David Morrell





David Morrell

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April 24, 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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David Morrell is a Canadian novelist from Kitchener, Ontario, who has been living in the United States for a number of years. He is best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become a successful film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. More recently, he has been writing the Captain America comic books limited-series The Chosen.


Average rating: 3.73 · 15,318 ratings · 1,414 reviews · 90 distinct works
Creepers
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,729 ratings — published 2005 — 31 editions
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The Brotherhood Of The Rose
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,417 ratings — published 1983 — 22 editions
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First Blood
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,276 ratings — published 1972 — 31 editions
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The Fraternity Of The Stone
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 907 ratings — published 1985 — 20 editions
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The League of Night and Fog
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 1987 — 23 editions
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The Fifth Profession
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 1969 — 21 editions
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Scavenger
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 701 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions
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The Protector
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions
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The Covenant of the Flame
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 1969 — 14 editions
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Desperate Measures
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1994 — 17 editions
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More books by David Morrell…
The Brotherhood Of The Rose The Fraternity Of The Stone The League of Night and Fog
Mortalis (3 books)
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4.0845161290322585 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 3,100 ratings
Creepers Scavenger
Frank Balenger (2 books)
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3.488477366255144 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 2,430 ratings
First Blood Rambo: First Blood, Part Ii... Rambo III
Rambo: First Blood (3 books)
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3.793150684931507 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,460 ratings

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“As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.”
David Morrell

“His name was Rambo, and he was just some nothing kid for all anybody knew, standing by the pump of a gas station at the outskirts of Madison, Kentucky.”
David Morrell, First Blood

“Before I start a project, I always ask myself the following question. Why is this book worth a year of my life? There needs to be something about the theme, the technique, or the research that makes the time spent on it worthwhile.”
David Morrell

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