

Brainwash

The Tomb

Shasta

Legends

Golden Dragon

Emerald Dragon

Baal (forthcoming)

Destination: Rio

Destination: Luxor

Destination: Sofia

Bones Bonebrake Adventures

Primitive

The Book of Bones

Skin and Bones

Venom

Brock Stone Adventures

Arena of Souls

Track of the Beast

Curse of the Pharaoh (forthcoming)

Jade Ihara Adventures (with Sean Ellis)

Oracle

Changeling

Exile

Myrmidon Files with Sean Ellis

Destiny

Mystic

Jake Crowley Adventures (with Alan Baxter)

Sanctum

Blood Codex

Anubis Key

Revenant

Sam Aston Investigations (with Alan Baxter)

Primordial

Overlord

Crocalypse

Stand-Alone Novels

Into the Woods (with David S. Wood)

The Zombie-Driven Life

You Suck

Callsign: Queen (with Jeremy Robinson)

Dark Rite (with Alan Baxter)

Writing as Finn Gray

Aquaria Falling

Aquaria Burning

The Gate

Writing as David Debord

The Absent Gods Trilogy

The Silver Serpent

Keeper of the Mists

The Gates of Iron

The Impostor Prince (with Ryan A. Span)

Neptune’s Key

From the Author

Several years back, I took on the challenge of writing an old-school pulp adventure in the spirit of Doc Savage and other classic adventure stories, and the Brock Stone Adventures were born. The first book, Arena of Souls, was written as a weekly serial with no plan. Every week, I sat down and wrote a chapter. The end result was a fun story, but looking back, I can tell that I didn’t yet have a handle on the characters or the tone of the series.

With Track of the Beast, I’ve tried to lean into the things I love about writing Dane Maddock — mystery, history, monsters, conspiracies, adventure, and humor. Even if Arena of Souls was not your cup of tea, if you enjoy my other adventure novels, I think you will love Track of the Beast!

In this Author’s Preferred Edition, we begin exploring Stone’s mysterious past by way of a “flashback” story woven into the narrative.

Thank you and happy reading!

David

Track of the Beast

^{Original concept sketch by Drazenka Kimpel.}

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