Other Times Than Peace

By: David Drake

Narrated by: Christian Rummel

Heed the Slammers Battle Cry! A warrior's truth: "In the long run, everybody's dead. So screw the long run!" Patriotic hoo-ha may be well and good for recruitment parades, but David Drake's battle-hardened mercenaries know it takes tanks, guns, and grit to win when the real fighting flares. Yet peace brings its own problems to old soldiers - for killing potential enemies in battle is self-limiting, but once the killing starts in peacetime, there may be no end to the madness. Two new "Hammer's Slammers" adventures crown this masterful collection of hard-hitting SF tales from legendary military SF action-master and best seller David Drake.

©2006 David Drake (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Solid Stories Plus New Hammer's Slammers!

Would you consider the audio edition of Other Times Than Peace to be better than the print version?

I have no idea as I only have the audio version. Therefore the audio version, with Christian Rummel on the mic, is at least 12.5 times better than me listening to my inner voice droning on and on inside my head as I read the book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I forget the guy's name at the moment, as there are a bunch of separate short stories in this audiobook. He was one of the Slammers hover tank commanders in one of the Hammer's Slammer's stories. What set him apart was his cold blooded proficiency when things hotted up at that spaceport he was attacking. When his tank scuddered into a depression where four enemy armored cars were laying low he did not panic, he did not waver. He systematically turned each one of those vehicles into unrecognizable piles of smoking scrap in less time than it took me to type this sentence. And yes, cyan blooms of vaporizing titanium, a staple of Hammer's Slammer's explosion descriptions, was in the offing.

Which character – as performed by Christian Rummel – was your favorite?

What? Didn't I just answer this question? As far as I recall, Christian Rummel didn't run out of the booth and someone else hopped in and took over. Come on Audible, work with me here!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I don't want to sound redundant, but as soon as I heard Christian Rummel begin a new story and in the middle of a sentence he said..."something something Hammer's Slammers ......" I immediately and somewhat involuntarily sat up in my chair, raised both arms over my head, clinched my fists and let out a "YES!" I loved that series, bought every audiobook and keep them on a standby transfer status. It has been a while since new audiobook material has been produced for that series, and I for one am happy that more of this series has been made available.

If you like to listen to an audiobook that gets you strapped into the commander's copula of a 22nd century armored fighting vehicle that is fully engaged in a high intensity and target rich environment on some god forsaken, sun scorched outer planet somewhere far away from here, then finish reading this review, give me a well deserved helpful review click, and purchase any and / or all of David Drake's Hammer's Slammers audiobooks. You will not be disappointed. Stefan Rudnicki's narration is masterful throughout the series.

Any additional comments?

Get this audiobook. There isn't a throw away short story in it. I bought it yesterday and just finished it. Solid action, Christian Rummel is one of the best narrators in the history of everything everywhere, especially when he is narrating a fast paced military science fiction zorchfest like this audiobook. Drop the dime, it's worth your time!

Short Stories

Each story is complete in itself, yet many are also parts of larger stories in other series' as well. excellent narration by Christian Rummel makes them even more enjoyable.

Short Stories!

Contrary to how the description may sound this is a collection of short stories, a few in the Hammer Universe, and a variety of others, Roman scifi, a Manticore tale, and others that could be in any fictional backstory or not.

Excellent!!

Once again, David Drake weaves masterful and highly engaging adventures!

You can't help but become invested in the characters journeys.

Collected works

it felt very confusing being many shorter stories combined into one, this is the first time I have experienced a combination of minor works having that effect. I am not sure what does it as I cannot put my finger on where it becomes jumbled and confusing for me. that aside there are many interesting and exciting stories in here, some of which I would love to see a follow up for.