TOP AUTHORS PAY TRIBUTE TO A MASTER. David Drake has left an indelible markon the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is considered the Grand Master ofMilitary Science Fiction. Now, top authors in the field pay tribute to the manand his work in this all-new collection of stories and essays. Contains two newstories by David Drake, including the first new Hammer's Slammers story in adecdade!

David Drake has left an indelible mark on the science fictionand fantasy genres. In this all-original collection, a stellar line-up ofwriters pays tribute to him with stories as broad in range as his own fiction.Each one comes with an illuminating afterword explaining the connection of thestory to Drake and his work.

In Eric Flint's "A Flat Affect," a king isno match for a pair of storytellers.

Gene Wolfe takes us to a strange andwondrous future in "Incubator."

Larry Correia examines what it's like toface Hammer's Slammers from "The Losing Side."

S.M. Stirling offers aninsider's view of "Working with Dave, or, Inmates in Bellevue."

MurLafferty shows what happens when a fairy visitor receives an unexpected welcomein "The Crate Warrior, the Doppelganger, and the Idea Woman."

The bookalso features two new pieces from Drake himself: "The Great Wizard, Cabbage," acomic historical fantasy, and "Save What You Can," the first new Hammer'sSlammers story in nearly a decade!

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