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David Drake

Born

in Dubuque, Iowa, The United States

September 24, 1945

Website

http://david-drake.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the major authors of the military science fiction genre.

60 posts
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Newsletter -1

DrakeNews #-1 September 2024

Even after 9 months it is difficult not to imagine that Dave is outside downstairs on the lower deck with his books and computer. If he were writing this newsletter he would probably report how Hurricane Debbie brought enough rain to fill our pond, which has a respectable frog population. He would probably also mention the number of hummingbirds that have found the feed

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David Drake’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 145,701 ratings · 5,278 reviews · 307 distinct works • Similar authors

	With the Lightnings (RCN, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 6,475 ratings — published 1998 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hammer's Slammers (Hammer's Slammers, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 6,311 ratings — published 1979 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lt. Leary, Commanding (Lt. Leary, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 5,016 ratings — published 2000 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Oblique Approach (Belisarius, #1) by David Drake, Eric Flint 4.20 avg rating — 4,303 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Far Side of the Stars (Lt. Leary, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 3,551 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redliners 3.94 avg rating — 3,247 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way to Glory (Lt. Leary, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 2,757 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of the Isles (Lord of the Isles, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 3,144 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Tide Rises (Lt. Leary, #6) 4.12 avg rating — 2,648 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starliner 3.73 avg rating — 2,661 ratings — published 1992 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by David Drake

RCN (13 books)
by

David Drake

4.05 avg rating — 31,971 ratings

Lord of the Isles (9 books)
by

David Drake

3.62 avg rating — 11,244 ratings

Earth Legions (3 books)
by

David Drake,

David Weber,

Mark L. Van Name (Goodreads Author),

S.M. Stirling,

Eric Flint

3.96 avg rating — 5,891 ratings

Northworld (3 books)
by

David Drake

3.69 avg rating — 3,332 ratings

Time of Heroes (3 books)
by

David Drake

4.11 avg rating — 1,577 ratings

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Quotes by David Drake (?)

“Anytime you're afraid to try something new...just remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.”
― Drake

59 likes

“The use of force is always an answer to problems...[It] isn't an attractive answer, though.”
― David Drake, The Voyage

tags: war

30 likes

“History was a series of decisions about what to tell and a series of accidents about what survived after telling. Not truth, but a historian could search for truth, and the search was as worthy as any other human activity.”
― David Drake, Patriots

tags: history, truth

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Polls

February Science Fiction: This poll determines which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for February 2010 Science Fiction Book of the Month!

Darwinia A Novel of a Very Different Twentieth Century by Robert Charles Wilson

10 votes, 19.6%

The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

9 votes, 17.6%

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

8 votes, 15.7%

Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer

6 votes, 11.8%

The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt

4 votes, 7.8%

The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge

3 votes, 5.9%

The Gap into Conflict The Real Story by Stephen R. Donaldson

3 votes, 5.9%

Farthing by Jo Walton

2 votes, 3.9%

The Quiet War by Paul J. McAuley

2 votes, 3.9%

Against A Dark Background by Iain M. Banks

2 votes, 3.9%

Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer

1 vote, 2.0%

Killer by David Drake

1 vote, 2.0%

World's End by Joan D. Vinge

0 votes, 0.0%

51 total votes

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