July 11, 2025 and 78 years ago on this day in 1947, author and airline pilot, Rob Dorsey was born in Athens, Texas. Rob retired from commercial aviation in 2005 to work at writing full time. He had previously spent twenty years as a freelance and staff writer for various aviation magazines including an eight-year stint with Sport Aviation.
Rob Dorsey lives and works in the verdant hills of Kentucky with his wife and dogs. He can be reached through his website
RobDorsey.com and welcomes all comments and questions.
Rob has authored a series of five books that take place on Barsoom, including “A Prince of Mars” and “Tyrant Queen of Mars.” While this series is not part of the approved Edgar Rice Burroughs canon, they are well written and enjoyable. The series is available on Amazon. Here’s the link to his author’s page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rob-Dorsey/author/B01N81AUUB?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=392dee7f-d896-4c0a-8904-daf251cc81e3
There’s an excellent interview of Rob, conducted by Tracy Scott Griffin at:
The 100-word drabble for today, “A Princely Book,” is an excerpt from the review of “A Prince of Mars” that I posted on Amazon three years ago. I’ve edited it for length to fit the 100-word drabble format.
In spite of my expectations, Dorsey’s “A Prince of Mars” is a good book. I was pre-disposed not to like it. I’ve read several stories based on the Barsoom novels of ERB, most with high anticipation followed by inevitable disappointment. I’ve even written a few that mercifully won’t be published.
I expected no better from Rob and looked to nitpick and complain, but before long I realized I’d stopped that and was reading and enjoying the story. I cared about the characters. Captured by the narrative, I willingly accompanied and cheered for the characters as they battled the Zodangan forces.
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