  2013 - The Heretic [General Raj Whitehall, Bk 9] (Hardcover) → Paperback ISBN-13: 9781451638813 ISBN-10: 1451638817 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy ?  2012 - Loose Cannon Skyripper / Fortress [Tom Kelly, Bks 1 & 2] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781451637946 ISBN-10: 1451637942 Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy 1  2012 - Out of the Waters [Book of Elements] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780765360465 ISBN-10: 0765360462 Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy 1  2011 - Into the Hinterlands (Hardcover) → Paperback ISBN-13: 9781439134610 ISBN-10: 1439134618 Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy 2  2011 - Loose Cannon the Tom Kelly Novels (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781439134504 ISBN-10: 1439134502 Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy 1  2011 - What Distant Deeps [Lt. Leary, Bk 8] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781439134450 ISBN-10: 1439134456 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 8  2010 - In the Stormy Red Sky [Lt. Leary, Bk 7] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781439133644 ISBN-10: 1439133646 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 12  2010 - The Legions of Fire [Drake Series] (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9780765320780 ISBN-10: 0765320789 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 1  2008 - Some Golden Harbor [RCN, Bk 5] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781416555247 ISBN-10: 1416555242 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 16  2007 - The Way to Glory [Republic of Cinnabar Navy, Bk 4] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9781416521068 ISBN-10: 1416521062 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 24  2007 - The Fortress of Glass [Crown of the Isles, Bk 1] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780765351166 ISBN-10: 0765351161 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 18  2007 - Bridgehead (Paperback) → Paperback ISBN-13: 9780765356475 ISBN-10: 0765356473 Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy 4  2006 - The Fortress of Glass the First Volume of the Crown of the Isles [Lord of the Isles] (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9780765312594 ISBN-10: 076531259X Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 8  2006 - Master of the Cauldron [Lord of the Isles, Bk 6] (Paperback) → Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780812561708 ISBN-10: 0812561708 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 16  2006 - Lord of the Isles [Lord of the Isles, Bk 1] (Paperback) → Paperback ISBN-13: 9780765354761 ISBN-10: 0765354764 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 10  2005 - The Way to Glory (Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9780743498821 ISBN-10: 0743498828 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 13  2004 - The Far Side of the Stars [Lt. Leary, Bk 3] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780743488648 ISBN-10: 0743488644 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 49  2004 - Grimmer Than Hell (Paperback) → Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780743488303 ISBN-10: 074348830X Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 27  2004 - Seas of Venus (Paperback) → Paperback ISBN-13: 9780743471923 ISBN-10: 074347192X Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 8  2003 - Paying the Piper [Hammer's Slammers, Bk 7] (Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780743471725 ISBN-10: 0743471725 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 22  2002 - Mistress of the Catacombs [Lord of the Isles, Book 4] (Paperback) → Hardcover ISBN-13: 9780812575408 ISBN-10: 0812575407 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy 33 |
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Search - List of Books by David Drake
David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.
Drake graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa, majoring in history (with honors) and Latin. His studies at Duke University School of Law were interrupted for two years when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry in Vietnam and Cambodia. He now lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
His best-known non-collaborative work is the Hammer's Slammers series of military science fiction. His newer Republic of Cinnabar Navy (RCN) series are space operas inspired by the Aubrey—Maturin novels.[1]
In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval technology. In 2007, Drake finished the series with its ninth volume.
In addition to his own works, he often provides both plotting and a military perspective to many collaborative writing projects, such as his contributions to the Heroes in Hell series. Earlier in his career, Drake worked in collaboration with some other authors by providing detailed plot outlines (5,000 to 15,000 words), after which they did "the real work of development in the outline into a novel." He doesn't "consider [his] involvement to be that of a real co-author."[2] His co-authors include Karl Edward Wagner, S.M. Stirling, and Eric Flint. With Wagner and Jim Groce, he was one of the founders of Carcosa, a small press.
Drake's plots often draw heavily on his extensive knowledge of history, literature, and mythology. Starting with Northworld in 1990,[3] he has generally explained the background to each book in an afterword or preface. Additionally, Drake's plots frequently center around a clash of political systems.
As John Clute concluded in the entry on Drake in the 1993 edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, "Today there seems very little to stop [Drake] from writing exactly what he wishes to write."
Some of Drake's works are available for free download in the Baen Free Library.
Drake graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa, majoring in history (with honors) and Latin. His studies at Duke University School of Law were interrupted for two years when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served as an enlisted interrogator with the 11th Armored Cavalry in Vietnam and Cambodia. He now lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
His best-known non-collaborative work is the Hammer's Slammers series of military science fiction. His newer Republic of Cinnabar Navy (RCN) series are space operas inspired by the Aubrey—Maturin novels.[1]
In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval technology. In 2007, Drake finished the series with its ninth volume.
In addition to his own works, he often provides both plotting and a military perspective to many collaborative writing projects, such as his contributions to the Heroes in Hell series. Earlier in his career, Drake worked in collaboration with some other authors by providing detailed plot outlines (5,000 to 15,000 words), after which they did "the real work of development in the outline into a novel." He doesn't "consider [his] involvement to be that of a real co-author."[2] His co-authors include Karl Edward Wagner, S.M. Stirling, and Eric Flint. With Wagner and Jim Groce, he was one of the founders of Carcosa, a small press.
Drake's plots often draw heavily on his extensive knowledge of history, literature, and mythology. Starting with Northworld in 1990,[3] he has generally explained the background to each book in an afterword or preface. Additionally, Drake's plots frequently center around a clash of political systems.
As John Clute concluded in the entry on Drake in the 1993 edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, "Today there seems very little to stop [Drake] from writing exactly what he wishes to write."
Some of Drake's works are available for free download in the Baen Free Library.
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