David Drake (1) (1945–2023)

Author of Lord of the Isles

For other authors named David Drake, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

David Drake was born on September 24, 1945, in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended University of Iowa, where he graduated with a degree in History (with honors) and Latin. He then attended Duke Law School. He was drafted out of law school, served in the army for two years and then returned to school. He show more worked as an Assistant Town Attorney of Chapel Hill and then part-time as a city bus driver before he became a full-time writer. Drake is considered a master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Hammer's Slammers, military science fiction, was his first published series. His other titles include Northworld series, The Dragon Lord, Starliner, Ranks of Bronze, and Redliners. In recognition of his work, he won a World Fantasy award in 1976. He currently resides in North Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by David Drake

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Lord of the Isles (1997) 1,222 copies

With the Lightnings (1998) 963 copies

Queen of Demons (1998) 798 copies

Lt. Leary, Commanding (2000) 768 copies

Servant of the Dragon (1999) 640 copies

The Far Side of the Stars (2003) 637 copies

Hammer's Slammers (1979) 629 copies

An Oblique Approach (1998) 556 copies

The Way to Glory (2005) 503 copies

In the Heart of Darkness (1998) 501 copies

Redliners (1996) 500 copies

Mistress Of The Catacombs (2001) 493 copies

Cross the Stars (1984) 484 copies

Fortune's Stroke (2000) 462 copies

Some Golden Harbor (2006) 457 copies

The Tank Lords (1997) 453 copies

Destiny's Shield (1999) 444 copies

Northworld Trilogy [Northworld / Vengeance / Justice] (1999) 442 copies

Ranks of Bronze (1986) 441 copies

Starliner (1992) 425 copies

The Tide of Victory (2001) 415 copies

When the Tide Rises (2008) 398 copies

The Sharp End (1993) 385 copies

The Forge (1991) 384 copies

The Dance of Time (2006) 381 copies

Goddess of the Ice Realm (2003) 375 copies

At Any Price (1985) — Author — 351 copies

In the Stormy Red Sky (2009) 322 copies

Paying the Piper (2002) 314 copies

Master of the Cauldron (2004) 314 copies

The Chosen (1996) 307 copies

The Reformer (1999) — Author — 306 copies

The Tyrant (2002) 301 copies

The Complete Hammers's Slammers: Volume I (2005) 294 copies

Counting the Cost (1987) 290 copies

The Voyage (1994) 285 copies

What Distant Deeps (2010) 277 copies

Old Nathan (1991) 274 copies

Rolling Hot (1989) 273 copies

The Hammer (1992) — Author — 269 copies

Northworld (1990) 268 copies

Birds of Prey (1984) 263 copies

Killer (1985) 261 copies

The Fortress of Glass (2006) 260 copies

Foreign Legions (2001) 256 copies

The Anvil (1993) 253 copies

The Forlorn Hope (1984) 248 copies

Seas of Venus (2002) 248 copies

Patriots (1996) 244 copies

The Fleet (1988) — Editor; Contributor — 239 copies

Sea Hag (1998) 238 copies

All the Way to the Gallows (1996) 235 copies

Grimmer Than Hell (2003) 234 copies

Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny (1990) — Contributor — 233 copies

