David Drake

Lists of Dave’s Books and Short Fiction:

*Chronological list of first editions of novels
*Alphabetical list of first editions of novels
*Books for which Dave wrote the outlines
*Books/Anthologies edited by David Drake
*Dave’s short fiction: Chronological by first publication date
*Dave’s short fiction: Alphabetical by title of story
*Miscellaneous writings such as essays, comments, book introductions and odd pieces that don’t fit elsewhere.

PDF of Working Bibliography of Dave’s Writing, which includes all books, short fiction, essays and miscellaneous writings. It’s always a draft in progress.  Updated August 2012.

Some links to places you can find Dave’s books.

Dave’s novels and anthologies in chronological order by first publication date:

HAMMER’S SLAMMERS (Hammer Series) (Ace/1979) Dave’s comments
THE DRAGON LORD (Putnams/1979) Dave’s comments
TIME SAFARI (Tor/1982) Dave’s comments
FROM THE HEART OF DARKNESS (Tor/1983) Dave’s comments
SKYRIPPER (Tor/1983) Dave’s comments
CROSS THE STARS (Connected to Hammer Series) (Tor/1984) Dave’s Afterword
BIRDS OF PREY (Baen/1984) Dave’s comments  continue reading…

Dave’s novels and anthologies (first editions)  in alphabetical order:

ACTIVE MEASURES (with Janet Morris) (Baen/1985)
ALL THE WAY TO THE GALLOWS (Baen/1996) Dave’s Comments
ARC RIDERS (with Janet Morris) (Warner/1995)
AT ANY PRICE (Hammer Series) (Baen/1985) Contents
BALEFIRES (Night Shade/2007) Contents
BIRDS OF PREY (Baen/1984) Dave’s comments
BRIDGEHEAD (Tor/1986) Dave’s comments continue reading…

Updated June 2011

Dave wrote detailed plot outlines (5,000-15,000 words) plots for other writers to develop into novels. As Dave says, “They did the real work of developing the outline into a novel. I don’t consider my involvement to be that of a real co-author, but my name goes on the cover, so we’ll list them here.” These include:

The Crisis of Empire Series:

An Honorable Defense. With Thomas T. Thomas, 1988,  Baen.
Cluster Command. With W. C. Dietz. 1989, Baen.
The War Machine. With Roger MacBride Allen. 1989, Baen.
Crown of Empire. With Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. 1994, Baen.

Armageddon. D. Drake, B. S. Mosiman and M. H. Greenberg, eds. 1998,  Baen.

Battlestation Book One. D. Drake and B. Fawcett, eds. Battlestation Series. 1992, Ace.
——— reprinted in Battlestations. D. Drake and B. Fawcett, eds. 2011, Prime Books.

Battlestation: Vanguard. D. Drake and B. Fawcett, eds. Ace ed. Battlestation Series. 1993, Ace Books.
——— reprinted in Battlestations. D. Drake and B. Fawcett, eds. 2011, Prime Books.

Beyond the Borders, by R. E. Howard. D. Drake, ed. 1996, Baen.

Bluebloods. D. Drake, ed. Starhunters Series. 1990, Baen.

Bran Mak Morn, by R. E. Howard. D. Drake, ed. 1995, Baen. continue reading…

Denkirch, Travellers by Night (anth), 1967
Lord of the Depths, Dark Things (anth), 1971
Arclight, F&SF, April, 1973
The Song of the Bone, Whispers (mag), December, 1973
The Shortest Way, Whispers (mag), March, 1974
Killer (with Karl Edward Wagner), Midnight Sun, #1, 1974
Contact!, Analog, October, 1974
Under the Hammer, Galaxy, October, 1974
The Butcher’s Bill, Galaxy, November, 1974
Something Had to be Done, F&SF, February, 1975
The Master of Demons, Dark Horizons, #11 Winter/Spring, 1975
Ranks of Bronze, Galaxy, August, 1975
Dragons’ Teeth, Midnight Sun, #2 Summer/Fall, 1975 continue reading…

Updated August 2012

“The Automatic Rifleman” Destinies, Fall 1980.
——— From the Heart of Darkness. 1983, New York, NY: Tor.
——— Balefires, 2007, San Francisco: Night Shade Books.
——— Balefires, 2009, San Francisco: Night Shade Books.
——— Night & Demons, 2012, Riverdale, NY: Baen.

“Awakening” Nameless Places, G. W. Page, ed. 1975, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House.
——— 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment, S. Dziemianowicz, R. Weinberg and M. H. Greenberg, eds. 1998, New York, NY: Barnes & Noble.
——— Balefires, 2007, San Francisco: Night Shade Books.
——— Balefires, 2009, San Francisco: Night Shade Books.
——— Night & Demons, 2012, Riverdale, NY: Baen. continue reading…

Updated August 2012

Essays, Comments, Book Introductions, etc

“Accidentally and By the Back Door” The New York Review of Science Fiction, 2004. 17:3(195): p. 17-18.
——— The Complete Hammer’s Slammers v.1. 2006, San Francisco CA: Night Shade Books.
——— The Complete Hammer’s Slammers v.1. 2006, New York, NY: SFBC.
——— The Complete Hammer’s Slammers v.1. 2009, Riverdale, NY: Baen.

“Afterword” Assignment in Eternity, by R. A. Heinlein. 2012, Riverdale, NY: Baen.

 “Afterword” The Cold Equations & Other Stories, by T. Godwin. E. Flint, ed. 2003, Riverdale, NY: Baen.

“Alien Landscape with Figures” The New York Review of Science Fiction, 2005. 17:11(203): p. 6.
——— Warriors of the Steppes, by H. Lamb. H. A. Jones, ed. 2006, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
——— Warriors of the Steppes, by H. Lamb. H. A. Jones, ed. 2006, Amazon Kindle eBook. continue reading…

Some links to places you can find Dave’s books:

• Baen Books
• Authorized electronic versions through BaenEBooks.com
• The Tor.Com Store
• Tor-Forge at Macmillan
• Night Shade Books
• Audible.com
• AudiobookStand.com
• AddALL.com In Print Book Search
• AddALL.com Used and Out of Print Search