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David Drake was born on 24th September in 1945. He is an American author who focuses on science fiction as well as fantasy literature. He is a Vietnam War veteran that has worked as a lawyer. He is currently among the major authors in the genre of military science fiction. David graduated Phi Beta Kappa in the University of Iowa, where he majored with honors in history and also Latin. His was studying at the Duke University School of Law when he was interrupted for 2 years when he was by being drafted into the Army of the U.S. He served as the enlisted interrogator with the eleventh Armoured Cavalry, The Black Horse Regiment, in Cambodia and Vietnam. Together with Karl Edward Wagner and also Jim Groce, he was among the initiators of Carcosa which was a small press company. He currently resides in Pittsboro in North Carolina. His popular non-collaborative work includes the Hammer’s Slammers series of the military science fiction. His Republic of Cinnabar Navy (RCN) series which is newer involves space operas that are inspired by Aubrey–Maturin novels. In 1997, Drake started his biggest fantasy series known as Lord of the Isles. He used the elements of Sumerian religion as well as medieval technology. In 2007, Drake completed the series with its 9th volume. On top of the solo works, Drake has also co-authored novels with other authors like Karl Edward Wagner, Bill Fawcett, S.M. Stirling and also Eric Flint. Basically, Drake offers a plot outlines of about 5,000 to 15,000 words and his co-author tend to do the real work of implementing and developing the outline into a whole novel. He does not consider his involvement to be same as those real co-authors. Drake also made contribution to the series Heroes in Hell. The plots of Drake often use the extensive knowledge of history, mythology and literature which he possesses. Beginning with Northworld in the year 1990, he explained the overall background of every book in a preface. Moreover, David Drake’s plots always involve a contest of the political systems just as John Clute concluded the entry on David Drake in the edition of 1993 of The Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction. He said, “Today there seems very little to stop Drake from writing exactly what he wishes to write.” Some of his works are available for the free download in Baen Free Library.