Drakas!, S.M. Stirling
Drakas!, S.M. Stirling
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Drakas!

Author: S.M. Stirling

Series: Draka #5

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 13 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/25/2021


Synopsis

Think about history.
Now make it worse …

The Domination of the Draka begins as a British possession in Africa, but soon becomes far more. Absorbing refugees after the American Revolution, and later the Civil War, the Draka become a people bred to rule with an iron fist. They
permanently enslave the peoples of Africa, when they do not simply kill them.

But this does not slake the Draka thirst for power. Sweeping across the world, the Draka empire engulfs nation after nation, shackling into servitude all who are not Draka. Europe, Asia, and finally all the Earth and its colonies throughout the
Solar System fall before the might of the Draka.

But empires are not faceless monoliths; they are made of individuals, complex humans with their own hopes and dreams. And so one might ask: Who are the Draka? What sort of people does the Domination rule? The Draka would have
many different answers …

… and this is their story.

About S.M. Stirling

A well-regarded author of alternate history science-fiction novels, S.M. Stirling has written more than twenty-five books, including acclaimed collaborations with Anne McCaffrey, Jerry Pournelle, and David Drake. His most recent novels are T2: Infiltrator, The Peshawar Lancers, and the Island in the Sea of Time trilogy.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike on April 13, 2025

There is something about the Draka that just seems to shake you. How can a people be so evil and not realize it. Since this is an anthology, it not fills in some of the Draka history but gives you a chance to see how other authors handle the subject. The one interesting thing that I noticed is that......more

Goodreads review by Steven on November 25, 2013

I broadly do not like short story collections, and this collection suffers from all the usual problems: uneven quality and stories too short to get into. Most of the ones that take the Drakon path (Drakas in "our world") are pretty dull. The ones set during the earlier books are better. Unsurprisingl......more

Goodreads review by Andreas on November 15, 2011

This anthology features short stories set in Stirling’s Draka universe. Twelve authors contribute. There are some real gems here, but you probably won’t appreciate them if you haven’t read the Draka series first. [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Redsteve on July 03, 2009

As is usual with short stories, a few good, a few bad, most OK. I was very disappointed with one author's attempt to do a Flashman/Draka fusion piece.......more

Goodreads review by john knie on May 21, 2015

Good read I enjoyed this book, it gives a new insight into the mind set of the draka impact on the world. Read on.......more