- Legal Name: Drake, David Allen
- Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa, USA
- Birthdate: 24 September 1945
- Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Drake
- Webpage: http://david-drake.com/
- Webpage: http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/drake_david_a
- Used These Alternate Names: Dave Drake , David A. Drake
- Interviews: Feature--David Drake--The Legions of Fire , Into the Hinterlands
- ISFDB Record Number: 277
- Biography: Bio:David Drake
- Bibliographic Comments: Author:David Drake
- Author Tags: military sf (25) , space opera (10) , fantasy (2) , science fiction (1) , mercenary (1) , to read 1974 (1) , Cthulhu Mythos (1)
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- ARC Riders
- 1 ARC Riders (1995) with Janet Morris
- 2 The Fourth Rome (1996) with Janet Morris
- Battlestation
- 1 Battlestation (1992) [A] with Bill Fawcett
- 2 Vanguard (1993) [A] with Bill Fawcett
- Facing the Enemy (1992) [SF]
- Failure Mode (1993) [SF]
- Battle Stations (2011) [O/1,2] with Bill Fawcett
- Belisarius
- 1 An Oblique Approach (1998) with Eric Flint
- 2 In the Heart of Darkness (1998) with Eric Flint
- 3 Destiny's Shield (1999) with Eric Flint
- 4 Fortune's Stroke (2000) with Eric Flint
- 5 The Tide of Victory (2001) with Eric Flint
- 6 The Dance of Time (2006) with Eric Flint
- Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn (2008) [O/1,2] with Eric Flint
- Belisarius II: Storm at Noontide (2009) [O/3,4] with Eric Flint
- Belisarius III: The Flames of Sunset (2009) [O/5,6] with Eric Flint
- Car Warriors
- 1 The Square Deal (1992)
- Crisis of Empire
- 1 An Honorable Defense (1988) with Thomas T. Thomas
- 2 Cluster Command (1988) with William C. Dietz [only as by W. C. Dietz and David Drake ]
- 3 The War Machine (1989) with Roger MacBride Allen
- General / Raj Whitehall
- 1 The Forge (1991) with S. M. Stirling
- 2 The Hammer (1992) with S. M. Stirling
- 3 The Anvil (1993) with S. M. Stirling
- 4 The Steel (1993) with S. M. Stirling
- 5 The Sword (1995) with S. M. Stirling
- 6 The Chosen (1996) with S. M. Stirling
- 7 The Reformer (1999) with S. M. Stirling
- 8 The Tyrant (2002) with Eric Flint
- 9 The Heretic (2013) with Tony Daniel
-
Warlord (2003) [O/1,2]
with
S. M. Stirling
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Hope Reborn (2013) [O] [as by S. M. Stirling and David Drake ]
- Conqueror (2003) [O/3,4,5] with S. M. Stirling
- Hammer's Slammers
- 1 Hammer's Slammers (1979) [C]
- 2 Cross the Stars (1984)
- 3 At Any Price (1985) [C]
- 4 Counting the Cost (1987)
- 5 Rolling Hot (1989)
- 6 The Warrior (1991)
- 7 The Sharp End (1993)
- 8 The Voyage (1993)
- Under the Hammer (1974) [SF]
- The Butcher's Bill (1974) [SF]
- But Loyal to His Own (1975) [SF]
- Caught in the Crossfire (1978) [SF]
- Cultural Conflict (1979) [SF]
- Hangman (1979) [SF]
- Standing Down (1979) [SF]
-
Table of Organization and Equipment, Hammer's Regiment (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: Table of Organization and Equipment, Hammer's Regiment (1979)
-
The Bonding Authority (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: The Bonding Authority (1979)
-
Backdrop to Chaos (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: Backdrop to Chaos (1979)
-
Powerguns (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: Powerguns (1979)
-
The Church of the Lord's Universe (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: The Church of the Lord's Universe (1979)
-
Supertanks (1979) [ES]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: Supertanks (1979)
- Code-Name Feirefitz (1984) [SF]
- At Any Price (1985)
-
The Interrogation Team (1985) [SF]
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Interlude: The Interrogation Team (1985)
- The Tank Lords (1986) [SF]
- Liberty Port (1987) [SF]
- The Tank Lords (1997) [C]
- Night March (1997) [SF]
- The Butcher's Bill (1998) [C]
- The Immovable Object (1998) [SF]
- Caught in the Crossfire (1998) [O]
- The Irresistible Force (1998) [SF]
