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Grimmer than hell / David Drake.

by Drake, David.

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Baen ; Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2003.

Life on other planets -- Fiction.

9780743435901 (alk. paper)

0743435907 (alk. paper)

373 p. ; 25 cm.

"A Baen Books Original".

Introduction : Coming home by the long way -- Rescue mission -- When the devil drives -- Team effort -- The end -- Smash and grab -- Mission accomplished -- Facing the enemy -- Failure mode -- The tradesmen -- Coming up against it -- With the sword he must be slain -- Nation without walls -- The predators -- Underground.

"Fourteen short stories and an introduction make up the latest, highly recommended collection from a leading light of military sf. The first six stories, as much space opera as military sf, constitute Drake's contribution to the shared (by several writers) world series The Fleet, and the final three, featuring future policeman Lacey, recall the contents of Lacey and His Friends (1986). Lacey, like many other early Drake protagonists, has very few friends; in his society, however, most people aren't to be trusted with friendship. Ditto for conditions in the shared-world story "The Tradesmen," from Drakas! (2000), a shared-world opus amassed by S. M. Stirling and set in his Draka universe. Distinctly Drakean single shots include "With the Sword He Must Be Slain," and the introduction puts everything in perspective with a minimum of apologetics, compressing Drake's psychological history since the Vietnam War into a short essay valuable to new and old fans alike."--Booklist.

Science fiction.

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