FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK.
#1 in an ALL-NEW military science fiction adventure series from veteran
best-seller David Drake.
Creator of Hammer's Slamners and genre-defining author has sold over 4
million books.
#1 in a new series from a military science fiction master with over 3
million books in print. A young hero comes of age in the crucible of war
and galactic struggle.
When Allen Allenson, scion of a noble family that has fallen on hard
times, gets a mission to roust the power-hungry Terrans from a "wild"
star sector where they're encroaching, he jumps at the chance to show
his individual worth, improve his family's fortunes - and gather enough
lucre to make a good marriage. But the wily Terrans are not so easily
persuaded by a young colonial they think of as a rube.
Worse, Riders, the beings who naturally ply the wilderness between the
stars, are playing their own deadly political games - against the
Terrans, against the colonials, and against one young greenhorn
commander in particular: naïf young Allen, whom they figure they can
manipulate to do their bidding. The one thing nobody has counted on is
the fact that Allen, while young and inexperienced, and much to his own
amazement, happens to be a hero in the making.
About Into the Hinterlands:
"Drake and Lambshead combine politics, military expeditions, and
deep-space exploration into an intriguing tale...Recommended for all SF
collections." -Booklist
About David Drake's RCN series:
"[R]ousing old-fashioned space opera."-- Publishers Weekly on the
"RCN" series.
"The fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want
more!" -Philadelphia Weekly Press
"[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the
author goes along...character development combined with first-rate
action and memorable world designs." -SFReader.com
About David Drake:
"[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tank...rivals Crane
and Remarque..." - Chicago Sun-Times
"Drake couldn't write a bad action scene at gunpoint."- Booklist
Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.
