About This Book
David Drake has left an indelible mark on the science fiction and fantasy genres. Now, top authors in the science fiction and fantasy field pay tribute to the man and his work in this all-new collection of stories and essays.
In Eric Flint's "A Flat Affect" a king is no match for a pair of storytellers
Gene Wolfe takes us to a strange and wondrous future in "Incubator"
Larry Correia examines what it's like to face Hammer's Slammers from "The Losing Side"
S.M. Stirling offers an insider's view of "Working with Dave, or, Inmates in Bellevue"
Mur Lafferty shows what happens when a fairy visitor receives an unexpected welcome in "The Crate Warrior, the Doppelganger, and the Idea Woman"
The book also features two new pieces from Drake himself: "The Great Wizard, Cabbage," a comic historical fantasy, and "Save What You Can," the first new Hammer's Slammers story in nearly a decade!
With more stories from editor Mark L. Van Name, Cecelia Holland, T.C. McCarthy, Barry N. Malzberg, Sarah Hoyt, Tony Daniel, John Lambshead, Hank Davis, Eric S. Brown, and Sarah Van Name, as well as appreciations from Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf and Tor founder and Publisher Tom Doherty, Onward, Drake! is a collection that fans of Drake's fiction—and anyone who enjoys a good story—will not want to miss!
