The Fleet
by David Drake (Editor), Bill Fawcett (Editor)
Fleet (book 1), Brainships (Short Stories — short story - "Duty Calls"), Federated Sentient Planets Universe (Collections and Selections — short story - "Duty Calls")
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The Fleet is mankind's last line of defense against the vicious Khalia. This is their story-told by the masters of this universe. Anne McCaffrey, Poul Anderson, Margaret Weis, Steve Perry, David Drake, Janet Morris, Jody Lynn Nye, John Brunner, Bill Fawcett, E. Gary Gygax, Robert SheckleyTags
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In this anthology all the stories are connected. Needs to be read from the begining, though each story does stand alone. Mankind is in conflict with the Khalia a almost rat like foe.
Depressing, long winded waste of time. - Except for Anne McCaffrey's contribution.
My favorite story in this collection is The Thirty-Nine Buttons by Margaret Weis. It pressed upon me the importance of buttons. ;)
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David Drake was born on September 24, 1945, in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended University of Iowa, where he graduated with a degree in History (with honors) and Latin. He then attended Duke Law School. He was drafted out of law school, served in the army for two years and then returned to school. He worked as an Assistant Town Attorney of Chapel Hill show more and then part-time as a city bus driver before he became a full-time writer. Drake is considered a master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. The Hammer's Slammers, military science fiction, was his first published series. His other titles include Northworld series, The Dragon Lord, Starliner, Ranks of Bronze, and Redliners. In recognition of his work, he won a World Fantasy award in 1976. He currently resides in North Carolina. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Fleet
- Original publication date
- 1988
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- 267
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.33)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 1
- ASINs
- 1
