Order of David Drake Books

David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. He is the author of the Hammer’s Slammers, Lord of the Isles and Lt. Leary series as well as the creator of the Raj Whitehall and Belisarius series. David graduated from the University of Iowa with honours. He then began attending the Duke University School of Law before being drafted to the U.S. Army and heading to Vietnam and Cambodia. David lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

David Drake became a published novelist in 1979 when he published both Hammer’s Slammers and the standalone novel The Dragon Lord. Below is a list of David Drake’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Time of Heroes Books

The Spark	(2017)
The Storm	(2019)
The Serpent	(2021)

Publication Order of Hammer's Slammers Books

Hammer's Slammers	(1979)
At Any Price	(1985)
Counting the Cost	(1987)
Rolling Hot	(1989)
The Warrior	(1991)
The Sharp End	(1993)
Paying the Piper	(2002)
The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1	(2005)
The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 2	(2006)
The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 3	(2007)

Publication Order of Hammerverse Books

The Forlorn Hope	(1984)
Cross The Stars	(1984)
The Voyage	(1994)

Publication Order of Tom Kelly Books

Skyripper	(1983)
Fortress	(1987)

Publication Order of Ranks Of Bronze Books

Ranks of Bronze

(1986)

Publication Order of Heroes In Hell Books

(with C.J. Cherryh)

Masters in Hell (With: C.J. Cherryh)	(1987)
Explorers in Hell	(1989)

Publication Order of World Of Crystal Walls Books

The Sea Hag

(1988)

Publication Order of Starhunters Books

Men Hunting Things	(1988)
Things Hunting Men	(1988)
Bluebloods	(1990)

Publication Order of Thieves' World Novels Books

Dagger

(1988)

Publication Order of Crisis of Empire Books

(with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, William C. Dietz)

An Honorable Defense	(1988)
Cluster Command (By: William C. Dietz)	(1989)
The War Machine	(1989)
Crown of Empire (With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)	(2012)

Publication Order of Northworld Books

Northworld	(1990)
Vengeance	(1991)
Justice	(1992)

Publication Order of Seas of Venus Books

Surface Action	(1990)
The Jungle	(1992)

Publication Order of Raj Whitehall/The General Books

The Forge (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1991)
The Hammer (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1992)
The Anvil (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1993)
The Steel (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1993)
The Sword (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1995)
The Chosen (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1996)
The Reformer (With: S.M. Stirling)	(1999)
The Tyrant (With: Eric Flint)	(2002)
The Heretic (With: )	(2013)
The Savior (With: )	(2014)

Publication Order of Car Warriors Books

The Square Deal

(1992)

Publication Order of War and Honor Books

Blood and War

(1993)

Publication Order of Reaches Books

Igniting the Reaches	(1994)
Through the Breach	(1995)
Fireships	(1996)

Publication Order of ARC Riders Books

ARC Riders	(1995)
The Fourth Rome	(1996)

Publication Order of Lord of the Isles Books

Lord of the Isles	(1997)
Queen of Demons	(1998)
Servant of the Dragon	(1999)
Mistress of the Catacombs	(2001)
Goddess of the Ice Realm	(2003)
Master of the Cauldron	(2004)

Publication Order of Belisarius Books

(with Eric Flint)

An Oblique Approach (With: Eric Flint)	(1998)
In the Heart of Darkness (With: Eric Flint)	(1998)
Destiny's Shield (With: Eric Flint)	(1999)
Fortune's Stroke (With: Eric Flint)	(2000)
The Tide of Victory (With: Eric Flint)	(2001)
The Dance of Time (With: Eric Flint)	(2006)

Publication Order of Lt. Leary / RCN Books

With the Lightnings	(1998)
Lt. Leary, Commanding	(2000)
The Far Side of the Stars	(2003)
The Way to Glory	(2005)
Some Golden Harbor	(2006)
When the Tide Rises	(2008)
In the Stormy Red Sky	(2009)
What Distant Deeps	(2010)
The Road of Danger	(2012)
The Sea Without a Shore	(2014)
Death's Bright Day	(2016)
Though Hell Should Bar the Way	(2018)
To Clear Away the Shadows	(2019)

Publication Order of Crown Of The Isles Books

The Fortress of Glass	(2006)
The Mirror of Worlds	(2007)
The Gods Return	(2008)

Publication Order of The Books of the Elements Books

The Legions of Fire	(2010)
Out of the Waters	(2011)
Monsters of the Earth	(2013)
Air and Darkness	(2015)

Publication Order of Citizen Books

Into the Hinterlands	(2011)
Into the Maelstrom	(2015)

Publication Order of The Fleet Books

The Fleet	(1988)
Counter Attack	(1988)
Breakthrough	(1989)
Sworn Allies	(1990)
Total War	(1990)
Crisis	(1991)