- Paying the Piper (2002)
- Choosing Sides (2002) [SF]
- A Death in Peacetime (2006) [SF]
- The Darkness (2006) [SF]
- The Day of Glory (2006) [SF]
- Voyage Across the Stars (2012) [O/2,8]
- The Complete Hammer's Slammers
- 1 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1 (2006) [O]
- 2 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 2 (2007) [O]
- 3 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 3 (2007) [O]
- Heroes in Hell
- 12 Explorers in Hell (1989) with Janet Morris
- Keeps
- Surface Action (1990)
- The Jungle (1991)
-
The Jungle / Clash by Night (1991) [O]
with
Henry Kuttner
and
C. L. Moore
only appeared as:
- Variant Title: The Jungle with Clash by Night (1991) [O] [as by Henry Kuttner and David Drake ]
- Seas of Venus (2002) [O/1,2]
- Lord of the Isles
- 1 Lord of the Isles (1997)
- 2 Queen of Demons (1998)
- 3 Servant of the Dragon (1999)
- 4 Mistress of the Catacombs (2001)
- 5 Goddess of the Ice Realm (2003)
- 6 Master of the Cauldron (2004)
- The Elf House (2004) [SF]
- The Crown of the Isles Trilogy
- 7 The Fortress of Glass (2006)
- 8 The Mirror of Worlds (2007)
- 9 The Gods Return (2008)
- Northworld
- 1 Northworld (1990)
- 2
Northworld: Vengeance (1991)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Vengeance (1991)
- 3
Northworld: Justice (1992)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Justice (1992)
- Northworld Trilogy (1999) [O/1,2,3]
- Ranks of Bronze
- Ranks of Bronze (1975) [SF]
- Ranks of Bronze (1986)
- Foreign Legions (2001) [A]
- Lambs to the Slaughter (2001) [SF]
- RCN
- 1 With the Lightnings (1998)
- 2
Lt. Leary, Commanding (2000)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Lt Leary: Commanding (2000)
- 3 The Far Side of the Stars (2003)
- 4 The Way to Glory (2005)
- 5 Some Golden Harbor (2006)
- 6 When the Tide Rises (2008)
- 7 In the Stormy Red Sky (2009)
- 8 What Distant Deeps (2010)
- 9 The Road of Danger (2012)
- Reaches
- 1 Igniting the Reaches (1994)
- 2 Through the Breach (1995)
- 3 Fireships (1996)
- The Reaches (2004) [O/1,2,3]
- The Books of the Elements
- 1 The Legions of Fire (2010)
- 2 Out of the Waters (2011)
- The Citizen
- 1 Into the Hinterlands (2011) with John Lambshead
- Time Safari
- 1 Calibration Run (1982) [SF]
- 2 Time Safari (1981) [SF]
- 3 Boundary Layer (1982) [SF]
- 4 King Tyrant Lizard (1993) [SF]
- Time Safari (1982) [C]
- Tyrannosaur (1993) [C]
- Tom Kelly
- 1
Sky Ripper (1983)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Skyripper (1992)
- 2 Fortress (1987)
- Loose Cannon (2011) [O/1,2]
- 1
Sky Ripper (1983)
also appeared as:
- World of Crystal Walls
- 1 The Sea Hag (1988)
- The Dragon Lord (1979)
- The Forlorn Hope (1984)
- Birds of Prey (1984)
- Active Measures (1985) with Janet Morris
- Killer (1985) with Karl Edward Wagner
- Bridgehead (1986)
- Kill Ratio (1987) with Janet Morris
- Target (1989) with Janet Morris
- Starliner (1992)
- Enemy of My Enemy: Terra Nova (1995) with Ben Ohlander
- Patriots (1996)
- Redliners (1996)
- From the Heart of Darkness (1983)
- Lacey and His Friends (1986)
- Vettius and His Friends (1989)
- The Military Dimension (1991)
- Old Nathan (1991)
- The Military Dimension: Mark II (1995)
- All the Way to the Gallows (1996)
- Grimmer Than Hell (2003)
- Other Times Than Peace (2006)
- Balefires (2007)
- Night & Demons (2012)
- The Undesired Princess and The Enchanted Bunny (1990) [O] with L. Sprague de Camp
- Starhunters
- 1 Men Hunting Things (1988)
- 2 Things Hunting Men (1988)
- 3 Bluebloods (1990)
- The Fleet
- 1 The Fleet (1988) with Bill Fawcett
- 2 Counterattack (1988) with Bill Fawcett
- 3 Breakthrough (1989) with Bill Fawcett
- 4 Sworn Allies (1990) with Bill Fawcett
- 5 Total War (1990) with Bill Fawcett
- 6 Crisis (1991) with Bill Fawcett
- When the Devil Drives (1988) [SF]
- Rescue Mission (1988) [SF]
- Team Effort (1989) [SF]
- The End (1990) [SF]
- Smash and Grab (1990) [SF]
- Mission Accomplished (1991) [SF]
- Honor Harrington Universe
- A Grand Tour (1998) [SF]
- Worlds of Honor Anthologies
