Don Pendleton (1927–1995)
Autor de War against the Mafia
Sobre El Autor
Don Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 12, 1927. During World War II, on December 7, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Radioman First Class until November of 1947. He served in all the war theaters, receiving various medals. He received his GED while in the Navy. mostrar más In 1952, in the midst of the Korean conflict, he returned to active service for two years. He was employed as a telegrapher for Southern Pacific Railroad until 1957. For the next four years, he worked for the CAA/FAA as an air traffic control specialist. In 1961, his career turned toward aerospace engineering where he served in management positions during Martin-Marietta's Titan ICBM programs, as an engineering administrator in NASA's Apollo Moonshot program, and with the United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy program. He began writing in 1957 and his first short story was published that year, followed by a first novel in 1961. He became a full-time author in 1967. After producing a number of short stories, westerns, science fiction and mystery novels, in 1969, he launched the Executioner series. The first Executioner novel, War Against the Mafia, was followed by an additional 37 books during the ensuing 12 years. In 1980, he franchised his Executioner characters to Harlequin's Worldwide Library of Toronto, Gold Eagle Imprint. Until his death, he served as Consulting Editor on the Gold Eagle Program, although was not directly responsible for any of the Mack Bolan novels written since 1981. Their team of writers have produced close to 400 novels based on Pendleton's original works and use his names as a house pseudonym. He also published six books about a psychic detective named Ashton Ford and six books about a private detective named Joe Copp. In 1990, he turned to nonfiction with the publication of To Dance with Angels, written with his wife, Linda Pendleton. His nonfiction books include three manuscripts published posthumously as ebooks: A Search for Meaning from the Surface of a Small Planet, The Metaphysics of the Novel: The Inner Workings of a Novel and a Novelist, and Whispers from the Soul: The Divine Dance of Consciousness. A Search for Meaning from the Surface of a Small Planet won the Independent Ebooks Award for the Best of Nonfiction in 2002. In 1992, he received the Lifetime Achievement Gem Award presented by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. He died of a heart attack on October 23, 1995 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Nota de desambiguación:
(eng) Don Pendleton has been used as a pseudonym by many authors in addition to the actual Don Pendleton.
Don Pendleton coauthored fiction and nonfiction with his wife, Linda Pendleton.
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Series
Obras de Don Pendleton
The Executioner Series Books 4–6: Miami Massacre, Continental Contract, and Assault on Soho (2018) 5 copias
The Executioner Series Books 7–9: Nightmare in New York, Chicago Wipeout, and Vegas Vendetta (2018) 4 copias
Mördande korseld 3 copias
The Executioner: The Medellin Trilogy (#149 Blood Rules, #150 Evil Kingdom, #151 Message to Medellin) (1991) 2 copias
The Executioner Series 1 copia
The Cosmic Breath: Metaphysical Essays of Don Pendleton, Introduction by Linda Pendleton (2009) 1 copia
Mack Bolan Ydintuhon uhka 1 copia
Mack Bolan Tehtävä Belfastissa 1 copia
The Executioner: The Storm Trilogy (#160 Storm Warning, #161 Eye of the Storm, Storm Burst) (1992) 1 copia
Beredd att dö 1 copia
Dommedag over Jorden 1 copia
Maffian tuomitsema 1 copia
Copp on ice 1 copia
Revolt! 1 copia
Helvete på Hawaii 1 copia
Don Pendleton's Science Fiction Collection, 3 Books Box Set, (The Guns of Terra 10; The Godmakers; The Olympians) (2012) 1 copia
Stony Man 4 (Graphic Audio) 1 copia
Set of 21 Don Pendleton the Executioner Series (Mass Market Paperback) (The Executioner) (2000) 1 copia
New Orleans Knockout 1 copia
Stony Man 1 copia
EVIL EMPIRE 1 copia
PATRIOT GAMBLE 1 copia
The Executioner - Running Hot #80 - Shock Waves #81 - Sunscream #85 - Hellfire Crusade #87 (1985) 1 copia
Hell's gate 1 copia
The Payback Game 1 copia
Hævneren går amok 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Pendleton, Donald Eugene
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1927-12-12
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1995-10-23
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Ocupaciones
- Writer
- Relaciones
- Linda Pendleton (wife)
- Organizaciones
- Golden Eagle publisher
- Aviso de desambiguación
- Don Pendleton has been used as a pseudonym by many authors in addition to the actual Don Pendleton.
Don Pendleton coauthored fiction and nonfiction with his wife, Linda Pendleton.
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Seismic Surge (Stony Man) por Don Pendleton
Espionage
This was a very short read. It starts as a report on Mack Bolan, moves on to the events that defined the birth of The Executioner and ends with report conclusion on the Mack's actions after his attack on the mafia.
It is a fast paced story, lots of action, Mack Bolan being an army veteran who spent 12 years in Vietnam as an army sniper his decision are very practical and extremely deadly for his foes.
Only thing I was a little bit taken aback with was action of Mack's father - I mean to shoot entire family for something that is actually his and only his mistake is a little bit too drastic to say the least. Although it sounds very samurai-like I very doubt anyone would do such a thing in a real life (unless they had some very very big issues).
Also novel is lacking in suspense because Mack is such a force of nature that you do not suspect for a second he can be harmed in any serious way.
All in all this is more like 3.5 stars but partial stars are not allowed hence 3 stars. I am hooked and on a lookout for follow up stories.
Recommended to action and thriller fans.
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It is a fast paced story, lots of action, Mack Bolan being an army veteran who spent 12 years in Vietnam as an army sniper his decision are very practical and extremely deadly for his foes.
Only thing I was a little bit taken aback with was action of Mack's father - I mean to shoot entire family for something that is actually his and only his mistake is a little bit too drastic to say the least. Although it sounds very samurai-like I very doubt anyone would do such a thing in a real life (unless they had some very very big issues).
Also novel is lacking in suspense because Mack is such a force of nature that you do not suspect for a second he can be harmed in any serious way.
All in all this is more like 3.5 stars but partial stars are not allowed hence 3 stars. I am hooked and on a lookout for follow up stories.
Recommended to action and thriller fans.
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