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January 28, 2006

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Influence on the Wilderness Series

In "The Wilderness Series Launch," a brief review of the first six novels in the Wilderness series by David Thompson (aka David Robbins) elsewhere on The Pulp Rack, I mentioned that I think Robbins learned a few tricks from Edgar Rice Burroughs on how to end a chapter with a cliffhanger. This time around, let's take a look at some other points Robbins picked up from Burroughs.

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The Wilderness Series by David Thompson

David Robbins, writing under the name David Thompson, has created a modern pulp frontier adventure series in Wilderness, published by Leisure Books. These novels about trapper/frontiersman Nate King and his family ring with historical detail, marvelous adventure, and elements we all recognize from the finest pulp storytelling traditions.

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January 07, 2006

"We Die In Glory!" A Look at the Air-War Pulps

This nice overview and appreciation of the air-war pulps by Dale Walker was supplied to The Pulp Rack by aviation pulp fan Bill Mann. The article originally appeared in the now defunct Aviation Quarterly, Vol. 3 No. 4, 1977.

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