David Drake

David Drake

David Drake has written at least 143 books. Their most popular book is With the Lightnings with 32 saves with an average rating of 3.73⭐.

Author Bio

The Army took David Drake from Duke Law School and sent him on a motorized tour of Viet Nam and Cambodia with the 11th Cav, the Blackhorse. He learned new skills, saw interesting sights, and met exotic people who hadn’t run fast enough to get away.

Dave returned to become Chapel Hill’s Assistant Town Attorney and to try to put his life back together through fiction making sense of his Army experiences.

Dave describes war from where he saw it: the loader’s hatch of a tank in Cambodia. His military experience, combined with his formal education in history and Latin, has made him one of the foremost writers of realistic action SF and fantasy. His bestselling Hammer’s Slammers series is credited with creating the genre of modern Military SF. He often wishes he had a less interesting background.

Dave lives with his family in rural North Carolina.

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With the Lightnings

#1 of 10 in RCN

With the Lightnings
ByDavid Drake

1998 • 32 Readers • 400 pages 3.7

The Book of Cthulhu

#1 of 2 in The Book of Cthulhu

The Book of Cthulhu
ByCaitlín R. Kiernan(Contributor),Ramsey Campbell(Contributor)

2011 • 28 Readers • 500 pages 4

Hammer's Slammers

Hammer's Slammers
ByDavid Drake

22 Readers 3.6

Lord of the Isles

#1 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

Lord of the Isles
ByDavid Drake

1997 • 14 Readers • 400 pages 3

Northworld Trilogy

#1 in Northworld

Northworld Trilogy
ByDavid Drake

1990 • 13 Readers • 791 pages 3

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
ByJeffrey Ford,Glen Cook,+17 more

2012 • 12 Readers • 480 pages 3.5

Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn

#1 of 5 in Belisarius

Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn
ByDavid Drake,Eric Flint

2008 • 12 Readers • 672 pages 3.4

Redliners

Redliners
ByDavid Drake

7 • 10 Readers • 332 pages 4

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Old Nathan
ByDavid Drake

1991 • 8 Readers • 188 pages 4

The Far Side of the Stars

#3 of 2 in Lt. Leary / RCN

2003 • 7 Readers • 528 pages 3.5

New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
ByRamsey Campbell(Editor),A.A. Attanasio(Contributor)

1980 • 7 Readers • 257 pages 4

Starliner

Starliner
ByDavid Drake

1992 • 7 Readers 4.5

Cats in Space...and Other Places

10 Brainship

Cats in Space...and Other Places
ByAnne McCaffrey,C. J. Cherryh,+15 more

1992 • 6 Readers • 407 pages

John the Balladeer

8 Silver John

John the Balladeer
ByManly Wade Wellman

1988 • 6 Readers • 306 pages 3

The Space Opera Renaissance

#0 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

The Space Opera Renaissance
ByDavid G. Hartwell(Editor, Contributor),Kathryn Cramer(Editor, Contributor)

2006 • 6 Readers • 944 pages 2.3

Lt Leary commanding

Lt Leary commanding
ByDavid Drake

5 Readers 4.3

The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1

#1 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

2005 • 5 Readers • 500 pages 4.5

The Sea Without a Shore

#10 of 10 in RCN

2014 • 5 Readers • 363 pages 3.5

In the Heart of Darkness

#2 of 5 in Belisarius

In the Heart of Darkness
ByEric Flint,David Drake

1998 • 5 Readers • 463 pages

The Tide of Victory

#5 of 5 in Belisarius

The Tide of Victory
ByEric Flint,David Drake

2001 • 5 Readers • 321 pages

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#9 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

The Tank Lords
ByDavid Drake

1997 • 5 Readers • 361 pages 3.3

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

3 100 Stories

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
ByCharles Dickens,Steve Rasnic Tem,+48 more

1993 • 4 Readers • 512 pages 2

The Sword

#5 of 7 in The General

The Sword
ByS.M. Stirling,David Drake

1995 • 4 Readers • 352 pages 3

The Dragon Done It

The Dragon Done It
ByEric Flint(Editor),Mike Resnick(Editor)

2008 • 4 Readers • 416 pages 3

Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories

Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories
ByL. Sprague de Camp,Frederik Pohl,+2 more

2011 • 4 Readers 2.5

A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

40 Pern (Chronological Order)

A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic
ByMargaret Weis(Editor / Contributor),Mike Resnick(Contributor)

