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Venturing to the surface of the sea to wage war for the Keeps--the domed undersea worlds where human colonists live on Venus--Ensign Brainard and his mercenary naval troops are about to face their greatest foe. Reprint.Tags
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This book includes a) The Jungle by Drake, written in the universe created by Henry Kuttner in b) Clash by Night.
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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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- 1991-09 (Omnibus) (Omnibus); 1991 Novel (The Jungle by David Drake) (The Jungle by David Drake); 1991 Essay (Author's Note by David Drake) (Author's Note by David Drake); 1943 Novella (Clash by Night by Henry Kuttner) (Clash by Night by Henry Kuttner)
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