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David morrell is the awardwinning author of first blood, the novel in which rambo was created. David morrell audio books, best sellers, author bio. David morrell is the author of first blood, the awardwinning novel in which rambo was created. David morrells action thriller, first blood, is considered the grand daddy of the modern action thriller. Before the nowinfamous count dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, sorin ambrogio owned the night. It was one of the first novels to deal with posttraumatic stress. First blood is a novel by american author david morrell, and was adapted into the film of the same title starring sylvester stallone. Book of blood is a 2009 british mystery dramatic erotic horror film directed by john harrison and starring jonas armstrong, sophie ward, and doug bradley. But the appearance of an unlikely ally will change everything. A brief history of human blood groups pubmed central pmc. Old blood also has a good story, but playing new order first youll already know. Then came the legend as the character, john rambo, took his place in the american imagination.
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