The Sword (1995) — Author — 230 copies

The Dragon Lord (1979) 224 copies

The World Turned Upside Down (2005) — Editor — 224 copies

The Steel (1993) 223 copies

Fortress (Tom Kelly) (1987) 218 copies

The Warrior (1991) 214 copies

The Road of Danger (2013) 207 copies

Igniting the Reaches (1994) 204 copies

Lest Darkness Fall & To Bring the Light (1996) 204 copies

Dagger (1988) 197 copies

An Honorable Defense (1988) 195 copies

Bridgehead (1986) 189 copies

The Complete Hammer's Slammers: Volume 2 (2006) 186 copies

Vengeance (Northworld, No. 2) (1991) 184 copies

Lacey and His Friends (1977) 182 copies

Caught in the Crossfire (1989) — Author — 180 copies

The Mirror of Worlds (2007) 180 copies

Surface Action (1990) 177 copies

The Sea Without a Shore (2014) 176 copies

Igniting the Reaches 2: Through the Breach (1995) 172 copies

Counter Attack (1988) — Editor; Contributor — 167 copies

The Butcher's Bill (1998) 163 copies

Mountain Magic (2004) 159 copies

Conqueror (2003) 153 copies

The War Machine (1989) 152 copies

Justice (Northworld, 3) (1992) 152 copies

Other Times Than Peace (2006) 152 copies

Cluster Command (1989) 146 copies

Warlord (2003) 144 copies

The Gods Return (2008) 143 copies

The Complete Hammer's Slammers: Vol. 3 (2007) 140 copies

Fireships (1996) 136 copies

Sworn Allies (1990) — Editor & Contributor — 135 copies

Breakthrough (1989) — Editor; Contributor — 133 copies

The Jungle (1943) 131 copies

Military Dimension (1973) — Author — 130 copies

Death's Bright Day (2016) 129 copies

Battlestations (2011) 128 copies

Target (1960) — Author — 114 copies

The Legions of Fire (2010) 112 copies

Dogs of War: Ten Classic Stories of Men and Machines in War (2002) — Editor — 110 copies

Kill Ratio (1987) 109 copies

Arc Riders (1995) 106 copies

Total War (1990) — Editor; Author — 105 copies

Armageddon (1998) — Editor — 105 copies

Vettius and His Friends (1989) 104 copies

Though Hell Should Bar the Way (2018) 101 copies

The Reaches (2004) 98 copies

Crisis (1991) — Editor; Contributor — 91 copies

Time Safari (1982) 87 copies

Skyripper (1983) 86 copies

Explorers in Hell (1989) 81 copies

Balefires (2007) 80 copies

The Spark (2017) — Author — 79 copies

Things Hunting Men (1988) 76 copies

The MILITARY DIMENSION: MARK II (1973) 70 copies

The Fourth Rome (1996) 70 copies

Enemy Of My Enemy (1995) 69 copies

Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn (2008) — Author — 69 copies

