12-10-2023, 10:33 PM
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RIP David Drake
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12-10-2023, 11:15 PM
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I knew he was having health issues that last few years but still very sad to hear the news that he had passed.
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12-11-2023, 07:53 AM
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He was very upfront about his problems, but never once did you hear him complaining. One of my top favorite authors. I liked the realism his books projected and how he never glorified war.
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12-11-2023, 09:32 AM
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I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting us know.
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12-11-2023, 12:01 PM
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I misread the thread title initially as "RIP David Duke" and was both confused and concerned.
I'm not familiar with Drake's oeuvre, but I have to laud his ingenuity for coming up with a series title like "Hammer's Slammers". |
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12-12-2023, 11:22 AM
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I guess the payment schedule's over. . .
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12-12-2023, 11:57 PM
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I knew he was sick and thought I remembered he was not really writing anymore as a result. I really enjoyed a lot of his books, and read most of them, even after I generally bounced off Baen. Very sad to see him go.
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01-03-2024, 03:43 PM
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On the official David Drake page, his family members have a tribute plus a link to give to a charity (a scholarship fund) that David Drake supported.
Baen is offering a David Drake eBook sale as a tribute. You can get one dollar off individual eBooks -- or get the whole bundle for $87.87. The bundle can be viewed at the David Drake Collection page. I know this isn't a huge discount -- but keep it in mind if you're looking to support his family, buy eBooks you missed, etc. |
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01-03-2024, 04:49 PM
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Hope Reborn by David Drake and S. M. Stirling March Upcountry by David Weber and John Ringo Redliners, Second Edition by David Drake A Desert Called Peace, Second Edition by Tom Kratman Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn by David Drake and Eric Flint Lord of a Shattered Land by Howard Andrew Jones Old Nathan by David Drake Witchy Eye, Second Edition by D.J. Butler Lord of the Isles by David Drake Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia The Spark by David Drake The God Stalker Chronicles by P. C. Hodgell Starliner, Second Edition by David Drake Slow Train to Arcturus by Eric Flint and Dave Freer Night & Demons by David Drake Weird World War III edited by Sean Patrick Hazle Apache |
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01-03-2024, 05:17 PM
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01-03-2024, 07:41 PM
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If you want to try some of David Drake's stories, I think the Hammers Slammers Baen CD is still available at the Fifth Imperium. But you have to download the entire ISO or CD file (here) and not the individual files. |
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01-04-2024, 08:17 AM
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I have and have read all of David Drake's books. He was one of my favorite Military Sci Fi authors. I liked that he did not glorify war. I have been listening to some of them since he died.
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01-30-2024, 10:57 AM
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A David Drake book was guaranteed to be entertaining, and often thoughtful - like taking a tourist trip to other times and places, and getting a peek at the machine works.
I'd have liked to have more of his Roman tales, as in Vettius and his Friends. |
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02-06-2024, 09:41 PM
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Man - I hate it when I come here and see one of my fav authors has died. Glad people let us know, hate that favorite authors have passed.
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07-13-2024, 04:25 PM
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I enjoyed a lot of his writing over the years.
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