Miscellania
According to series creator Mark Ellis, Outlanders was not originally conceived as having any connection whatsoever to Deathlands. The link between the two series came after all the other elements had been envisioned and was suggested by Ellis who had already authored several novels in the Deathlands series.
The “Axlerverse”, a term coined by Mark Ellis, is inclusive of events in both Outlanders and Deathlands—however there is very little in the way of a cohesive fictional universe in the latter series.
Deathlands did not develop much depth in the way of setting and Ellis introduced many new concepts to make the Axlerverse into a plausible fictional world, particularly important in the books published post-2001.
Outlanders has established a reputation for featuring strong yet sexy female characters both in the books and on the covers, particularly those produced by artist Cliff Nielsen.
Other writers who have contributed to the Outlanders series are Mel Odom and Victor Milan.
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