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The Domination of the Draka (also called the Draka series or the Draka saga) is a dystopian science fiction alternate history series by American author S. M. Stirling. [1] [2] The series comprises a main trilogy of novels as well as one crossover novel set after the original and a book of short stories.
The book to some extent explores the themes of social order, the client-patron relationship, gender roles, and time travel, but for the most part is a tale of action and adventure rather than a vehicle for philosophical musings. The story takes place in the midst of the Roman Empire's Third Century Crisis.
Ambrose tracks Malistaire's trail to the world of Mooshu, where Malistaire has seriously wounded their Emperor and used his spiral key to enter the world of Dragonspyre. The Wizard defeats the four cursed Onis of Mooshu to heal the Emperor and earn the key to Dragonspyre. The player and Malistaire's brother, Myth professor Cyrus Drake, pursue ...
The Belisarius Series is a fictional saga in the alternate history and military history subgenres of science fiction, written by American authors David Drake and Eric Flint. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its protagonist is a real historical figure, the late Roman general Flavius Belisarius (505–565 AD).
In sixth-century Britain, King Arthur desires a dragon to harass the Saxon invaders. Merlin tells Arthur that the skull of a lake monster is required. From a batch of new mercenary recruits to Arthur's army, Gawain selects an Irishman called Mael and a Dane called Starkad after Mael defeats Lancelot in a demonstration duel in front of the recruits.
The story opens with the discovery of a castaway in the Black Sea. Recovering in hospital in Turkey, the man is visited by Andrew Drake, an Anglo-Ukrainian. The castaway, Miroslav Kaminsky (Ukr. Мирослав Камінський), is a Ukrainian nationalist who escaped after he was betrayed to the KGB.
It presents the research and findings of Dr. Ernest Drake on the dragons of the world, their biology, behavior, and history of their interactions with humans. The book is lavishly illustrated and contains a number of smaller, additional texts and tactile "specimens" such as dragon scales, dragon wing membrane, and dragon dust.
A defeated Roman legion is sold into slavery to alien traders seeking low tech soldiers to be used in conflicts to secure trading rights on alien planets. [1] Their new masters soon learn that the Romans are the best low tech fighters that can be found. [1]