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7 unusual facts about David Drake


Aubrey–Maturin series

The Republic of Cinnabar Navy series of science-fiction novels written by David Drake were directly inspired by the Aubrey–Maturin series.

Kingdom of Aksum

The Aksumite Empire is portrayed as the main ally of Byzantium in the Belisarius series by David Drake and Eric Flint published by Baen Books.

Queen of Demons

Queen of Demons (1998) is a fantasy novel in the series, Lord of the Isles by author David Drake.

The Complete Compleat Enchanter

1989, US, Baen Books ISBN 0-671-69809-5, Pub date March 1989, Paperback as The Complete Compleat Enchanter with a preface by David Drake

The first US edition appeared under the title The Complete Compleat Enchanter, and replaces the foreword with a preface by David Drake.

The Excalibur Alternative

It is one of several novels based on the premise of David Drake's 1986 novel Ranks of Bronze.

Thomas Thurston Thomas

He has also contributed one title, An Honorable Defense (1988), to the Crisis of Empire series (with David Drake), and the novelette Hey Diddle Diddle to the fifth installment of the Man-Kzin Wars series (based in the Known Space Universe of Larry Niven).


The Year's Best Horror Stories

Veterans among the contributing authors included Brian Lumley, David Drake, Eddy C. Bertin, Kit Reed, Lisa Tuttle, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Ramsey Campbell, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King, and Tanith Lee; some of the then-newcomers to the field featured were Al Sarrantonio, Dennis Etchison, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Juleen Brantingham, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.


see also

The Forlorn Hope

David Drake, in the link listed below, states to have been inspired by Anabasis by the Greek general/historian Xenophon.