In The Metaphysics of the Novel, renowned author Don Pendleton gives the reader inspirational and unique insights into the moving forces that power creativity.A must-read for aspiring writers and those who love books and desire to know more about the creative processes that move the modern novel-and what creative forces move the novelist himself. Don Pendleton, the "father of the action/adventure genre" is the creator of the best-selling The Mack Bolan series; Joe Copp, Private Eye series; and Ashton Ford, Psychic Detective mystery series. Who better to turn to for an understanding of the creative rationale than a successful novelist? "A profound study of the spiritual aspects of the novelist's art. If you're looking for a quick-fix list of agents and the like, look elsewhere, Pendleton has deeper truths to share in a work that entertains as it enlightens, examining the creative rationale that is the source of good writing." -Stephen Mertz, author "I can guarantee first hand that The Metaphysics of the Novel is invaluable for anyone with the genuine desire to write and publish their book." -Jon Guenther, author Don Pendleton (1927-1995) created The Executioner, Joe Copp, and Ashton Ford series. He published more than one hundred novels with more than two hundred million copies in print worldwide in thirty or more languages. He wrote fiction and nonfiction in collaboration with his wife, Linda Pendleton, including the popular nonfiction To Dance With Angels ; Whispers From the Soul; the Executioner, War Against the Mafia Comic ; and the crime novel, Roulette, the Search for the Sunrise Killer.
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Don Pendleton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, December 12, 1927 and died October 23, 1995 in Arizona. He wrote mystery, action/adventure, science-fiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and metaphysical scholar. He published more than 125 books in his long career, and his books have been published in more than 25 foreign languages with close to two hundred million copies in print throughout the world. After producing a number of science-fiction and mystery novels, Don launched in 1969 the phenomenal Mack Bolan: The Executioner, which quickly emerged as the original, definitive Action/Adventure series. His successful paperback books inspired a new particularly American literary genre during the early 1970's, and Don became known as "the father of action/adventure." "Although The Executioner Series is far and away my most significant contribution to world literature, I still do not perceive myself as 'belonging' to any particular literary niche. I am simply a storyteller, an entertainer who hopes to enthrall with visions of the reader's own incipient greatness." Don Pendleton's original Executioner Series are now in ebooks, published by Open Road Media. 37 of the original novels. Wikipedia: Don Pendleton
