NATIONAL BEST SELLER IN HARDCOVER
ADVENTURES BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE
The truce between Cinnabar and the Alliance is holding, and the Republic
of Cinnabar Navy is able to explore regions of the galaxy without the
explorers being swept up in great power conflict.
The Far Traveller is probing sponge space to open routes for Cinnabar
traders--and for RCN warships if war breaks out again. But besides
astrogation, the Far Traveller is to survey and catalog life forms on
the worlds it touches.
Harry Harper has just been posted to the Traveller. He's an RCN
officer by convention, a scientist by training--and a member of one of
leading aristocratic families on Cinnabar by birth.
Lieutenant Rick Grenville would rather serve on a warship in the heart
of battle, but peace and the whim of the Navy Board have put him on an
exploration vessel instead. He finds that the dangers on the fringes of
civilization are just as great as those from missiles and gunfire that
he expected to face.
As internal struggles cause the Alliance to relax its iron grip,
regional forces are attempting to increase their own power--and they're
not fussy about the means they use.
Besides the biological answers that officials on Cinnabar expect the
Far Traveller to find, the ship's Director of Science, Doctor Veil,
has her own agenda: to learn more about the Archaic Spacefarers who
roamed the universe tens of thousands of years before humans reached the
stars.
The crew of the Far Traveller is poised to clear more of the shadows
away from the deep past than ever before in human history--if they
survive.
About To Clear Away the Shadows:
"[Drake] . . . provides his extensive readership the strong characters
and well-crafted storytelling they've come to expect."--Booklist
"[A]nother entertaining read."--The Daily News of Galveston County
Praise for prequel Though Hell Should Bar the Way:
"Though Hell Should Bar the Way is vastly entertaining, a tale that
demonstrates Drake's skill as an author, illustrating why Drake is one
of the best living science fiction authors today."--The Daily News of
Galveston County
About David Drake's RCN series:
"[R]ousing old-fashioned space opera."--Publishers Weekly
"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
"Drake deftly weaves a web of political machinations and intrigue that
vividly depicts the costs of war. Fans of Patrick O'Brian's Maturin and
Aubrey novels will enjoy this intricate, rousing space opera."
--Publishers Weekly
About David Drake:
"[P]rose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank . . . rivals
Crane and Remarque . . ."--Chicago Sun-Times
"Drake couldn't write a bad action scene at gunpoint."--Booklist
RCN series:
With the Lightnings
Lt. Leary, Commanding
The Far Side of the Stars
The Way to Glory
Some Golden Harbor
When the Tide Rises
In the Stormy Red Sky
What Distant Deeps
The Road of Danger
The Sea Without a Shore
Death's Bright Day
Though Hell Should Bar the Way
