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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Baen Books
Publication date
September 6, 2011
Pages
374
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439134610
ISBN-10
1439134618
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
Original list price
$25.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: #1 in an ALL-NEW military science fiction adventure series from veteran best-seller David Drake, a genre-defining author with over 3 million books in print. An untested young âcolonialâ hero-in-the-making ventures into the intergalactic wilderness of unsettled and dangerous planets to drive off an incursion by wily and corrupt Earth-based Terrans. Â
#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.
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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 âwildâ star sector where theyâre encroaching, he jumps at the chance to show his individual worth, improve his familyâs fortunes â 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.
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Worse, Riders, the beings who naturally ply the wilderness between the stars, are playing their own deadly political games â 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. Â
About David Drakeâs RCN series:
â[R]ousing old-fashioned space opera.â-- Publishers Weekly on the âRCNâ series.
âThe fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want more!â âPhiladelphia Weekly Press
â[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the author goes alongâ¦character development combined with first-rate action and memorable world designs.â âSFReader.com
About David Drake:
â[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tankâ¦rivals Crane and Remarqueâ¦â â Chicago Sun-Times
âDrake couldnât write a bad action scene at gunpoint.ââ Booklist
Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.
#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.
Â
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 âwildâ star sector where theyâre encroaching, he jumps at the chance to show his individual worth, improve his familyâs fortunes â 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.
Â
Worse, Riders, the beings who naturally ply the wilderness between the stars, are playing their own deadly political games â 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. Â
About David Drakeâs RCN series:
â[R]ousing old-fashioned space opera.â-- Publishers Weekly on the âRCNâ series.
âThe fun is in the telling, and Mr. Drake has a strong voice. I want more!â âPhiladelphia Weekly Press
â[S]pace opera is alive and well. This series is getting better as the author goes alongâ¦character development combined with first-rate action and memorable world designs.â âSFReader.com
About David Drake:
â[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tankâ¦rivals Crane and Remarqueâ¦â â Chicago Sun-Times
âDrake couldnât write a bad action scene at gunpoint.ââ Booklist
Comprehensive Teacher's Guide available.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
With David Drake |
from Baen Books (September 6, 2011)
9781439134610 | details & prices | 374 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $25.00
About: #1 in an ALL-NEW military science fiction adventure series from veteran best-seller David Drake, a genre-defining author with over 3 million books in print.
About: #1 in an ALL-NEW military science fiction adventure series from veteran best-seller David Drake, a genre-defining author with over 3 million books in print.
Paperback
With David Drake |
Reprint edition from Baen Books (September 25, 2012)
9781451638424 | details & prices | 530 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $7.99
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