- 1 More than Honor (1998) with David Weber and S. M. Stirling
- A Separate Star: A Science Fiction Tribute to Rudyard Kipling (1989) with Sandra Miesel
- Space Infantry (1989) with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh [only as by David Drake and Charles G. Waugh and Martin Harry Greenberg ]
- Space Gladiators (1989) with Charles G. Waugh and Martin H. Greenberg [only as by David Drake and Martin Harry Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh ]
- Heads to the Storm (1989) with Sandra Miesel
- The Eternal City (1990) with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh
- Space Dreadnoughts (1990) with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh
- A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1996) with Martin H. Greenberg
- Lest Darkness Fall / To Bring the Light (1996) with L. Sprague de Camp
- Armageddon (1998) with Billie Sue Mosiman and Martin H. Greenberg
- Dogs of War (2002)
- Mountain Magic (Kuttner version) (2004) with Ryk E. Spoor and Henry Kuttner and Eric Flint
- Mountain Magic (Wellman version) (2004) with Ryk E. Spoor and Eric Flint and Manly Wade Wellman
- The World Turned Upside Down (2005) with Eric Flint and Jim Baen
- Codex (2003)
- Jed Lacey
- 1 Nation Without Walls (1977)
- 2 The Predators (1979)
- 3 Underground (1980)
- The Harriers
- The Noble Savages (1993)
- Bolo
- As Our Strength Lessens (1993)
- Denkirch (1967)
- Lord of the Depths (1971)
- Arclight (1973)
- The Song of the Bone (1973)
- Killer (1974) with Karl Edward Wagner [also as by Karl Edward Wagner and David A. Drake ]
- The Shortest Way (1974)
- Contact! (1974)
- Black Iron (1975)
-
Dragons' Teeth (1975)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Dragon's Teeth (1975)
- Awakening (1975)
- The Master of Demons (1975)
- Something Had to Be Done (1975)
- The Barrow Troll (1975)
- From the Dark Waters (1976) [also as by David A. Drake ]
- The Hunting Ground (1976)
- Blood Debt (1976)
- Firefight (1976)
- Children of the Forest (1976)
- Smokie Joe (1977)
- The Last Battalion (1977)
- The Mantichore (1978)
- Nemesis Place (1978)
- Best of Luck (1978)
- The Red Leer (1979)
- Men Like Us (1980)
- The Automatic Rifleman (1980)
- The Travellers (1981)
- Travellers (1981)
- King Crocodile (1981)
- Calibration Run (extract from Time Safari) (1982)
- The Dancer in the Flames (1982)
- Out of Africa (1983)
- Votary (1983)
- Dreams in Amber (1985)
- The Guardroom (1985)
- The Bond (1985)
- 'Cause I Served My Time in Hell (1986)
- The Hand of Providence (1986)
- The Great Beer Shortage (1986) with Janet Morris
- Ranks of Bronze (excerpt) (1986)
- Springs Eternal (1987)
- The Fool (1987)
- The Bull (1987)
- Learning Curve (1987)
- Inheritor (1987)
- Bargain (1987)
- Wisdom (1988)
- Safe to Sea (1988)
- The False Prophet (1989)
- The Murder of Halley's Comet (1989) with Larry Niven
- Counting the Cost (excerpt) (1989)
- Exile (1989)
- The End of the Hunt (1989)
- Band of Brothers (1990)
- Mom and the Kids (1990) with Larry Niven
- The Enchanted Bunny (1990)
- Elfin Pipes of Northworld (1990)
- The Way We Die (1991)
- The Box (1991)
- The Gold (1991)
-
The Bullhead (1991)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Bullhead (1992)
- The Warrior (excerpt) (1991)
- Northworld: Justice (excerpt) (1992)
- The Sharp End (excerpt) (1993)
- Cannibal Plants From Heck (1994)
- Airborne All the Way! (1995)
- The Sword (Excerpt) (1995) with S. M. Stirling
- A Very Offensive Weapon (1995)
- To Bring the Light (1996)
- The Waiting Bullet (1997)
- With the Sword He Must Be Slain (1998)
- The Irresistable Force (1998)
- Servant of the Dragon (excerpt) (1999)
- Dragon, The Book (1999)
- Fortune's Stroke (Excerpt) (2000) with Eric Flint
- The Tradesmen (2000)
- The Political Process (2002)
- Neck or Nothing (2002)
- Coming up Against It (2003)
- Codex (2003)
- The Far Side of the Stars (excerpt) (2003)
- A Land of Romance (2005)
- When the Tide Rises (excerpt) (2008)
- In the Stormy Red Sky (excerpt) (2009)
