TO FIGHT OR DIE AMONG THE FARTHEST STARS ...It’s 2237 . . . and the Far Stars War has begun.Isolated by the light years that lie between them and Earth’s established colonies, the pioneers on the outskirts of the galaxy suddenly face a merciless enemy–the Guerin. An alien warrior race of unsurpassed cruelty, they are bent on the total destruction of every other space-faring race that might challenge them for dominance. Before human and allied alien authorit...

THE FLEET—In the far reaches of space they are mankind’s last line of defense against hostile alien forces.THEY ARE PLEDGED TO PROTECT US ALLMankind has taken one step too far and exploring the galaxy-and has run up against the Khalia, vicious weasel-like carnivores whose culture is totally different from our own. They see other sentient beings as prey—AS MEAT! They take no prisoners. Ever. Just the occasional slave who will never see his h...

THE FLEET—MAKING THE GALAXY SAFE FOR THE ALLIANCE AND MANKIND ... ONE WORLD AT A TIMEThey're Pledged to Protect Us All: The soldiers of the Alliance come from different worlds, different cultures. But they share a common mission: to reclaim occupied space from the savage Khalian invaders. The ruthless aliens, armed with lasers and plasma cannon, have overrun our colonies with their warships, spies and slavers. Now mankind is fighting back, searchin...

We asked David Drake to Start A War....Isolated by the light years that lie between them and Earth's established colonies, the pioneers on the outskirts of the galaxy suddenly face a merciless enemy—the Guerin. An alien warrior race of unsurpassed cruelty, they are bent on the total destruction of every other spacefaring race that might challenge them for dominance. Before human and allied alien authorities can react, the Guerin blast world after world into oblivion.The Far...

A robot controls a family's diet with disturbing exactitude in this 1958 novella by the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author—with a new forward.Celebrated author Robert Silverberg was twenty-two years old when he wrote The Iron Chancellor, his second contribution to the pioneering science fiction magazine Galexy. It tells the story of a man who purchases a robot to help himself and his family lose weight. The scheme goes awry as the robot assumes...

DAVID WEBERIn just a few short years, David Weber has shot to the forefront of science fiction with his top-selling novels of Honor Harrington, the toughest, smartest starship captain in the galaxy. Now two more military SF world-beaters join him in Honor's universe, bringing their own celebrated skills in this homage to Honor.DAVID DRAKECreator of Hammer's Slammer'sS. M. STIRLINGCreator of the DrakaAt the publisher's request, this title is sold...

They’ve tasted the blood of defeat—Now the brave men and women of The Fleet live only for victory!The Fleet—Pledged to Protect Us All!World-crushing war rages between the human/alien Alliance and the predatory Khalians. Led by courageous pilots and marines from all corners of the galaxy, the Alliance Fleet retaliates with blinding force to reclaim conquered worlds, repell invading forces, and destroy enemy strongholds.But a ruthless...

THE FLEET—One day they’ll free the Heavens, but first they’ll have to blast their way through HellPledged to Protect Us AllIn the remote darkness of space, they’ve fought the most fiery battles the stars will ever witness. On hellish planets with poisoned atmospheres, they've challenged the ruthless advance of the Khalian horde. Now the brave men and women of the Fleet face their greatest challenge ever ... and they’re calling on the Allian...

The enemy has fallen, but for the warriors of The Fleet, the real battle line has just been drawn ... The Fleet! - Pledged to Protect Us All!At last, after a bloody and ferocious war, their hated and feared Khalian enemies have surrendered. But the brave men and women of the Fleet cannot enjoy their hard-won victory, for now they face the secret power behind the Khalian invasion: The ruthless Syndicate of Families.The Syndicate controls thousands of alien r...

Two human empires battle for control of the galaxy ...and to survive, for only one may win, and one must fall! The Fleet - Pledged to Protect Us All!The fortunes of war make for strange alliances. The Khalians, the sworn enemy of humans for three generations, have joined forces with the Fleet against a common foe: The rutheless and mysterious Syndicate of Families.The Syndicate controls thousands of alien races and worlds, and possesses technology far more ...

With a veteran's eye for the harsh and gritty details of war, David Drake depicts a futuristic analog of tank combat in his Hammer's Slammers fiction. The Slammers are neither cartoon heroes nor propaganda villains; rather they are competent professionals engaged in a deadly business. The inevitable conflicts between policy, necessity, and human nature make Drake's Slammers fiction instantly identifiable and utterly compelling. This is the first of a three volume set presenting for the fir...

**Contains Raj Whitehall series opening novels The Forge and The Hammer together in one volume.Raj Whitehall was a young noble of the Civil Government, the last remnant of galactic civilization on the planet Bellevue, when he came across an ancient but still functioning Fleet Battle Computer named Center. With Center's vast fund of knowledge and strategic calculating abilities, Raj could defeat the barbarians threatening to engulf the Civil Government, and start B...