The Military Dimension

by David Drake

More military stories collected by the master David Drake, military sci-fi/horror stories ranging in local from Vietnam to Drakes own universe of Hammer's Slammers (The Tank Lords).

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Military Fiction

273 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1991

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

[Bruce Sawyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like war fiction, and just looking for something of interest for stories, this is very readable. I like David’s style of writing and found this book interesting as he shared his background on the stories.

[Scott Holstad · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book of largely uninspired short stories. There were a couple of decent ones, but some really sucked, notably "The Dancer in the Flames." I stopped reading about halfway through the book. Just don't care enough to continue.

[Frances · Rating 3 out of 5]

A grim little collection, which is pretty much what I expected when I picked it up. I found some of the stories a bit unengaging, but not bad, and others--"Rescue Mission", "Contact!", "The Way We Die"--pretty gripping.

Solid MilSF fic rec, I guess, and I may reread a couple.