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| David L. Robbins | |
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.png) Author David L. Robbins (Oregon) | |
| Born | (1950-07-04) July 4, 1950 (age 74) |
| Pen name | David Robbins, David Thompson, Jake McMasters, Jon Sharpe, Ralph Compton, John Killdeer, J.D.Cameron, Dean McElwain, Don Pendleton, Franklyn W. Dixon |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Period | 1981 to present |
| Genre | Westerns, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery, Men's Adventure |
| Notable works | MEN OF HONOR, the Wilderness Series, the Endworld series |
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David L. Robbins (born July 4, 1950) is an American author of English and Pennsylvania Dutch descent. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. He has written over three hundred books under his own name and many pen names, among them: David Thompson, Jake McMasters, Jon Sharpe, Don Pendleton, Franklin W. Dixon, Ralph Compton, Dean L. McElwain, J.D. Cameron and John Killdeer.
He has written for the following series: The Trailsman, Mack Bolan, Endworld, Blade, Wilderness, White Apache, Davy Crockett, Omega Sub and The Hardy Boys Casefiles. Robbins is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and Western Writers of America.
Biography
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Robbins was raised in Pennsylvania. Until he was eight he lived in an outlying area of Philadelphia. Robbins spent many of his teen years on a farm owned by his Mennonite great aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Water was brought in from an outdoor pump, and they used an outhouse.
At seventeen Robbins enlisted in the United States Air Force and became a sergeant. After his honorable discharge he attended college and went into broadcasting. He worked as an announcer and engineer and later as a program director at various radio stations. Later still he entered law enforcement and then took to writing full-time.
At one time or another Robbins has lived in Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, Colorado and the Pacific Northwest. He spent a year and a half in Europe, traveling through France, Italy, Greece and Germany. He lived for more than a year in Turkey.
His writing has been critically praised by the Pulp Rack, among others. He is known for two current long-running series.
- Wilderness is the generational saga of a Mountain Man and his Shoshone wife. Started in 1990 under his David Thompson pen name, the series has nearly eighty books to date. Robbins has since stopped using pen names on his own works, and WILDERNESS is now under his own name.
- Endworld is a science fiction series under his own name started in 1986. There are forty-two books, and it is still being published.
His works have been published in nine languages.
Robbins suffers from familial hemiplegic migraine. His father had the same condition, and would isolate himself in a dark room for days at a time to recover. Robbins' eyes are extremely light sensitive, and for years he has worn custom prescription Aviator sunglasses to reduce the frequency of the attacks.
Bibliography
Single novels as David Robbins
- The Return Of The Virginian
- Diablo
- Blood Feud
- Thunder Valley
- Town Tamers
- Angel l U: Let There Be Light
- Ride To Valor
- Badlanders
- Guns on the Prairie
- Angel U: Demigod
- Hit Radio
Endworld
Written as David Robbins
Main article: EndworldEndworld is a Scifi series launched in 1986 under the name David Robbins. The novels take place in a post-apocalyptic United States.
Blade
Blade is a 13 novel sequel to Endworld written as David Robbins.
