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The Destroyer is a series of paperback novels about a U.S. government operative named Remo Williams, originally by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel was published in 1971, although the manuscript was completed on June 25, 1963. [ 1 ]
But Sapir's father was a dentist, and one of his patients was a secretary at Pinnacle Books, which agreed to show the manuscript to a Pinnacle editor. [7] The novel was eventually published in June 1971, spawning a highly successful adventure series with over 30 million copies in print by the late 1990s.
Sinanju is a fictitious Korean martial art (the "Sun Source" of all martial arts) of the cult paperback book series The Destroyer, by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. [1] The Destroyer series lampoons politicians, politics, and other adventure novels, and features gory violence on evildoers, martial art adventures and more.
Remo Williams is the main character in The Destroyer, a series of novels about a United States government operative and Chiun, a martial arts master who is Williams' 'sunseng', analogous to a sensei. The series was created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir. The first novel of the series was published in 1971. [1]
Murphy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 13, 1933. [2] He worked in journalism and politics until launching the Destroyer series with Richard Sapir in 1971. A screenwriter (Lethal Weapon 2, The Eiger Sanction) as well as a novelist, his work won a dozen national awards, including multiple Edgars and Shamuses.
The first Destroyer novel to which Mullaney contributed was #88: The Ultimate Death; he then went on to become the sole writer of the series for issues #111-131.When the series moved from Gold Eagle to Tor Books, he and series co-creator Warren Murphy shared coauthor credit on The Destroyer, beginning May 2007. [1]
Troubled Waters, a 2002 novel by Rosie Harris; Troubled Waters, a 2002 novel by Dean Hughes, the second installment in the Hearts of the Children series; Troubled Waters, a 2003 novel by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, the 133rd overall installment in The Destroyer novel series; Troubled Waters, a 2004 novel by Claire Lorrimer
The Destroyer (novel series), a paperback series of novels, which had a comics miniseries. It is unrelated to the above. Destroyer (Thor), the Asgardian weapon seen in Marvel Comics, usually opposed to Thor; Drax the Destroyer, the Marvel Comics character; Destroyer, a codename used by two members of the Marvel Comics sibling team, Power Pack