The Complete Hammer's Slammers: Vol. 3
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439133964 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 752 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
If your nation or your planet is under attack, and you want plaster saints to save the day well, lots of luck, and it’s been nice knowing you. The Third of Three Volumes Collecting the Complete Best-Selling Series That Rocketed David Drake to Military Science Fiction Stardom. This Omni-Trade paperback volume collects the two full-length novels, The Sharp End and Paying the Piper, plus “The Darkness,” a novelette which has not appeared in previous Slammers books. Drake, a Vietnam vet who served in the Blackhorse Regiment, uses prose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank to portray the men and women of Hammer's Regiment. Each volume will also include a Slammers story not collected i
Complete your collection. David Drake does military fantasy like one who has been there, probably because he has. This anthology gathers together the post-Presidentâ Hammer novels.. "Best of the best of the best!" according to G. Clark. Best of the three. None of the Hammers Slammers stories are a quick read. All of are worth reading.. Great military SF reading John Thompson David Drake portrays a realistic vision of futuristic armored combat. The first Hammer's Slammers novel I read I quickly realized that the author must have had actual experience in armored combat because the movements could only be described by someone who had been there. Years later I found out that Drake was in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, a unit on w
. Among his other Baen titles are Ranks of Bronze, All the Way to the Gallows, Redliners, and many more. His “Lord of the Isles” fantasy novels for Tor are genre best sellers. David Drake was attending DukeUniversityLawSchool when he was drafted. Upon return he completed his law degree at Duke and was for eight years Assistant Town Attorney for
He has been a full-time freelance writer since 1981. Besides the best-selling Hammer’s Slammers series, his books for Baen include the popular Leary of the RCN series, with seven volumes so far: With the Lightnings; Lt. His “Lord of the Isles” fantasy novels for Tor are genre best sellers. Leary, Commanding; The Far Side of the Stars; The Way to Glory; Some Golden Harbor, When the Tide Rises and In the Stormy Red Sky. Upon return he complete