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TOP AUTHORS PAY TRIBUTE TO A MASTER. David Drake has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is considered the Grand Master of Military Science Fiction. Now, top authors in the field pay tribute to the man and his work in this allnew collection of stories and essays.David Drake has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres. Now, top authors in the science fiction and fantasy field pay tribute to the man and his work in this allnew collection of stories and essays.Bestselling author David Drake has been creating topnotch military science fiction, space opera, and fantasy novels and stories for decades. In this alloriginal collection that appears as Drake is a Special Guest of the 2015 World Fantasy Convention, a stellar lineup of writers pays tribute to Drake with stories as broad in range as his own fiction. Each one comes with an illuminating afterword explaining the connection of the story to Drake and his work.In Eric Flints A Flat Affect a king is no match for a pair of storytellersGene Wolfe takes us to a strange and wondrous future in IncubatorLarry Correia examines what its like to face Hammers Slammers from The Losing SideS.M. Stirling offers an insiders view of Working with Dave, or, Inmates in BellevueMur Lafferty shows what happens when a fairy visitor receives an unexpected welcome in The Crate Warrior, the Doppelganger, and the Idea WomanThe book also features two new pieces from Drake himself: The Great Wizard, Cabbage, a comic historical fantasy, and Save What You Can, the first new Hammers Slammers story in nearly a decade!With more stories from editor Mark L. Van Name, Cecelia Holland, T.C. McCarthy, Barry N. Malzberg, Sarah Hoyt, Tony Daniel, John Lambshead, Hank Davis, Eric S. Brown, and Sarah Van Name, as well as appreciations from Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf and Tor founder and Publisher Tom Doherty, Onward, Drake! is a collection that fans of Drakes fictionand anyone who enjoys a good storywill not want to miss!About Onward, Drake!:'[R]uns the gamut from lighthearted, humorous pieces to touching tributes to the works star, focusing largely on his military service. . . . Each story in the work pays tribute to some aspect of Drake and each tribute celebrates the life and contributions of one of the fields masters.'Publishers WeeklyPraise for the work of David Drake:[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tankrivals Crane and Remarque Chicago SunTimesDrake couldnt write a bad action scene at gunpoint. Booklist[R]ousing oldfashioned space opera. Publishers WeeklyThe fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want more! Philadelphia Weekly Press[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the author goes alongcharacter development combined with firstrate action and memorable world designs. SFReader.com