Cover art: Donato
Onward, Drake!
Baen Books published a tribute book in conjunction with World Fantasy Con in November 2015, where Dave, who turned 70 that year, was a Special Guest.
There are stories and essays from John Lambshead, Cecelia Holland, Barry Malzberg, Toni Weisskpt, Eric Flint, Larry Correia, Eric S Brown, Sarah Van Name and others.
There are two new stories by Dave himself. He describes them as “a humorous fantasy of 8700 words, and a Hammer story of 12K which isn’t by any stretch of the imagination humorous.”
The complete table of contents:
Introduction: It’s About Time – Mark L. Van Name
The Great Wizard, Cabbage – David Drake
Incubator – Gene Wolfe
A Flat Affect – Eric Flint
SUM – Cecelia Holland
David Drake – Tom Doherty
The Crate Warrior, the Doppelganger, and the Idea Woman – Mur Lafferty
Working with Dave, or, Inmates in Bellevue – S.M. Stirling
Hell Hounds – Tony Daniel
Technical Advantage – John Lambshead
Saracens – T.C. McCarthy
The One that Got Away – Eric S. Brown
Appreciating Dave – Toni Weisskopf
Swimming from Joe – Barry N. Malzberg
The Village of Yesteryear – Sarah Van Name
The Trouble with Telepaths – Hank Davis
A Cog In Time – Sarah A. Hoyt
All That’s Left – Mark L. Van Name
The Losing Side – Larry Correia
Save What You Can – David Drake
There was a SIGNED LIMITED LEATHER BOUND EDITION: Baen | 400 pages | ISBN 9781476780887 | October 2015 | List Price $35.00
There also is a hardcover, a trade paper edition, kindled version, and a mass market edition.
And for fun, the folks at Baen had a good time preparing a “new cover treatment” for the tribute book. They presented it to Dave, who laughed a great deal. Here’s their version of the cover (click on the images for larger versions):
Onward Drake Joke Cover