Robbins, David

Entry updated 9 January 2023. Tagged: Author.

(1950-    ) US author, prolific in several genres under various names, his first novel, The Wereling (1983), being horror; perhaps best known for the nonfantastic Wilderness sequence of Westerns as by David Thompson. He is of greatest sf interest for the Endworld Post-Holocaust Survivalist sequence, which begins with Endworld #1: The Fox Run (1986) and ends with Endworld #27: Chicago Run (1991); a prequel, Endworld: Doomsday (2009), followed much later. Three persistent patterns dominate: an exaltation of primal family values; testings of various kinds of Hero, some of them Mutants; and Libertarian SF examinations of various surviving political groupings and entities, generally found wanting. The subsequent Blade series, set in a Post-Holocaust Los Angeles (see California), begins with Blade #1: First Strike (1989) and ends with Blade #13: Vengeance Strike (1991). Singletons include The Wereling (1983), which seems to have been Robbins's first novel, The Wrath (1988), Spectre (1988), Hell-o-Ween (1992) and Prank Night (1994). Singletons include The Wrath (1988), Spectre (1988), Hell-o-Ween (1992) and Prank Night (1994), all horror. Under the House Name J D Cameron he has written at least four Ties in the Omega Sub sequence, beginning with Omega Sub #2: Command Decision (1991) and ending with Omega Sub #6: Raven Rising (1992). [JC]

David Lawrence Robbins

born Pennsylvania: 4 July 1950

works

series

Endworld

• Endworld #1: The Fox Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1986) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #2: Thief River Falls Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1986) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #3: Twin Cities Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1986) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #4: The Kalispell Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1987) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #5: Dakota Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1987) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #6: Citadel Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1987) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #7: Armageddon Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1987) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #8: Denver Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1987) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #9: Capital Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #10: New York Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Capital Run; New York Run (New York: Book Margins, 1991) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #11: Liberty Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #12: Houston Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Liberty Run; Houston Run (New York: Book Margins, 1991) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #13: Anaheim Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #14: Seattle Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Anaheim Run; Seattle Run (New York: Book Margins, 1991) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #15: Nevada Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #16: Miami Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Nevada Run; Miami Run (New York: Book Margins, 1991) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #17: Atlanta Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #18: Memphis Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Atlanta Run; Memphis Run (New York: Book Margins, 1992) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #19: Cincinnati Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #20: Dallas Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Cincinnati Run; Dallas Run (New York: Book Margins, 1992) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #21: Boston Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #22: Green Bay Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #23: Yellowstone Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #24: New Orleans Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
  • Endworld Double: Yellowstone Run; New Orleans Run (New York: Book Margins, 1993) [omni of the above two: Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #25: Spartan Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #26: Madman Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #27: Chicago Run (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Endworld: pb/D F Henderson]
• Endworld #28: Dark Days (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2013) [Endworld: pb/]
• Endworld #29: The Lords of Kismet (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2016) [Endworld: pb/]
• Endworld #30: Synthezoids (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2018) [Endworld: pb/]

Endworld Prequels

• Endworld: Doomsday (New York: Dorchester/Leisure Books, 2009) [Endworld: pb/]

Blade

• Blade #1: First Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #2: Outlands Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
  • First Strike/Outlands Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1992) [omni of the above two: Blade: pb/D F Henderson]
• Blade #3: Vampire Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #4: Pipeline Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1989) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
  • Vampire Strike/Pipeline Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1992) [omni of the above two: Blade: pb/]
• Blade #5: Pirate Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #6: Crusher Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
  • Pirate Strike/Crusher Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1992) [omni of the above two: Blade: pb/]
• Blade #7: Terror Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #8: Devil Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
  • Terror Strike/Devil Strike (no place given: Book Margins, 1993) [omni of the above two: Blade: pb/]
• Blade #9: L.A. Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #10: Dead Zone Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1990) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #11: Quest Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #12: Deathmaster Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Blade: pb/Henderson]
• Blade #13: Vengeance Strike (New York: Leisure Books, 1991) [Blade: pb/Henderson]

Omega Sub

• Omega Sub #2: Command Decision (New York: Avon Books, 1991) as by J D Cameron [tie to the series: Omega Sub: pb/]
• Omega Sub #4: Blood Tide (New York: Avon Books, 1991) as by J D Cameron [tie to the series: Omega Sub: pb/]
• Omega Sub #5: Death Dive (New York: Avon Books, 1992) as by J D Cameron [tie to the series: Omega Sub: pb/]
• Omega Sub #6: Raven Rising (New York: Avon Books, 1992) as by J D Cameron [tie to the series: Omega Sub: pb/]

A Girl

• A Girl, The End of the World and Everything (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2013) [A Girl: pb/]
• A Girl a Dog and Zombies on the Munch (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2019) [A Girl: pb/]

individual titles

• The Wereling (New York: Leisure Books, 1986) [pb/]
• The Wrath (New York: Leisure Books, 1986) [pb/]
• Spectre (New York: Leisure Books, 1988) [pb/Jim Warren]
• Hell-O-Ween (New York: Leisure Books, 1992) [pb/]
• Prank Night (New York: Leisure Books, 1994) [pb/]
• Spool Night (New York: Leisure Books, 1995) [pb/]
• In Darkest Depths (New York: Leisure Books, 2008) as David Thompson [pb/]
• Angel U: Let There Be Light (Rogue River, Oregon: Mad Hornet Publications, 2013) [pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

previous versions of this entry

• Internet Archive