Fireships

Reaches #3

by David Drake

Fending off a Federation attempt to take over her ship, intergalactic pirate captain Sarah Blythe vows to make the Federation President pay for her cargo losses and plans to join the Venus rebellion. Reprint.

Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Military Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Military Science Fiction, Adventure

336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the major authors of the military science fiction genre.

Reviews

[Robert Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent space opera. Characters are likable enough and the set pieces kind of make sense. The action isn't as well delineated as a lot of Drake's stuff. The love interest is handled in a kind of distant way, which is OK I guess, but it felt like Drake was kind of trying to soften things and not succeeding well. Entertaining book, I enjoyed but won't reread.

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drake has been one of my favorite writers for a long time, and the Reaches trilogy is my favorite of his works. The books are not as well known or as highly regarded as many of his other titles like the Hammer series or the Leary books or the Isles novels, but I thought he hit the perfect blend of historical influence, space opera adventure with pirates and privateers, and an entertaining and intelligent examination of politics, economics, and sociology. The books are well paced and plotted and I enjoyed the characters.

[Doc]

Poor-stiff characters