| David L. Robbins | |
| Pseudonym: | David Robbins, David Thompson, Jake McMasters, Jon Sharpe, Ralph Compton, John Killdeer, J.D.Cameron, Dean McElwain, Don Pendleton, Franklyn W. Dixon |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1950 |
| 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 |
| Notableworks: | MEN OF HONOR, the Wilderness Series, the Endworld series |
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.
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.
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.
Written as David Robbins
See main article: Endworld. 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 is a 13 novel sequel to Endworld written as David Robbins.
Written as David Robbins
Written as David Thompson
Written as: Jake McMasters
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Written as Ralph Compton
Written as Don Pendleton
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Written as Jon Sharpe
Written as: Franklin W. Dixon