- What Distant Deeps (excerpt) (2010)
- The Legions of Fire (excerpt) (2010)
- Bedding [forthcoming: Aug 2013]
- No Limit on Hippogrifs (1968)
- Preface (The Compleat Enchanter) (1975)
- The World Fantasy Convention (1975)
- Scholars & Stirrips (1978)
- The Sixty-Five Million Years: Afterword (1982)
- Letter (Crypt of Cthulhu #13) (1983)
- Letter (Fantasy Review, December 1984) (1984)
- Letter (Fantasy Review, July 1985) (1985) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Introduction (Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors) (1987)
- Afterword to Counting the Cost: How They Got That Way (1987) [also as by Dave Drake ]
- Foreword: Manly in the Mountains (1988)
- The Fifteen-Years' Afterword (1988) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Introduction: It's a Lot Like War (1988)
- Source Materials: By Way of Introduction (1989)
- A Brief Introduction to Karl Edward Wagner (1989)
- Introduction: Let the Games Begin... (Space Gladiators) (1989)
- Introduction: Heroes (Space Infantry) (1989)
- Preface (The Complete Compleat Enchanter) (1989)
- Soldiers' Stories (Introduction to Under the Hammer) (1989)
- Introduction: The Long Watch (1989)
- Introduction: An Interview with Mark Twain (1989)
- Letter (Short Form, October 1989) (1989)
- Introduction (The Barrow Troll) (1989)
- Introduction: The Creation of Rome (The Eternal City) (1990)
- Introduction: A Quick Look at Battle Fleets (Space Dreadnoughts) (1990)
- Introduction: Skeletons at the Feast (Phantom Regiments) (1990)
- A Comment from a Package (1990)
- Author's Note (Northworld) (1990)
- Letter (Aboriginal, November-December 1990) (1990) [only as by David A. Drake ]
- Welcome to the War Zone (The Military Dimension) (1991)
- Letter (Locus #362) (1991) [only as by David A. Drake ]
- Afterword (Northworld: Vengeance) (1991)
- Letter (Locus #366) (1991)
- Author's Note (The Jungle) (1991)
- Author's Note (Northworld: Justice) (1992)
- Introduction (Dorsai!) (1993)
- Author's Afterword: Drake's Drake (Igniting the Reaches) (1994)
- Author's Note (The Voyage) (1994)
- Afterword: Drake's Drake (1994)
- Intolerance (1995)
- Thomas Lanier Williams, Protofan (1995)
- Welcome to the War Zone (The Military Dimension: Mark II) (1995)
- Afterword: One War Later (The Military Dimension: Mark II) (1995)
- Letter (NYRSF, February 1995) (1995)
- A Note on the Text (Cormac Mac Art) (1995)
-
Introduction (Cormac Mac Art) (1995)
only appeared as:
- Variant Title: Introduction: Ancient History (1995) [as by Dave Drake ]
- Introduction: The Human Side (Kull) (1995)
- Forever Afterword (Forever After) (1995)
- Pig Picking (1996)
- Author's Notes (Fireships) (1996)
- At Seventeen (1996)
- Manly Wade Wellman and Alfred Bester (1996)
- Author's Note: Truth, Heroism, and Other Confusing Subjects (1996)
- Why Gallows Humor? (1996)
- Introduction: The Enchanted Bunny (1996)
- Introduction: The Noble Savages (1996)
- Introduction: Airborne All the Way! (1996)
- Introduction: Cannibal Plants From Heck (1996)
- Introduction: The Bond (1996)
- Introduction: Mom and the Kids (1996)
- Introduction: The Bullhead (1996)
- Introduction: A Very Offensive Weapon (1996)
- Letter (NYRSF, December 1996) (1996)
-
Afterword: We Happy Few (The Tank Lords) (1997)
also appeared as:
- Variant Title: Foreword: We Happy Few (The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 2) (1997)
- The Truth Insofar As I Know It (1997)
- Appendix (The Tank Lords) (1997)
- A Note to the Reader (Lord of the Isles) (1997)
- Author's Note: Truth, Heroism, and Other Confusing Subjects (1997)
- Introduction (Caught in the Crossfire) (1998)
- Becoming a Professional Writer by Way of Southeast Asia (1998) also appeared as:
- Stolen Thunder (1998)
- Letter (NYRSF, May 1998) (1998)
- Mercenaries (Caught in the Crossfire) (1998)
- A Note on Weights and Measures (With the Lightnings) (1998)
- Author's Note (Queen of Demons) (1998)
- A Note on Solomon Kane (1998)
- Letter (Locus #454) (1998)
- Author's Note (Servant of the Dragon) (1999)
