Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arena of Souls | 2014 | David Wood | Buy |
| 2 | Track of the Beast | 2021 | David Wood | Buy |
| 3 | Curse of the Pharaoh | 2023 | David Wood | Buy |
The Brock Stone Adventures are David Wood’s tribute to classic pulp fiction. Set in the 1930s, these books follow Brock Stone, a man who inherits his grandfather’s secret library and discovers a map to a lost island in the Bermuda Triangle. Joined by his investigative reporter girlfriend Trinity Page, mechanical genius Alex English, and ex-boxer Moses Gibbs, Stone plunges into a lost world of dinosaurs, cavemen, and deadly arenas.
Arena of Souls, the first book, sets the tone with its deliberately over-the-top action and retro adventure sensibility. Track of the Beast and Curse of the Pharaoh continue in the same vein, each bringing a new pulp-era threat for Stone and his crew. Readers who grew up on Doc Savage, The Shadow, or other golden age adventure serials will recognize what Wood is going for here.