- David L. Robbins (Oregon writer)
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David Lawrence 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 hundreds of 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. Robbins is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers of America, and Western Writers of America.
Biography
Robbins was raised in Pennsylvania. Until he was eight he lived in an outlying area of Philadelphia. Then his father was shot, and Robbins spent much of his remaining childhood and teen years on a farm owned by an Old Mennonite great aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania Dutch country. They had no indoor plumbing. Water was brought in from an outdoor pump, and they used an outhouse. The farm had forty cows, horses, hogs and chickens. When his uncle was nearly blinded by an owl that got into the milkhouse, Robbins did much of the plowing, planting and harvesting.
An avid backwoodsman, he hunted and fished extensively. Later in life he took part in search and rescue, and taught wilderness survival.
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, Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska 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 perhaps best known for two current long-running series.
- Wilderness is the generational saga of a mountain man and his Shoshone wife. Started in 1990 and written under his David Thompson pen name, the series has over sixty books to date and is being published four times a year.
- Endworld is a science fiction series under his own name started in 1986. There are forty-one books and is still being published.
His work has been published in nine languages.
Bibliography
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 (June 2009)
- The Scalp Hunters (September 2009)
Giant Wilderness
- Hawken Fury
- Season Of The Warrior
- Prairie Blood
- Ordeal
- The Trail West
- Frontier Strike
- Spanish Slaughter
Endworld
Main article: EndworldEndworld is a Scifi series launched in 1986[2] under the name David Robbins. The novels take place in a post-apocalyptic USA.
Blade
Blade is a 13 novel sequel to Endworld written as David Robbins.
- First Strike
- Outland Strike
- Vampire Strike
- Pipeline Strike
- Pirate Strike
- Crusher Strike
- Terror Strike
- Devil Strike
- L.A. Strike
- Dead Zone Strike
- Quest Strike
- Death Master Strike
- Venegance Strike
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
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
- #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
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
Suspense
- Blood Cult
Horror novels
- The Wereling
- The Wrath
- Spectre
- Hell-O-Ween
- Prank Night
- Spook Night
Movie adaptations
- Men Of Honor
- Proof Of Life
- Twisted
Non-fiction
- Heavy Traffic
Single novels
- The Return Of The Virginian
- Diablo
The Hardy Boys
Written as: Franklin W. Dixon
- 57: Terror on Track
References
- ^ "David Robbins bio". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/david-robbins/. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
External links
- David L. Robbins home page
- David Robbins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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