1994 • 4 Readers • 421 pages

The Complete Hammer's Slammers

#1 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

2009 • 4 Readers • 528 pages 4

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#6 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

2004 • 3 Readers

Cover 1

#5 of 10 in RCN

Some Golden Harbor
ByDavid Drake

2006 • 3 Readers • 373 pages 3.5

Honor of the Regiment: Bolos 1

#0 of 7 in Bolo

Honor of the Regiment: Bolos 1
ByKeith Laumer(Creator),Bill Fawcett(Editor)

1993 • 3 Readers • 301 pages 4

The Dance of Time

#6 of 5 in Belisarius

The Dance of Time
ByEric Flint,David Drake

2006 • 3 Readers • 672 pages

Heroes in Hell

#1 of 13 in Heroes in Hell

Heroes in Hell
ByGregory Benford,C. J. Cherryh,+1 more

1986 • 3 Readers 4

The Warmasters

The Warmasters
ByEric Flint,David Weber,+1 more

2002 • 3 Readers • 352 pages 4

Rolling Hot

#5 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

Rolling Hot
ByDavid Drake

1989 • 3 Readers

Servant of the Dragon

#3 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

1999 • 3 Readers • 612 pages

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#10 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

Paying The Piper
ByDavid Drake

2002 • 3 Readers 3

In the stormy red sky

3 Readers 4

The Way to Glory

#4 of 10 in RCN

The Way to Glory
ByDavid Drake

2005 • 3 Readers • 270 pages 3

The Anvil

#3 of 7 in The General

The Anvil
ByS.M. Stirling,David Drake

1993 • 3 Readers • 301 pages 3.5

Destiny's Shield

#3 of 5 in Belisarius

Destiny's Shield
ByEric Flint,David Drake

1999 • 3 Readers • 568 pages

Fortune's Stroke

#4 of 5 in Belisarius

Fortune's Stroke
ByEric Flint,David Drake

2000 • 3 Readers • 301 pages

In the Stormy Red Sky

#7 of 10 in RCN

2009 • 2 Readers 4

The warrior

The warrior
ByDavid Drake

2 Readers

Cover 4

#4 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

2001 • 2 Readers

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#5 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

2003 • 2 Readers

The Fourth Rome

#2 of 1 in ARC Riders

The Fourth Rome
ByDavid Drake,Janet Morris

1996 • 2 Readers • 320 pages

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Planned book #2 of 3 in Time of Heroes

The Storm
ByDavid Drake

2 Readers 4

Cover 4

#2 of 2 in Lt. Leary / RCN

2000 • 2 Readers • 576 pages 3

The Spark

#1 of 2 in Time of Heroes

The Spark
ByDavid Drake

2017 • 2 Readers • 337 pages 4

Bridgehead

Bridgehead
ByDavid Drake

1986 • 2 Readers • 272 pages

The Voyage

#8 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

The Voyage
ByDavid Drake

1994 • 2 Readers • 416 pages

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey
ByDavid Drake

1984 • 2 Readers • 352 pages 4

An honorable defense

2 Readers

When the tide rises

When the tide rises
ByDavid Drake

2 Readers 4

The Fleet

6 Doona

The Fleet
ByDavid Drake(Editor),Bill Fawcett(Editor)

1988 • 2 Readers • 280 pages

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#7 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

2006 • 2 Readers

Elemental

#0.1 of 6 in Ile-Rien

Elemental
ByDavid Drake,Brian W. Aldiss,+23 more

2006 • 2 Readers • 382 pages 3

Counter Attack

#2 of 6 in The Fleet

Counter Attack
ByDavid Drake(Editor),Bill Fawcett(Editor)

1988 • 2 Readers • 324 pages 2

Forever After

Forever After
ByRoger Zelazny(Editor),Michael A. Stackpole(Contributor)

1995 • 2 Readers • 291 pages 2

What Distant Deeps

What Distant Deeps
ByDavid Drake

2018 • 2 Readers • 512 pages 3

To Clear Away the Shadows

#13 of 10 in RCN

2019 • 2 Readers • 256 pages

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#2 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

1998 • 2 Readers

The Forlorn Hope

The Forlorn Hope
ByDavid Drake

2 Readers 4

Tapestries

#1 of 16 in Magic: The Gathering

Tapestries
ByMorgan Llywelyn(Contributor),Kathy Ice(Editor)

