The Drake Disk

Overview:

  • Title: The Drake Disk
  • Author: uncredited
  • Year: 2003
  • Publisher: Baen Books
  • Price: $0.00
  • Binding: other
  • Type: Omnibus
  • Title Reference: Rolling Hot
  • Notes:
    Data from the ISO disk image file https://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/03-SlammersCD/Baen03-SlammersCD(The%20Far%20Side%20of%20the%20Stars)_iso.zip
    Date based on the full release date of the "October 2003 Monthly Baen Bundle".
    This ISO image file was initially made available as a free download from the Baen Webscriptions website when either the "October 2003 Monthly Baen Bundle" or the ebook of "The Far Side of the Stars" was purchased. (Source: https://baencd.thefifthimperium.com)
    Contents:
    • 27 complete publications (provided in six file formats: .doc, .htm, .lit, .prc, .rb, and .rtf)
    • mp3 audio files of The Far Side of the Stars by David Drake. The introduction is read by David Drake.
    • Art Gallery containing images of cover art, maps, etc.
    • Excerpt from The Hammer's Slammers Handbook by John Lambshead & John Treadaway. (A minatures wargaming rulebook)
    • A point-in-time snapshot of David Drake's official website
    • An eight-minute video recorded at the 40 mm gun station of an AC-130 gunship in action over Afghanistan.
    • Undated CD orientation note by David Drake
    • The anthology The Warmasters by Bill Fawcett is included on the ISO image but does not show on the main index page. It can be accessed using the "Explore CD" link on the main index page.

    WARNING: Each number is the beginning of a series or a single book. Do not alter or remove numbering sequence.

    The following titles are included but not named in the Contents section:

    Title #16 is Warlord by David Drake and S. M. Stirling which is itself an omnibus and unable to be directly included as a component title. The component titles of Warlord are:
    The Forge
    The Hammer

    Title #17 is Conqueror by David Drake and S. M. Stirling which is itself an omnibus and unable to be directly included as a component title. The component titles of Conqueror are:
    The Anvil
    The Steel
    The Sword

    Title #18 is Seas of Venus by David Drake which is itself an omnibus and unable to be directly included as a component title. The component titles of Seas of Venus are:
    Introduction: Sea Stories
    Surface Action
    The Jungle
    The Real Jungle: Belize 2001