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David Drake

(David Allen Drake)
USA  (1945 - )
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About David Drake
David Drake, an attorney and veteran SF and fantasy author, lives near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

When the Tide Rises
When the Tide Rises
(Lt. Leary, book 6)

Thunder at Dawn
Thunder at Dawn
(Belisarius Omnibus, book 1)

The Gods Return
The Gods Return
(Crown of the Isles, book 3)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Balefires
Balefires

Other Times Than Peace
Other Times Than Peace

Series
Hammer's SlammersCross the StarsAt Any PriceThe Tank Lords
Counting the CostRolling HotThe WarriorThe Sharp End
The VoyageThe Butcher's BillCaught in the CrossfirePaying the Piper
The Complete Hammer's Slammers Vol. 1The Complete Hammer's Slammers Vol. 2The Complete Hammer's Slammers Vol. 3
 
Men Hunting ThingsBluebloods
 
World of Crystal Walls
1. The Sea Hag (1988)
The Sea Hag
 
Northworld
1. Northworld (1990)
2. Vengeance (1991)
3. Justice (1992)
Northworld Trilogy (omnibus) (1999)
NorthworldVengeanceJusticeNorthworld Trilogy
 
The ForgeThe HammerThe AnvilThe Steel
The SwordThe ChosenThe ReformerThe Tyrant
The ConquerorWarlord
 
Blood and War
 
Igniting the ReachesThrough the BreachFireshipsThe Reaches
 
ARC RidersThe Fourth Rome
 
Lord of the IslesQueen of DemonsServant of the DragonMistress of the Catacombs
Goddess of the Ice RealmMaster of the Cauldron
 
An Oblique ApproachIn the Heart of DarknessDestiny's ShieldFortune's Stroke
The Tide of VictoryThe Dance of Time
 
With the LightningsLt. Leary, CommandingThe Far Side of The StarsThe Way to Glory
Some Golden HarborWhen the Tide Rises
 
The Fortress of GlassThe Mirror of WorldsThe Gods Return
 
Belisarius Omnibus (with Eric Flint)
1. Thunder at Dawn (2008)
Thunder at Dawn
 
Series contributed to
Dagger
 
An Honorable DefenseCluster CommandThe War MachineCrown of Empire
 
Explorers in Hell
 
The Square Deal
 
Anthology series
CounterattackThe FleetBreakthroughSworn Allies
Total WarCrisis
 
Battlestation: Book OneThe Vanguard
 
Anthologies edited
ArmageddonA Century of Horror 1970-1979: The Greatest Stories of the DecadeA Separate Star: A Science Fiction Tribute to Rudyard KiplingSpace Infantry
Space DreadnoughtsDogs of WarForeign LegionsThe World Turned Upside Down
 
Anthologies containing stories by David Drake
Savage Heroes: Tales of Magical FantasyFrights: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural TerrorThe Rivals of DraculaWhispers
The Year's Best Horror Stories VIINew Tales of the Cthulhu MythosMachines That KillMercenaries of Tomorrow
A Century of Horror 1970-1979: The Greatest Stories of the DecadeWhispers VINew Destinies, Vol. VIIIVampires: The Greatest Stories
Horrorstory Volume ThreeAlien Pregnant by ElvisThe Best of Whispers100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
Forever AfterDragons: The Greatest Stories100 Twisted Little Tales of TormentDangerous Vegetables
Catfantastic VDrakas!
 
Short stories
Killer (1974) (with Karl Edward Wagner)
The Shortest Way (1974)
Under the Hammer (1974)
Awakening (1975)
The Barrow Troll (1975)World Fantasy (nominee)
But Loyal to His Own (1975)
Dragon's Teeth (1975)
Something Had to Be Done (1975)
Blood Debt (1976)
Children of the Forest (1976)
Firefight (1976)
The Hunting Ground (1976)
Smokie Joe (1977)
Best of Luck (1978)
Nemesis Place (1978)
The Red Leer (1979)
The Automatic Rifleman (1980)
Men Like Us (1980)
Than Curse the Darkness (1980)
The Dancer in the Flames (1982)
Out of Africa (1983)
The Fool (1987)
Rescue Mission (1988)
The End of the Hunt (1989)
Cannibal Plants From Heck (1994)
A Very Offensive Weapon (1995)
Dragon, the Book (1999)
The Tradesmen (2000)
The Butcher's Bill
Caught in the Crossfire
Cultural Conflict
Hangman
Standing Down


Awards
World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1976) : The Barrow Troll


Links to other websites
David Drake's Official Home Page


David Drake recommends
Legion of the Damned
Legion of the Damned (1993)
(Legion of the Damned, book 1)
William C Dietz
"A tough, moving novel of future warfare."
Child of the Eagle
Child of the Eagle (1996)
Esther Friesner
"A remarkable and remarkably good book."
The Seer King
The Seer King (1997)
(Seer King, book 1)
Chris Bunch
"A vast and intricate tapestry woven by a writer who knows both history and war."
The Sum of All Men
The Sum of All Men (1998)
(Runelords, book 1)
David Farland
"In The Runelords David Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable. The characters are real, the action fast, and the sum a brilliant and engrossing novel."
The Outlanders
The Outlanders (1998)
(LonTobyn, book 2)
David B Coe
"The Outlanders is an unusual, excellent novel of triumph and redemption. Very well done."
A Cavern of Black Ice
A Cavern of Black Ice (1999)
(Sword of Shadows, book 1)
J V Jones
"A Cavern Of Black Ice has vivid action, real characters, and a richly detailed setting. It's a splendid achievement."
Illumination
Illumination (2001)
(Eiden Myr, book 1)
Terry McGarry
"Illumination is unique, a fantasy as richly complex as the sutures of an ammonite's shell. Quite marvelous!"
Gods of Fire and Thunder
Gods of Fire and Thunder (2002)
(Books of the Gods, book 5)
Fred Saberhagen
"Fred Saberhagen again shows his remarkable talent for being exotic, exciting, and comfortable all in the same work."
Gods in Darkness: The Complete Novels of Kane
Gods in Darkness: The Complete Novels of Kane (2002)
(Kane)
Karl Edward Wagner
"These are the novels that returned heroic fantasy to the vitality it had when Robert E. Howard committed suicide."
Seeds of Betrayal
Seeds of Betrayal (2003)
(Winds of the Forelands, book 2)
David B Coe
"War and politics, love and magic, all drawn in detail against a vividly imagined feudal background. A complex and excellent book."
Kop
Kop (2007)
(Kop, book 1)
Warren Hammond
"Kop is about as good as noir crime gets since Dashiel Hammett stopped writing. Yes I know what I just said."
Elom
Elom (2008)
William H Drinkard
"Engaging characters in a story told with the feel of a myth passed down by word of mouth."



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