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David Drake
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The author of Time Safari assembles an entertaining crew for this novel about a young mercenary's
entrance into manhood. Ned Slade wants to make a name for himself, and a voyage on the spaceship
Swift provides his opportunity. Captained by the capable, attractive Lissea Doormann and manned by 20
hired killers, the spaceship Swift sets out for the Lost Colony of Pancahte to retrieve a stolen capsule that
will vault Lissea to the head of Doormann Trading, one of the galaxy's most powerful businesses. The
crew deals efficiently with a number of dangerous landings along the way, retrieves the capsule and
returns triumphantly to the Swift 's home port of Telaria, where they face their bloodiest battle.
Meanwhile, Ned earns his comrades' respect and Lissea's attention with his combination of
sharpshooting and intelligence. Vivid, often gruesome battle scenes abound, but the quieter chapters
contain the most intriguing episodes, as Ned and his crewmates witness the planetary devastation
wreaked by others of their kind. Drake sometimes overstates his case, and his constant praise of the
Swift 's crew eventually grows stale, but he injects depth into a fast-moving tale to create that most
elusive of hybrids: an SF adventure with a conscience.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Library Journal
In a bold attempt to claim her rightful place as one of Telaria's leaders, Lissea Doorman accompanies a
crew of toughened mercenaries to a distant planet to recover a stolen fortune. Set in the same universe as
his popular "Hammer's Slammers" series, Drake's latest sf action-adventure offers top-quality military
action and a generous dose of political intrigue. Although his characters run the gamut of mercenary
stereotypes, from raw recruit to seasoned veteran to hardened cynic, each has a...
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Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review:
very good except for the language,
June 28, 1998
Reviewer:
This is a very good book with a lot of action. I do not like the frequent use of the "F word" and other
foul language. I find it unessecary. I think it would have been better without the bad language.
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
, June 17, 1998
Reviewer:
A sci-fi masterpiece!!!!! This book surpasses anything and everything I had come to expect from a
sci-fi novel in every way. It was utterly unreal, but very down to earth. I am currently trying to get my
hands on the other titles in this series. I reccomend this to anyone, sci-fi fan or not.
One of, if not the best works Drake has out.,
May 14, 1998
Reviewer:
The "Hammer's Slammer's" series first hooked me on David Drake. "The Voyage" is a fantastic epic,
encompassing all the gunplay and military sci-fi aspects of the afforementioned books. In addition, a
plethora of devious and extremely clever plots exist throughout as the crew of the Swift surmounts
seemingly impossible obstacles. Near non-stop action, I couldn't put this one down.
An epic quest in the "Hammer's Slammers" universe,
March 21, 1997
Reviewer:
A group of mercenaries and an aristocrat go on a journey to find a lost ultra-tech artifact. Their

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