David Barker

Woohoo, my first review for Pax & The Secret Swarm is out. Thanks for this lovely review Jamie 👏😁📘

Hope you enjoy(ed) these Jacqui 👏📘

One week to go! Out this time next week
Expect the usual mix of school troubles, villainous officials, a peek beyond the wall surrounding New London and much more 😁

Not that active on Bluesky at the moment (as you can tell!)
But just wanted to share this lovely news with you all
Very excited for these new stories to make it out into the world

Good luck to all the teachers, assistants, librarians and pupils heading back to school this week. If you would like a remote visit from me, have a look at the post below. Best suited for years 5-6 and 7-8, I aim to inspire a love of reading and writing stories set in the future

This 👇
Just starting to line up some exciting posts in the run-up to publication, as well as organising a book launch party and lots of school visits
Can't wait to share book three with you all! 😁

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TEASER ALERT
After an exciting conversation with my publisher yesterday, I might* have some news to share soon
Watch this space 😄

* I do

Cover of Pax and the Missing Head on a yellow background

Cover of Pax and the Forgotten Pincher on a green background.

Cover of Pax and the Secret Swarm on a purple background.

⭐ '1984 meets Harry Potter'! ⭐

Check out the 'London Falling' series by @dbarker22000.bsky.social!

Book 1: Pax and the Missing Head 👉https://amzn.to/46xAwB3

Book 2: Pax and the Forgotten Pincher 👉https://amzn.to/46RrnU4

Book 3: Pax and the Secret Swarm 👉 bit.ly/4lFszAc

Can't wait! And look at that lovely cover 😍

Book 3 comes out in October

Pax & The Secret Swarm - the biggest adventure of them all!

I've just finished the excellent Undercover Angel Crash Landing

Great fun!

I whizzed through it and am now looking forward to the next instalment

Congrats Alex. Really enjoyed book one, so looking forward to this 😀👏📘

My copy is ordered. Can't wait to read

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In a major scientific breakthrough, I defied the laws of physics this weekend.
I dropped a slice of pizza and it landed the right way up!
Einstein, eat your heart out
How was your weekend?

And book 3 is coming later this year
Pax & The Secret Swarm publishes in October
Can't wait to share the end of this trilogy with readers
😁📘

I am so excited for readers to get their hands on this final part of the trilogy. And to share the amazing cover soon. Eek! Just received the cover quote from an author I admire and respect and it left me a little 🥲

A very belated update of what I read in April
davidbarkerauthor.co.uk/reading/
An eclectic but brill mix!
The Legendary Scarlett & Browne Jonathan Stroud
The Safe Keep Yael van der Wouden
Ramsey's Raiders by Commando Comics
#amreading

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Very excited for my sessions with years 7 and 8 at Luckley House today. Thanks to Debbie & Kat for organising
Hopefully to inspire some readers with a discussion of my London Falling series @tinytreebooks.bsky.social and to share creative writing ideas
#edutwitter

George and the Dragon by David and Fiona Barker An original two-act pantomime, in which the hero has to slay a dragon to win the hand of the pricess. At least, that's the theory. George and the Dragon by David and Fiona Barker. Read the complete s...

Our 3rd panto script is up on the Lazy Bee website now

George & The Dragon

An exciting tale of a brave knight, kind-hearted princess & a scheming witch trying to get her son on the throne. With not one, but TWO dragons 🐲⚔️🏰👸

www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/Scripts/Scri...

@fionawritesbooks.bsky.social

School | Dogsthorpe Dogsthorpe Infant School. #DreamBelieveShine

I'm the latest interviewee in Eddie's Launchpad wonderful podcast, out today. Link on this website
www.dogsthorpeinfants.co.uk
Please take a listen if you'd like to hear about how I got started, what inspired me and all about my latest books

Curtain up in just under 11 hours. Eek!
The Quince Players proudly presents Emma by Jane Austen
Get your tickets here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/quinceplayers

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Been very quiet on here lately due to life being taken over by rehearsals for a show
The Quince Players' production of Emma, by Jane Austen, starts on Thursday. It's going to be a cracker
Tickets still available on
www.ticketsource.co.uk/quinceplayers
#amdram

EPISODE TWELVE: MUTTON CHOPS Treading the boards

My monthly newsletter has just landed on Substack, covering my latest writing, reading and dice rolling adventures. Have a read (for free!) here:
open.substack.com/pub/dabwrite...
#Newsletter #Substack

India-Pakistan tensions rising as India threatens to withdraw from the Indus Waters Treaty... If a world war for water sounds like an exciting setting for a thriller then look no further than Blue Gold davidbarkerauthor.co.uk/books/bluego...
#thrillers @bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social

Hi 👋
I've had published dystopian James Bond-like thrillers
@bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social
& children's adventures set in the near future
@tinytreebooks.bsky.social
+ pantomime scripts
New sci-fi story coming next year
Currently working on a comedic fantasy
davidbarkerauthor.co.uk/books/

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Happy #EarthDay2025 everyone
Let us stop being ejits for 24 hours and look around to appreciate this wonderful planet

Looking for a new series to read? I have 2 trilogies to tempt you with:
davidbarkerauthor.co.uk/books/
@bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social @tinytreebooks.bsky.social
The Gaia trilogy: dystopian spy thrillers as 2 British agents race to save the world
The London Falling series: Harry Potter meets 1984

Set just after WWII. A Dutch woman with two brothers. She lives in the family home after the mother dies, carefully looking after everything. When one of her brother's girlfriends is foisted upon her for a few weeks, her perfectly safe life gets turned upside down
#devonbookhour

@devonbookclub.bsky.social
Just finished The Safe Keep by Yael van der Wouden
Not really my kind of book but beautifully written and powerful ending
#devonbookhour

Hi Ian
For other Bluesky folks out there come and join in the fun at 8pm (nearly) every Monday. No passports required 😁
#Devonbookhour