Ranks of Bronze is a science fiction

Science fiction

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 novel by David Drake

David Drake

David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...

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Plot summary

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. Their new masters soon learn that the Romans are the best low tech fighters that can be found. Given their worth as soldiers and success on the battlefield, the Romans' alien masters provide them with everything, including near immortality. However, the Romans want only one thing, and that is to go home.

Sequels

• Foreign Legions (2002) short stories edited by Drake
• The Excalibur Alternative
  The Excalibur Alternative
  The Excalibur Alternative is a science fiction novel written by David Weber and published by Baen Books in 2002. It is one of several novels based on the premise of David Drake's 1986 novel Ranks of Bronze...
  
  (2002), David Weber
  David Weber
  David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs"....
  
  

Release details

• Paperback edition 1986 ISBN 0-671-65568-X
• Paperback edition 2001 ISBN 0-67131833-0

External links

• scifi-fantasy-info.com, David drake bibliography
• Free on-line copy of "Ranks of Bronze"
• david-drake.com, Author's publication list