David Alan Woods

I’m driven by a lifelong fascination with the power of escape offered through science fiction novels, and a grim appreciation for the terrifying ‘Adapt or Die’ wonders of the natural world.

My debut novel, BRID: Fight or Flight, is a fast-paced, darkly humorous story where science, survival, and human resilience collide. It was born from a simple, chilling question: What happens to humanity if insects suddenly become the apex predators – and it is mankind that is forced to hide away in colonies to avoid extinction?

Set in a heavily transformed, futuristic London of 2417, the story blends intense biopunk action with a coming-of-age survival journey that is designed to capture the imagination of readers of all ages.

It’s Book 1 of the BRID series, so please connect with me here on Liminal Fiction to keep up with the latest updates.

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Email Address: dave.woodz@yahoo.co.uk

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Summary: A DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI SURVIVAL ECO-THRILLER. THERE’S AN ANIMAL IN ALL OF US… It is 2417. Giant genetically engineered insects – the Sectz – now rule the planet. Humanity survives in fortified city-colonies. London is no longer a capital. It is a battleground. To fight back, military scientists have created the Bridz: Hybrid Soldiers spliced with savage animal DNA. White Tiger. Wolf. Bear. Lion. Rhino. Pangolin. Humanity’s last hope is no longer fully human. Twelve-year-old Xavier Wish is a pre-Hybrid schoolboy waiting to discover what animal power lies inside him. He dreams of becoming a mighty White-Tiger-Brid like his missing older brother Marco. But when Xavier’s future is tested during The Grading, the result may be far less heroic than he imagined. As giant insects close in, family secrets surface and the Hybrid Wars escalate, Xavier must face the terrifying truth: Survival may mean becoming something else entirely. Fast-paced, sharp-witted and cinematic, BRID: Fight or Flight is a dystopian sci-fi adventure for readers who enjoy giant threats, genetic engineering, military survival, future London, and underdog heroes with everything to prove.

BRID: Fight or Flight

David Alan Woods

Published: 07/08/2025

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Summary: Not every fight ends with glory and honor: sometimes the best you can do is live on. Just when the wolves of Long Valley thought the war couldn't get any worse, a sneak attack cost them everything. Assaulted on two fronts and looking down the abyss of total extinction, the Pack Father will offer full surrender to the lesser of two evils. Now, forced to serve their conquerors and ground down daily into the dirt of humiliation and desperation, the pack will discover: can they afford to pay the price of survival? Pack Father Navin must live with the 'choice' he made for the pack. Pack Second Cyneburg must bow to the conquering general who will use her authority but refuse to heed her words. Elizabet must face bringing a child into a world that cares nothing for them. Follow them as they struggle on and reach -- uncertainly, painfully, endlessly -- for some hope of continuation and a new beginning. Because the true price of survival is this: you need to find a way to go on afterward.