- First Strike
- Outlands Strike
- Vampire Strike
- Pipeline Strike
- Pirate Strike
- Crusher Strike
- Terror Strike
- Devil Strike
- L.A. Strike
- Dead Zone Strike
- Quest Strike
- Death Master Strike
- Vengeance Strike
Suspense
- Blood Cult
Horror novels
Written as David Robbins
- The Wereling
- The Wrath
- Spectre
- Hell-O-Ween
- Prank Night
- Spook Night
- A Girl, The End Of The World And Everything
Movie adaptations
- Men Of Honor
- Proof Of Life
- Twisted
Non-fiction
- Heavy Traffic
Wilderness
Written as David Thompson
- King Of The Mountain
- Lure Of The Wild
- Savage Rendezvous
- Blood Fury
- Tomahawk Revenge
- Black Powder Trail
- Vengenance Trail
- Death Hunt
- Mountain Devil
- Blackfoot Massacre
- Northwest Passage
- Apache Blood
- Mountain Manhunt
- Tenderfoot
- Winterkill
- Blood Truce
- Trapper's Blood
- Mountain Cat
- Iron Warrior
- Wolf Pack
- Black Powder
- Trail's End
- The Lost Valley
- Mountain Madness
- Frontier Mayhem
- Blood Feud
- Gold Rage
- The Quest
- Mountain Nightmare
- Savages
- Blood Kin
- The Westward Tide
- Fang And Claw
- Trackdown
- Frontier Fury
- The Tempest
- Perils In The Wind
- Mountain Man
- Firewater
- Scar
- By Duty Bound
- Flames Of Justice
- Vengeance
- Shadow Realms
- In Cruel Clutches
- Untamed Country
- Reap The Whirlwind
- Lord Grizzly
- Wolverine
- People Of The Forest
- Comanche Moon
- Glacier Terror
- The Rising Storm
- Pure Of Heart
- Into The Unknown
- In Darkest Depths
- Fear Weaver
- Cry Freedom
- Only The Strong
- The Outcast
- The Scalp Hunters
- The Tears of God
- Venom
- Devil Moon
- Seed Of Evil
- Garden Of Eden
- The Gift
- Savage Hearts
Giant Wilderness
- Hawken Fury
- Season Of The Warrior
- Prairie Blood
- Ordeal
- The Trail West
- Frontier Strike
- Spanish Slaughter
White Apache
Written as: Jake McMasters
- Hangman's Knot
- Warpath
- Warrior Born
- Quick Killer
- Blood Bath
- Blood Treachery
- Blood Bounty
- The Trackers
- Desert Fury
- Hanged
Davy Crockett
Written as: David Thompson
- Homecoming
- Sioux Slaughter
- Blood Hunt
- Mississippi Mayhem
- Blood Rage
- Comanche Country
- Texican Terror
- Cannibal Country
Compton Novels
Written as Ralph Compton
- Do Or Die
- Nowhere, Tx
- Bucked Out In Dodge
- West Of Pecos
- For The Brand
- By The Horns
- Rio Largo
- A Wolf In The Fold
- Bluff City
- Blood Duel
- Bullet For A Badman
- Ride The Hard Trail
- Fatal Justice
- The Evil Men Do
- Brother's Keeper
- The Law and the Lawless
- Texas Hills
The Executioner
Written as Don Pendleton
- #169: White Heat
- #178: Black Hand
- #191: Extreme Force
- #199: Rogue Agent
- #230: Deep Attack
- #267: Invisible Invader
- #294: Scorpion Rising
- #313: Lockdown
- #322: Time Bomb
SuperBolans
Written as Don Pendleton
- #44: Shock Tactic
- #46: Precision Kill
- #51: Thermal Strike
- #61: Blood Feud
- #68: Code of Conflict
- #75: Evil Alliance
- #82: War Load
- #90: Age of War
The Trailsman
Written as Jon Sharpe
- #118: Arizona Slaughter
- #120: Wyoming Manhunt
- #122: Gold Fever
- #123: Desert Death
- #125: Blood Prairie
- #127: Nevada Warpath
- #128: Snake River Butcher
- #131: Bear Town Bloodshed
- #135: Mountain Mayhem
- #138: Silver Fury
- #141: Tomahawk Justice
- #144: Abilene Ambush
- #146: Nebraska Nightmare
- #149: Springfielf Sharpshooters
- #152: Prairie Fire
- #155: Oklahoma Ordeal
- #158: Texas Terror
