""Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington" by David Weber: Before she saved the galaxy, she was "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington," and then an encounter with "pirates" who were more than they seemed began Honor Harrington's Brilliant Career. "Choosing Sides" by David Drake: Lieutenant Huber stepped off the starship into an ambush--but Slammers aren't supposed to get ambushed. Huber can save his career if he survives a suicide mission. "The Island" by Er ..."
"A collection of novellas by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction writers--including David Drake, David Weber, Eric Flint, S. M. Stirling, and Mark L. Van Name--chronicles the exploits and adventures of guilds of star-traveling merchants and their not-so-obedient human slaves and mercenaries. Reprint."
"And some of them aren't half bad already." "You think so?" Flanagan's eyebrows
rose ever so slightly at Shelton's tone, and the senior chief nodded. "And just who
, if you don't mind my asking, brought that particular bit of praise to the surface?" "
Young Harrington, as a matter of fact," Shelton said. "I came across her in Axial
One this afternoon tearing a strip off a couple of work parties who'd managed to
run smack into each oth ..."
"NO ONE WANTED ANOTHER WAR Thomas Theisman didn't. After risking his life and a fresh round of civil war to overthrow the Committee of Public Safety's reign of terror and restore the Republic of Haven's ancient Constitution, an interstellar war was the last thing he wanted. Baron High Ridge didn't. The Prime Minister of Manticore was perfectly happy with the war he had. No one was shooting anyone else at the moment, and as long as he c ..."
Mistress of the Catacombs The Fourth Book in the Epic Saga of 'lord of the Isles' (Paperback) by Dr DavidDrake Paperback, Published 2002 by St. Martin's Press 2002-09-19 ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-9810-9, ISBN: 0-7653-9810-9
Paying the Piper (Hammer's Slammers Series) by DavidDrake Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2002 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-3547-5, ISBN: 0-7434-3547-8
"Lt. Arne Huber, a member of Hammer's Slammers, and his fellow mercenaries head for Plattner's World, a planet torn apart by civil war, as they struggle to deal with government officials with hidden, private agendas, street thugs, and a hostile division of powerful tanks."
"The fourth book of the epic Lord of the Isles saga."
The Tide of Victory(Reprint) (Belisarius) by Eric Flint, DavidDrake Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 2002 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-3565-9, ISBN: 0-7434-3565-6
"Led by the supercomputer Link, the Malwa Empire has built a deadly army that nothing on 6th century Earth can beat -- nothing, that is, except Belisarius, the greatest general and military genius of the age. Against overwhelming odds, Belisarius has prevailed in one brilliant victory after another -- but his greatest battle is yet to be fought and this time, the future of mankind is in his hands."
"What did French intellectuals have to say about Gaullism, the Cold War, the women's movement, colonialism, and the events of May 1968? David Drake examines the political commitment of intellectuals in France from Sartre and Camus to Bernard-Henri Lévy and Pierre Bourdieu. In this accessible study, he explores why there was a radical reassessment of the intellectual's role in the mid-1970s to the 1980s and how a new generation engaged wi ..."
Mistress of the Catacombs(1st Edition) (Lord of the Isles, Book 4) by DavidDrake, Eric Flint Paperback, 672 Pages, Published 2002 by Tor Fantasy ISBN-13: 978-0-8125-7540-8, ISBN: 0-8125-7540-7
"Return to the the epic tale of the Lord of the Isles, David Drake's saga of magic and might. For the first time in a thousand years, the Kingdom of the Isles has a government and a real ruler: Prince Garric of Haft. The enemies joining against him intend to destroy not only the kingdom but humankind as well.The rebels gathering in the West outnumber the royal army and the magic they wield can strike into the heart of the palace itself, ..."
Birds of Prey(1st Edition) by DavidDrake Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2002 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-0-671-57790-2, ISBN: 0-671-57790-5
"Rome, 262 AD. It had been the capital of the civilization on Earth. Now both city and civilization are dying. Imperial unity has shattered as separatists and usurpers squabble among themselves as greater enemies gather to swallow them all. One man stands between humanity and the Long Night, matching his savage determination against a hopeless future. He is Aulus Perennius, an Imperial secret agent as tough and ruthless as the age in whi ..."
"The LORD OF THE ISLES series has cemented David Drake's reputation in the US as a bestselling fantasy author, rapidly making him one of the top five fantasy authors in the US. And with over 60,000 copies in print with Gollancz, he is ..."
The Tyrant(1st Edition) (Raj Whitehall) by Eric Flint, DavidDrake, Drake Flint Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2002 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-3521-5, ISBN: 0-7434-3521-4
"With the corrupt and brutal Empire on the verge of collapse, exiled philosopher Adrian Gellert struggles to mold the barbarian tribes of the south into a powerful nation that can replace the Empire, but his plans are complicated by the machinations by the ruthless Justiciar Demansk."
Paying the Piper by DavidDrake 368 Pages, Published 2002 by Baen Publishing Enterprises ISBN-13: 978-1-61824-337-9, ISBN: 1-61824-337-3
"David Drake. flame. Flasher couldn't pick up the radio signal—a truckload of
exploding rockets had knocked down the transmitter masts—and the white flares
could be easily overlooked in the general fiery destruction. "Flasher Six!" Huber ..."
"Bestselling author David Drake and World Fantasy Award-winning author Karl Edward Wagner now join forces to tell the epic tale of Lycon, the greatest beast hunter that ancient Rome had ever seen, pitted against a murderous alien in a battle for survival...with the fate of the Earth hanging in the balance!"
"From David Weber to David Feintuch to David Drake, military writers have exploded onto the science fiction scene and continue to leave their mark. Now, bestselling Hammer's Slammers creator David Drake pays homage to his own sub-genre by gathering 10 classic tales of men at arms by SF greats, including Hary Harrison, Joe Haldeman, Richard C. Matheson, Gene Wolfe, Keith Laumer, and David Drake himself. A stronghold of bestselling auth ..."
"As war rages between the human/alien Alliance and the predatory Khalians, the Alliance Fleet must repel the invaders and reclaim conquered worlds, in a collection of science fiction stories by Christoper Stasheff, Janet Morris, Jody Lynn ..."