Английская Википедия:David L. Robbins (Oregon writer)

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Шаблон:Infobox writer David L. Robbins (born July 4, 1950)[1] 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

Шаблон:BLP unsourced section 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.Шаблон:Citation needed

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.Шаблон:Citation needed

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.Шаблон:Citation needed

His writing has been critically praised by the Pulp Rack, among others.Шаблон:Citation needed 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.Шаблон:Citation needed

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 Шаблон:Main Endworld is a Scifi series launched in 1986[2] 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.

  1. First Strike
  2. Outlands Strike
  3. Vampire Strike
  4. Pipeline Strike
  5. Pirate Strike
  6. Crusher Strike
  7. Terror Strike
  8. Devil Strike
  9. L.A. Strike
  10. Dead Zone Strike
  11. Quest Strike
  12. Death Master Strike
  13. 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 Шаблон:Columns-list

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 Шаблон:Columns-list

Giant Trailsman

  • Woodland Warriors
  • New Mexico Nightmare
  • Menagerie Of Malice
  • Island Devils
  • Idaho Blood Spur
  • Desert Duel (Feb. 07)

Mountain Majesty

  • #7: Fire On The Prairie
  • #8: The Savage Land

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

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