What really happened before the religious scribes got their hands on the story of David and Goliath? Something like this perhaps…

Beth Lechem, Judah, 3000 years ago. A young shepherd runs away from his beastly half brothers. He is recruited to spy on a neighbouring nation with newtech weapons and a cadre of fearsome warriors, but he’s betrayed and pitched into an arena to fight a terrifying bull-headed monster. It’s an experience that will stand him in good stead when a ragtag Hebrew rabble faces the disciplined Philistine invaders...

COMMENTS from the Harper Collins site, authonomy.com:

"A pacy story with a strong narrative flow and vivid characters - very polished"

"Wonderfully told, exciting and imaginative and a thundering good read"

COMMENT from the Arts Council-funded youwriteon.com:

"The deft period setting and dextrous weaving of significant moments without losing any contemporary tension have parallels in Wolf Hall"