- #161: Rogue River Feud
- #164: Nez Perce Nightmare
- #166: Colorado Carnage
- #169: Soccoro Slaughter
- #170: Utah Trackdown
- #173: Washington Warpath
- #174: Death Valley Bloodbath
- #177: Colorado Wolfpack
- #178: Apache Arrows
- #183: Bayou Bloodbath
- #184: Rocky Mountain Nightmare
- #187: Sioux War Cry
- #190: Pecos Death
- #192: Durango Duel
- #197: Utah Uprising
- #199: Wyoming Wildcats
- #201: Salmon River Rage
- #205: Mountain Mankillers
- #208: Arizona Renegades
- #211: Badlands Bloodbath
- #214: Texas Hellion
- #216: High Sierra Horror
- #217: Dakota Deception
- #220: Montana Gunsharps
- #222: Colorado Diamond Dupe
- #226: Nebraska Slaying Ground
- #228: Wyoming Warcry
- #232: Pacific Phantoms
- #235: Flathead Fury
- #237: Dakota Damnation
- #244: Pacific Polecats
- #247: Seven Devils Slaughter
- #251: Utah Uproar
- #257: Colorado Cutthroats
- #261: Desert Death Trap
- #264: Snake River Ruins
- #272: Nevada Nemesis
- #275: Ozarks Onslaught
- #278: Mountain Manhunt
- #284: Dakota Prairie Pirates
- #295: Oasis Of Blood
- #300: Backwoods Bloodbath
- #303: Terror Trackdown
- #306: Nebraska Night Riders
- #310: Alaskan Vengeance
- #312: Shanghied Six-Guns
- #313: Missouri Manhunt
- #317: Mountain Mystery
- #321: Flathead Fury
- #322: Apache Ambush
- #327: Idaho Gold Fever
- #328: Texas Triggers
- #329: Bayou Trackdown
- #333: Black Hills Badman
- #340: Hannibal Rising
- #341: Sierra Six-Guns
- #342: Rocky Mountain Revenge
- #343: Texas Hellions
- #347: Dakota Death Trap
- #349: New Mexico Gundown
- #350: High Country Horror
- #351: Terror Town
- #352: Texas Tangle
- #353: Bitterroot Bullets
- #356: Grizzly Fury
- #357: Stagecoach Sidewinders
- #359: Platte River Gauntlet
- #360: Texas Lead Slingers
- #362: Range War
- #363: Death Devil
- #365: High Country Greed
- #366: Mountains Of No Return
- #367: Texas Tempest
- #370: Blind Man's Bluff
- #371: California Killers
- #373: Utah Terror
- #374: Forth Death
- #375: Texas Swamp Fever
- #377: Bounty Hunt
- #378: Wyoming Winterkill
- #380: Texas Tornado
- #381: Bowie's Knife
- #382: Terror Trackdown
- #383: High Plains Massacre
- #385: Thunderhead Trail
- #387: Apache Vendetta
- #389: Outlaw Trackdown
- #391: Night Terror
- #392: Colorado Carnage
- #393: Six-Gun Inferno
- #394: Burning Bullets
- #398: Arizona Ambushers
Giant Trailsman
- Woodland Warriors
- New Mexico Nightmare
- Menagerie Of Malice
- Island Devils
- Idaho Blood Spur
- Desert Duel (Feb. 07)
Mountain Majesty
- #1: Wild Country (1992)
- #2: The Untamed (1992)
- #3: Wilderness Rendezvous (1992)
- #4: Blood Kin (1993)
- #5: Passage West (1993)
- #6: The Far Horizon (1994)
- #7: Fire on the Prairie (1995)
- #8: The Savage Land (1995)
Preacher's Law
- #5: Slaughter At Ten Sleep
Omega Sub
- #2: Command Decision
- #4: Blood Tide
- #5: Death Dive
- #6: Raven Rising
The Hardy Boys Casefiles
Written as: Franklin W. Dixon
- 57: Terror on Track
References
- Library of Congress authority record, mirrored through LibraryThing
- "David Robbins bio". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
External links
- David L. Robbins, Author (archived 2015-10-09, homepage maybe identical to 2008-10-06)
- David Robbins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- David Robbins at Library of Congress, with 38 library catalog records