Publication Order of Battlestations Books

Battlestations	(1992)
The Vanguard	(1993)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Dragon Lord	(1979)
Birds of Prey	(1984)
Killer	(1985)
Active Measures	(1985)
Strangers and Lovers	(1985)
Bridgehead	(1986)
Lacey and His Friends	(1986)
Kill Ratio	(1987)
Vettius and His Friends	(1989)
The Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny (With: L. Sprague de Camp)	(1990)
The Hunter Returns	(1991)
Old Nathan	(1991)
Starliner	(1992)
Tyrannosaur	(1994)
Enemy of My Enemy	(1995)
Patriots	(1996)
Redliners	(1996)
Other Times Than Peace	(2006)
Voyage Across the Stars	(2012)
Dinosaurs & a Dirigible	(2014)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Time Safari	(1982)
From the Heart of Darkness	(1983)
The Military Dimension	(1991)
The Military Dimension Mark II	(1995)
All the Way to the Gallows	(1996)
Grimmer Than Hell	(2003)
Balefires	(2007)
NightDemons	(2012)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Window of Opportunity

(1984)

Publication Order of Magic: The Gathering: Anthology Books

Tapestries	(1995)
Magic: The Gathering Distant Planes (By: )	(1996)
Rath and Storm (By: Philip Athans,,J. Robert King,Peter Archer,Kij Johnson,,,Michael G. Ryan)	(1998)
The Colors of Magic (By: Richard Lee Byers,Loren L. Coleman,,Jeff Grubb,J. Robert King,Paul B. Thompson,Don Perrin,,,,Vance Moore)	(1999)
The Myths of Magic (By: Philip Athans,Richard Lee Byers,,J. Robert King,Paul B. Thompson,Scott McGough,Michael G. Ryan,,Vance Moore)	(2000)
The Dragons of Magic (By: Edo Van Belkom,Brian M. Thomsen,,,,J. Robert King,Paul B. Thompson,,Scott McGough,,Vance Moore)	(2001)
The Secrets of Magic (By: Philip Athans,J. Robert King,Paul B. Thompson,,Scott McGough,Vance Moore,,,Cory J. Herndon)	(2002)
The Monsters of Magic (By: Brian M. Thomsen,,,J. Robert King,Paul B. Thompson,Stephen D. Sullivan,,Scott McGough,,Vance Moore)	(2003)
Path of the Planeswalker: A Magic: The Gathering Graphic Anthology (By: )	(2009)

Publication Order of The Book of Cthulhu Books

The Book of Cthulhu	(2011)
The Book of Cthulhu II	(2012)
Anthology series. Numerous authors.

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction	(1985)
Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers	(1988)
Power	(1991)
Cats in Space... and Other Places	(1992)
Foreign Legions	(2001)
The Warmasters	(2002)
Mountain Magic	(2004)
The Space Opera Renaissance	(2006)
Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories	(2011)
The Book of Cthulhu	(2011)
Weird World War III	(2020)

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Notes: The Raj Whitehall/General novels The Forge, The Hammer, The Anvil, The Steel, The Sword, The Chosen and The Reformer were co-authored by S.M. Stirling. The Tyrant was co-authored with Eric Flint. The Heretic was co-authored by Tony Daniel.

Blood and War was written with Christopher Stasheff and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and created by Gordon R. Dickson. The ARC Riders series and the novels Active Measures, Kill Ratio, Target and Explorers in Hell were co-authored by Janet Morris. The Belisarius series was co-authored with Eric Flint. The Citizen series is co-authored by John Lambshead.

Killer was co-authored by Karl Edward Wagner. The Undesired Princess and the Enchanted Bunny was co-authored by L. Sprague de Camp. The Hunter Returns was co-authored by Jim Kjelgaard. Enemy of My Enemy was co-authored by Ben Ohlander. Masters in Hell was written with C.J. Cherryh, Bill Kerby and Janet Morris. Window of Opportunity: A Blueprint for the Future was written by Newt Gingrich and Marianne Gingrich.

The Warmasters also has stories by Eric Flint and David Weber. Mountain Magic also has stories by Eric Flint, Henry Kuttner and Ryk E. Spoor. Lest Darkness Fall & Related Stories also has stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Frederik Pohl and S.M. Stirling.

An Honorable Defense was co-authored by Thomas T. Thomas. Cluster Command was written with William C. Dietz (as W.C. Dietz). The War Machine was co-authored by Roger MacBride Allen. Crown of Empire was co-authored by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.

The Fleet anthology series, Battlestation anthology series and the anthology The Far Stars War were edited with Bill Fawcett. A Century of Horror, 1970-1979 was edited with Martin H. Greenberg. Space Gladiators, Space Infantry and Space Dreadnoughts were edited with Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh. A Separate Star and Heads to the Storm were edited with Sandra Miesel. Armageddon was edited with Billie Sue Mosiman. Foreign Legions was edited with Eric Flint and David Weber. The World Turned Upside Down was edited with Jim Baen and Eric Flint.

David Drake Synopsis: In Lacey and His Friends by David Drake, 21st century cop Jed Lacey lives in a world where camera watch citizens’ every move. They watch them as they walk or sleep, searching for any possible crime. If a crime is suspected, it’s Lacey’s turn to go to work.

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