To Clear Away the Shadows (2019) 69 copies

Crown of Empire (1994) — Author — 67 copies

Into the Hinterlands (2011) 66 copies

A Separate Star (1989) 65 copies

Space Infantry (1950) 62 copies

Men Hunting Things (1988) 62 copies

Loose Cannon (2011) 62 copies

Space Dreadnoughts (1990) 60 copies

The Heretic (2013) 56 copies

Battlestation 2: Vanguard (Battlestation, Book 2) (1993) 53 copies

Out of the Waters (2011) 51 copies

Active Measures (1985) 51 copies

Hunter Returns (1951) 46 copies

The Eternal City (1989) — Author — 46 copies

From the Heart of Darkness (1983) 45 copies

Space Gladiators (1989) 45 copies

Bluebloods (1990) — Editor — 43 copies

The Storm (2019) 42 copies

The Savior (2014) 39 copies

Heads to the Storm (1989) 38 copies

Dinosaurs and a Dirigible (2014) 38 copies

Monsters of the Earth (2013) 37 copies

Night & Demons (2012) 31 copies

Into the Maelstrom (Citizen) (2015) 31 copies

The Square Deal (1992) 31 copies

A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1996) — Editor — 31 copies

Hope Reborn (General (Baen)) (2013) 30 copies

Air and Darkness: A novel (The Books of the Elements) (2015) 28 copies

Tyrannosaur (1998) 27 copies

Voyage Across the Stars (2012) 24 copies

Hope Rearmed (The General) (2014) 21 copies

The Serpent (Time of Heroes series Book 3) (2021) 20 copies

The Jungle With Clash by Night (1991) 20 copies

Hope Reformed (General (Drake)) (2014) 19 copies

Hope Renewed (The General) (2014) 18 copies

Team Yankee: The Graphic Novel (1989) 12 copies

Whispers, Volume 6, Number 1-2, December 1984 (1984) — Editor — 6 copies

The barrow troll (1975) 5 copies

Something Had To Be Done 5 copies

Counting the Cost & The Warrior (Hammer's Slammers) (2011) 5 copies

At Any Price & Rolling Hot: Hammer's Slammers Series (2011) 5 copies

Than Curse the Darkness 4 copies

Best Of Luck 4 copies

Die Geisterbrücke. Das Reich der Inseln 05. (2000) 4 copies

Lambs To The Slaughter 3 copies

The Fool 3 copies

A Grand Tour (1998) 3 copies

Contact! (1974) 3 copies

Die Königin der Dämonen. Das Reich der Inseln 04. (1999) 3 copies

Ranks of Bronze [short story] 3 copies

The End of the Hunt 3 copies

Up From Hell: A Tor.com Original (2016) 3 copies

Gefährten des Sturms. Das Reich der Inseln 01. (1998) 3 copies

The Hammers Slammers Handbook 3 copies

The End [short story] 2 copies

Nation Without Walls (1977) 2 copies

Working the Tables 2 copies

The Last Battalion (1977) 2 copies

Rescue Mission 2 copies

The Guardroom {short story} 2 copies

Arclight 2 copies

The Hunting Ground 2 copies

The Dancer In The Flames 2 copies

Lt. Leary. Geheimbasis Gehenna (2008) 2 copies

Votary 2 copies

Elfin Pipes Of Northworld {short story} 2 copies

Hammer's Slammers Handbook 2 copies

Children Of The Forest 2 copies

Firefight 2 copies

Men Like Us 2 copies

Dragons' Teeth 2 copies

The Elf House 2 copies

Underground 2 copies

Hangman 2 copies

The Darkness 2 copies

The False Prophet 2 copies

The Day of Glory 2 copies

Cadet Cruise [novelette] 1 copy

Bedding {short story} 1 copy

The Master Of Demons 1 copy

The Song Of The Bone 1 copy

Whispers Vol 1 #3 Mar '74 featuring The Shortest Way 1 copy

Hammer's Slammers the Butcher's Bill Omnibus 1 copy

The Midshipman [short story] (2018) 1 copy

Autograph, (S.F. Writer), S. 8x10 Photo Book Page 1 copy

Lord Of The Depths 1 copy

Hammers Slammers & The Tank Lords 1 copy

The Shortest Way 1 copy

Le Seigneur des Isles, tome 2 : La Reine des démons (2010) 1 copy

Świat Northa 1 copy

Whispers Vol 1 #2 Dec '73 featuring The Song Of The Bone 1 copy

'Cause I Served My Time in Hell [Short fiction] (1986) 1 copy

Black Iron 1 copy

Time Safari [short story] 1 copy

Servants of the Dragon 1 copy

Clash by Night 1 copy

Hammer's Slammers & At Any Price & Rolling Hot & Ranks of Bronze ( Set of 4 Books ) 1 copy

The Land Toward Sunset (short story) (1995) 1 copy

The Box 1 copy

The Bullhead 1 copy

The Gold 1 copy

The Bull 1 copy

Nemesis Place 1 copy

Denkirch 1 copy

Out Of Africa 1 copy

Inheritor 1 copy

Calibration Run 1 copy

Airborne All The Way! 1 copy

The Red Leer 1 copy

A Land Of Romance 1 copy

SEIGNEUR DES ISLES (LE) V.02 : LA REINE DES DÉMONS (2009) 1 copy

Awakening 1 copy

Smokie Joe 1 copy

The Automatic Rifleman 1 copy

SEIGNEUR DES ISLES (LE) (2008) 1 copy

Mission Accomplished 1 copy

A Clear Signal 1 copy

Sir George And The Dragon 1 copy

The Predators 1 copy

The Church Of The Lord's Universe 1 copy

With The Sword He Must Be Slain 1 copy

Coming Up Against It 1 copy

The Tradesmen 1 copy

Failure Mode 1 copy

Facing The Enemy 1 copy

Smash And Grab 1 copy

Carthago Delenda Est 1 copy

The Butcher's Bill [short story] 1 copy

Team Effort [short story] 1 copy

When the Devil Drives [novelette] 1 copy

Lord of the Isles Books 1-3: Lord of the Isles, Queen of Demons, Servant of the Dragon 1 copy

