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Wilderness #21-22
Black Powder/Trail's End
Black Powder
In the great unsettled Rocky Mountains, a man had to struggle every waking hour to scratch a home from the land. And though living on the frontier was deadly, the reward for the hardy souls brave enough to take the risk was unlimited freedom – freedom that murderous renegades would steal for a few pieces of gold. When mountain man Nathaniel King and his family were threatened by a band of bloodthirsty slavers, they faced enemies like none they’d ever battled. But the sun hadn’t risen on the day when the mighty Nate King would let his kin be taken captive without a fight to the death.
Trail’s End
In the savage Rockies, trouble was always brewing. If trappers weren’t bedeviled by hostile Indians, they were tormented by wild animals and punishing blizzards. Strong mountain men like Nate King risked everything to carve a new world from the frontier, and they weren’t about to give it up without a fight. But when some friendly Crows asked Nate to help them rescue a missing girl from a band of murderous Lakota, he set off on a journey that would take him to the end of the trail — and possibly the end of his life.
David L. Robbins was born on Independence Day 1950. He has written more than 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.
Robbins was raised in Pennsylvania. When he was seventeen he enlisted in the United States Air Force and eventually rose to the rank of sergeant. After his honorable discharge he attended college and went into broadcasting, working 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.
Today he is best known for two current long-running series - Wilderness, the generational saga of a Mountain Man and his Shoshone wife - and Endworld is a science fiction series under his own name started in 1986. Among his many other books, Piccadilly Publishing is pleased to be reissuing ebook editions of Wilderness, Davy Crockett and, of course, White Apache.
In the great unsettled Rocky Mountains, a man had to struggle every waking hour to scratch a home from the land. And though living on the frontier was deadly, the reward for the hardy souls brave enough to take the risk was unlimited freedom – freedom that murderous renegades would steal for a few pieces of gold. When mountain man Nathaniel King and his family were threatened by a band of bloodthirsty slavers, they faced enemies like none they’d ever battled. But the sun hadn’t risen on the day when the mighty Nate King would let his kin be taken captive without a fight to the death.
Trail’s End
In the savage Rockies, trouble was always brewing. If trappers weren’t bedeviled by hostile Indians, they were tormented by wild animals and punishing blizzards. Strong mountain men like Nate King risked everything to carve a new world from the frontier, and they weren’t about to give it up without a fight. But when some friendly Crows asked Nate to help them rescue a missing girl from a band of murderous Lakota, he set off on a journey that would take him to the end of the trail — and possibly the end of his life.
David L. Robbins was born on Independence Day 1950. He has written more than 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.
Robbins was raised in Pennsylvania. When he was seventeen he enlisted in the United States Air Force and eventually rose to the rank of sergeant. After his honorable discharge he attended college and went into broadcasting, working 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.
Today he is best known for two current long-running series - Wilderness, the generational saga of a Mountain Man and his Shoshone wife - and Endworld is a science fiction series under his own name started in 1986. Among his many other books, Piccadilly Publishing is pleased to be reissuing ebook editions of Wilderness, Davy Crockett and, of course, White Apache.
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172 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2000
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December 17, 2017
Another winner
Robbins never fails to entertain and intrigue. His Wilderness series is a lesson in everything a truly great story should be. In these two tales, Nate King finds himself in dire straits from which escape seems impossible, all the while his family flees searching bands of hostile Sioux. A gripping tale to the very end.
Robbins never fails to entertain and intrigue. His Wilderness series is a lesson in everything a truly great story should be. In these two tales, Nate King finds himself in dire straits from which escape seems impossible, all the while his family flees searching bands of hostile Sioux. A gripping tale to the very end.
December 22, 2018
Great Story
A very exciting story of the old west, well written and edited it is interesting from start to finish. I literally couldn’t put down this book.
A very exciting story of the old west, well written and edited it is interesting from start to finish. I literally couldn’t put down this book.
June 16, 2024
Trouble for the Kimgs
Enjoyed this book as I always do. It surprises me David Thompson can continue to write these books making each one so enjoyable.
Enjoyed this book as I always do. It surprises me David Thompson can continue to write these books making each one so enjoyable.
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