David Drake

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

1. David Drake is the Dean of military science fiction and author of the best-selling Hammer’s Slammers series. Many writers of military SF get their background from books, but Vietnam veteran Drake has been there and done that, giving his work an unmatched gritty realism. 2. His novels of the military exploits of the brilliant young RCN officer Daniel Leary (who has gone from Lieutenant to Captain) and his friend and colleague Adele Mundy, computer spy and crack shot, have been top-sellers. 3. The RCN series has strong appeal for the enormous audience for David Weber’s best-selling Honor Harrington novels. 4. Trade advertising 5. Consumer advertising in Locus, more 6. Huge distribution of ARCs to top accounts and reviewers. 7. Four-page color brochure. 8. BookSense mailing 9. Teaser chapter in When the Tide Rises mass market 10. Postcards 11. Bookmarks 12. Incremental co-op available DANIEL LEARY IS CINNABAR'S MOST SUCCESSFUL SPACE CAPTAIN; HIS FRIEND, LADY ADELE MUNDY, IS ITS MOST EFFICIENT SPY--BUT THEY'VE GOT THEIR HANDS FULL THIS TIME AS THEY FACE: • A Cinnabar Senator furious at losing an election—and still powerful enough to make her anger deadly. • The boy ruler of a star cluster who thinks he's a god—and who can sign the death warrants of even Cinnabar officials if a mad whimsy tells him to. • A world of slaves and escaped slaves, where the most savage beasts in the jungle used to be human. • An enemy base that could shrug off attack by powerful battlefleets—but which must fall to a single cruiser if Cinnabar is to survive. From palace to reeking jungle, from gunfights in grimy hangars to the flagship's bridge during a sprawling space battle, Leary and Mundy are in the thick of it again. Watch the galaxy explode—IN THE STORMY RED SKY

In the Stormy Red Sky

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Captain Daniel Leary and Adele Mundy are Back in Action, and the Stakes Have Never Been Higher. First Time in Paperback for This Novel in Best-Selling David Drake’s Popular RCN Space Adventure Series. “Drake improves a classic military sf saga with fast action, wonderfully complex politics, and some of the most insightful characterization of his career.” —Booklist Daniel Leary is Cinnabar's most successful space captain; his friend, Lady Adele Mundy, is its most efficient spy—but they've got their hands full this time as they face: A Cinnabar Senator furious at losing an election—and still powerful enough to make her anger deadly. The boy ruler of a star cluster who thinks he's a god—and who can sign the death warrants of even Cinnabar officials if a mad whimsy tells him to. A world of slaves and escaped slaves, where the most savage beasts in the jungle used to be human. An enemy base that could shrug off attack by powerful battlefleets—but which must fall to a single cruiser if Cinnabar is to survive. From palace to reeking jungle, from gunfights in grimy hangars to the flagship's bridge during a sprawling space battle, Leary and Mundy are in the thick of it again. Watch the galaxy explode—IN THE STORMY RED SKY

Category - Fiction / Sci-Fi

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Good

Listed - 8 months ago

Views - 4

Ships From - Florida

Est. Publication Date - May 2009

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