Jack Du Brul (born October 15, 1968 in

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) is an American author who writes

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novels.

Early life

Du Brul remained in

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throughout his childhood. He attended the

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for grades 9 through 12. After college he moved to

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, where he wrote his first book. He currently lives in Virginia.

Career

Du Brul's novels focus on his character, Dr. Philip Mercer, a successful

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and

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, who gets involved in various threats to the world. He has written eight Phillip Mercer books in the series, beginning with '' Vulcan's Forge''. Later, Du Brul co-authored the '' Oregon Files'' novels with

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, taking over from Craig Dirgo with the third novel. The latest novel, ''

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'', was a

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bestseller and his last novel in the series. But more recently took on co-authoring the Isaac Bell novels with ''The Titanic Secret'', the 11th.

Works

Philip Mercer

# '' Vulcan's Forge'' (1998) # ''

Charon's Landing ''Charon's Landing'' is an adventure novel by Jack Du Brul, published in 1999 by Forge Books. It is the second book featuring the author's primary protagonist, Philip Mercer. Plot introduction Characters *Philip Mercer, geologist *Aggie Johns ...

'' (1999) # '' The Medusa Stone'' (2000) # '' Pandora's Curse'' (2001) # '' River of Ruin'' (2002) # ''Deep Fire Rising'' (2003) # ''

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'' (2006) # ''

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'' (2015)

Oregon Files (with Clive Cussler)

# '' Dark Watch'' (2005) # ''

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'' (2006) # '' Plague Ship'' (2008) # '' Corsair'' (2009) # '' The Silent Sea'' (2010) # ''

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'' (2011) # ''

'' (2013)

Isaac Bell Adventures (with Clive Cussler)

# ''The Titanic Secret'' (2019) # ''The Saboteurs'' (2021) # ''The Sea Wolves'' (2022)

References

External links

Official author's site
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