First Blood (novel)
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| Author | David Morrell |
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| Original title | First Blood |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action Thriller |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 252 |
| ISBN | 0-214-66814-2 |
First Blood is a 1972 American action-thriller novel by David Morrell about a troubled homeless Vietnam War veteran, known only by his last name of Rambo, who wages a brutal one-man war against local and state police in Kentucky. It was adapted into the 1982 film First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone, which ended up spawning an entire media franchise around Rambo.