The Murder of Hallet's Comet [short story] 1 copy

Safe To Sea 1 copy

Dreams in Amber 1 copy

A Death In Peacetime 1 copy

The Interrogation Team 1 copy

The Three Walls— 32 Nd Campaign 1 copy

The Price Of The Stars 1 copy

A Very Offensive Weapon [novella] (1995) 1 copy

The Enchanted Bunny 1 copy

Blood Debt 1 copy

Save What You Can 1 copy

The Great Wizard, Cabbage 1 copy

The Mantichore 1 copy

Choosing Sides 1 copy

HAMMER'S SLAMMERS: Hammer's Slammers; Cross the Stars; At Any Price; Counting the Cost; The Warrior; The Sharp End; The 1 copy

The Flames of Sunset 1 copy

Ghosts of the Past 1 copy

Codex 1 copy

But Loyal to His Own 1 copy

Band Of Brothers 1 copy

The Butcher's Bliss 1 copy

Tommy Powers and the Sorcerer of Akmindo Teeki (2005) 1 copy

Tommy Powers and the Replicator of Rio Azul (2005) 1 copy

Tommy Powers and the Sage of the Calibrators (2005) 1 copy

Tommy Powers and the Mutant Stranger (2005) 1 copy

The Way We Die 1 copy

Under The Hammer 1 copy

Supertanks 1 copy

As Our Strength Lessens 1 copy

Cross the Stars-Can: Battle for Stalingra 1 copy

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The Compleat Enchanter (1975) — Preface, some editions — 638 copies

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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 448 copies

A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1994) — Contributor — 393 copies

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Honor of the Regiment (1993) — Contributor, some editions — 298 copies

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Heroes in Hell (1986) — Contributor — 279 copies

The Warmasters (2002) — Contributor — 276 copies

There Will Be War (1983) — Contributor — 269 copies

The Burning Eye (1988) — Contributor — 227 copies

Cats in Space...and Other Places (1992) — Contributor — 218 copies

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100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995) — Contributor — 217 copies

Catfantastic V (1999) — Contributor — 215 copies

Forever After (1995) — Contributor — 210 copies

Men of War (1984) — Contributor — 190 copies

Elemental (2006) — Contributor — 177 copies

Drakas! (2000) — Contributor — 172 copies

The Sword & Sorcery Anthology (2012) — Introduction; Contributor — 158 copies

Rebels In Hell (1986) — Contributor — 154 copies

Infinite Stars (2017) — Contributor — 148 copies

Body Armor/2000 (1986) — Author — 143 copies

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributor — 142 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2010 (2010) — Contributor — 136 copies

The Dragon Done It (2008) — Contributor — 135 copies

Dragons: The Greatest Stories (1997) — Contributor — 123 copies

Vampires: The Greatest Stories (1997) — Contributor — 122 copies

Angels in Hell (1987) — Contributor — 118 copies

Warrior (1986) — Contributor — 114 copies

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy (2020) — Contributor — 113 copies

Combat SF (1951) — Author — 111 copies

Swords Against Darkness (1977) — Contributor — 108 copies

Prophets in Hell (1989) — Contributor — 107 copies

The Mammoth Book of SF Wars (2012) — Contributor — 102 copies

Masters in Hell (1987) — Contributor — 98 copies

Whispers: An Anthology of Fantasy and Horror (1977) — Contributor — 96 copies

Free Lancers (1987) — Contributor — 96 copies

Tapestries: An Anthology (Magic : the Gathering) (1995) — Contributor — 95 copies

Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) — Contributor — 91 copies

The American Fantasy Tradition (2002) — Contributor — 90 copies

Crusaders in Hell (1987) — Contributor — 88 copies

War in Hell (1988) — Contributor — 87 copies

Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories (1939) — some editions — 86 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 5: Giants (1985) — Contributor — 84 copies

Call to Battle! (1988) — Contributor — 83 copies

The Best of the Bolos : Their Finest Hour (2010) — Contributor — 82 copies

After War (1985) — Contributor — 80 copies

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The Baen Big Book of Monsters (2014) — Contributor — 36 copies

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Whispers V (1985) — Contributor — 34 copies

100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996) — Contributor — 33 copies

Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies

Star Destroyers (2018) — Contributor — 32 copies

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Far Reaches of Fear (1976) — Contributor — 29 copies

The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Volume 2 (2016) — Contributor — 29 copies

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