1995 • 2 Readers • 290 pages

Cover 3

#11 of 10 in RCN

Death's Bright Day
ByDavid Drake

2016 • 2 Readers 3

Cover 5

#12 of 10 in RCN

2018 • 2 Readers 3

Cover 8

1 Reader

Aftermath

#15 of 2 in Geschichten aus der Diebeswelt

Aftermath
ByRobert Lynn Asprin(Editor),Lynn Abbey(Editor)

1987 • 1 Reader • 273 pages

The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction

The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction
ByEllen Datlow(Editor),Alfred Bester(Contributor)

1985 • 1 Reader • 479 pages 2

Breakthrough

#3 of 6 in The Fleet

Breakthrough
ByDavid Drake(Editor),Bill Fawcett(Editor)

1989 • 1 Reader • 308 pages

Space Gladiators

Space Gladiators
ByDavid Drake(Editor)

1989 • 1 Reader • 310 pages

Battlestations

#0 in Battlestations

Battlestations
ByKatherine Kurtz,Steve Perry,+16 more

1992 • 1 Reader • 448 pages

Grimmer Than Hell

Grimmer Than Hell
ByDavid Drake

2003 • 1 Reader • 253 pages 4

Queen of Demons

Queen of Demons
ByDavid Drake

1 Reader

Out of the waters

Out of the waters
ByDavid Drake

2011 • 1 Reader • 400 pages 4

The legions of fire

The legions of fire
ByDavid Drake

2010 • 1 Reader • 367 pages 4

Patriots

Patriots
ByDavid Drake

1996 • 1 Reader • 256 pages 3

Monsters of the Earth

#3 of 3 in The Books of the Elements

2013 • 1 Reader • 370 pages

The road of danger

The road of danger
ByDavid Drake

1 Reader

The mirror of worlds

1 Reader

Surface Action

Planned book #1 of 2 in Seas of Venus

Surface Action
ByDavid Drake

1 Reader

Paying the Piper

#10 of 4 in Hammer's Slammers

Paying the Piper
ByDavid Drake

7 • 1 Reader • 244 pages

More than Honor

More than Honor
ByDavid Weber,David Drake,+1 more

1998 • 1 Reader • 371 pages

The Dragon Lord

The Dragon Lord
ByDavid Drake

1 Reader

The Year's Best Horror Stories: XIX

The Year's Best Horror Stories: XIX
ByC.S. Fuqua,Joey Froehlich,+22 more

1991 • 1 Reader • 368 pages

Goddess of the Ice Realm

2007 • 1 Reader • 496 pages

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Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light
ByL. Sprague de Camp,David Drake

1 Reader

From the Heart of Darkness

1983 • 1 Reader

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The Undesired Princess & The Enchanted Bunny
ByL. Sprague de Camp,David Drake

1990 • 1 Reader 3

The Gods Return

#9 of 8 in Lord of the Isles

The Gods Return
ByDavid Drake

2008 • 1 Reader

Air and Darkness

#4 of 3 in The Books of the Elements

Air and Darkness
ByDavid Drake

2015 • 1 Reader • 336 pages

Total War

#5 of 6 in The Fleet

Total War
ByDavid Drake,Bill Fawcett

1990 • 1 Reader • 278 pages

Sworn Allies

#4 of 6 in The Fleet

Sworn Allies
ByDavid Drake,Bill Fawcett

1990 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

Though Hell Should Bar the Way

#12 of 10 in RCN

2018 • 1 Reader • 402 pages

Explorers in Hell

#12 of 13 in Heroes in Hell

Explorers in Hell
ByDavid Drake,Janet E. Morris

1989 • 1 Reader • 312 pages

At Any Price & Rolling Hot

Planned book #3 of 6 in Hammer's Slammers

1 Reader

Through the Breach

#2 of 1 in Reaches

Through the Breach
ByDavid Drake

1995 • 1 Reader • 340 pages

Cluster Command

#2 of 1 in Crisis of Empire

Cluster Command
ByWilliam C. Dietz,David Drake

1989 • 1 Reader • 276 pages

The Hammer

#2 of 7 in The General

The Hammer
ByS.M. Stirling,David Drake

1992 • 1 Reader • 320 pages

The Steel

#4 of 7 in The General

The Steel
ByS.M. Stirling,David Drake

1993 • 1 Reader • 320 pages