- Letter (NYRSF, January 1999) (1999)
- Trout in the Milk: A Cautionary Tale (1999)
- Letter (NYRSF, May 1999) (1999)
- Afterword: Where I Get My Ideas (Cross the Stars) (1999)
- L. Sprague de Camp: An Appreciation (2000)
- Author's Note (Mistress of the Catacombs) (2001)
- Introduction (Foreign Legions): Well It Happened This Way . . . (2001)
- Introduction: Costs and Benefits (2002)
- Extraordinary Diplomats (Retief!) (2002)
- The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin: Afterword: Sometimes It All Just Works (2002)
- Afterword: How it All Came About (The Tyrant) (2002)
- Manly's Stories (2002)
- Introduction (Dorsai Spirit) (2002)
- Read This (Or Something Like It) (2002)
- A Background Note (2002)
- Introduction (Foreign Legions): Well It Happened This Way . . . (2002)
- Introduction (Seas of Venus) (2002)
- The Real Jungle: Belize 2001 (Seas of Venus) (2002)
- Introduction: Sea Stories (Seas of Venus) (2002)
- Introduction: Coming Home By the Long Way (Grimmer Than Hell) (2003)
- Afterword: Sometimes It All Just Works (The Cold Equations & Other Stories) (2003)
- Author's Note (Goddess of the Ice Realm) (2003)
- Author's Note (The Far Side of the Stars) (2003)
- Author's Note (Codex) (2003)
- Letter (NYRSF, November 2003) (2003)
- Introduction: The One That Got Away (2004)
- Introduction to the Electronic Publication of John the Balladeer (2004)
- Author's Note (Master of the Caldron) (2004)
- Accidentally and By the Back Door (2004)
- Author's Note (The Way To Glory) (2005) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Alien Landscape With Figures (2005)
- Introduction: A Range of Treatments (Other Times Than Peace) (2006)
- Afterword: Accidentally and by the Back Door (The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1) (2006)
- Author's Note (The Fortress of Glass) (2006)
- Jim Baen (Obituary) (2006)
- Author's Note (Some Golden Harbor) (2006)
- Preface (Transgalactic) (2006) with Eric Flint
- Letter (NYRSF, October 2006) (2006)
- Afterword: What's for Sale (The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 2) (2007)
- Author's Note (The Mirror of Worlds) (2007)
- Jim (2007)
- Broken Things (2008)
- Author's Note (When the Tide Rises) (2008) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- On Cover Art (2008)
- A Short Appreciation of Jim Rigney (Robert Jordan) (2008) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Introduction: But Why on Earth Belisarius? (2008)
- Author's Note (The Gods Return) (2008)
- Surreal Splendor: Three Novels by Mark S. Geston (2009)
- A Belated Thank-You (2009)
- Not Long for This World (2009)
- Author's Note (In the Stormy Red Sky) (2009)
- Author's Note (In a Stormy Red Sky) (2009)
- Acknowledgments (In the Stormy Red Sky) (2009)
- A Note on King Kong (2010)
- The Golden Age (2010)
- Arthor's Note (The Legions of Fire) (2010)
- Manly Wade Wellman and the Stone Age: The Hok Stories (2010)
- Manly and the Stone Age (2010)
- Tom Kelly and Me (2011)
- Author's Note (Out of the Waters) (2011)
- Afterword (Walk on the Wild Side) (2012)
- Afterword (Assignment in Eternity) (2012)
- Introduction (Voyage Across the Stars) (2012)
- Arthor's Note (The Road of Danger) (2012)
- A Kind of Humor (2012) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Storytellers: A Guided Ramble into Sword and Sorcery Fiction (2012) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Introduction: Storytellers: A Guided Ramble into Sword and Sorcery Fiction (2012)
- The Roads to the RCN Series (2012) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- On The Arrogant History of White Ben, by Clemence Dane (2012) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- Manly Wade Wellman, Reporter (2013) [only as by Dave Drake ]
- From Evil's Pillow (1973) by Basil Copper
- Beneath the Moors (1975) by Brian Lumley
- The New King (1982) by M. P. Shiel
- The Year of Sex Olympics: Three TV Plays (2005) by Nigel Kneale
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