David L. Robbins (Oregon writer)

David L. Robbins 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

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.

Single novels as David Robbins

The Return Of The VirginianDiabloBlood FeudThunder ValleyTown TamersAngel l U: Let There Be LightRide To ValorBadlandersGuns on the PrairieAngel U: Demigod

''Hit Radio''

Endworld

Written as David Robbins
Endworld 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 RobbinsThe WerelingThe WrathSpectreHell-O-WeenPrank NightSpook Night

''A Girl, The End Of The World And Everything''

Movie adaptations

Men Of HonorProof Of Life

''Twisted''

Non-fiction

''Heavy Traffic''

Wilderness

Written as David Thompson

Giant Wilderness

Hawken FurySeason Of The WarriorPrairie BloodOrdealThe Trail WestFrontier Strike

''Spanish Slaughter''

White Apache

Written as: Jake McMastersHangman's KnotWarpathWarrior BornQuick KillerBlood BathBlood TreacheryBlood BountyThe TrackersDesert Fury

''Hanged''

Davy Crockett

Written as: David ThompsonHomecomingSioux SlaughterBlood HuntMississippi MayhemBlood RageComanche CountryTexican Terror

''Cannibal Country''

Compton Novels

Written as Ralph ComptonDo Or DieNowhere, TxBucked Out In DodgeWest Of PecosFor The BrandBy The HornsRio LargoA Wolf In The FoldBluff CityBlood DuelBullet For A BadmanRide The Hard TrailFatal Justice