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War breaks out between the human inhabitants of Venus and mother Earth, now a dictatorship. The novel follows the adventures of Piet Ricimer, famous for his raids on Earth's colonies in space. He leads Venus in defeating an armada of Earth ships.Tags
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The conflict between Venus and Earth has broken out into all-out war as the two groups decide which philosophy will rule the stars; Earth's monolithic culture or Venus's more expansionist colonisation. Piet and Stephen find themselves involved at the highest levels with the fighting and Stephen finds a way to not be the cold blooded killer he so hated in the person of Sarah Blythe a rare woman in her own right.
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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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- Fireships
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- 1996-06
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