Armageddon [Mass Market Paperback]

David Drake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1998

One Hell of a Party: As the world ends, the staff of an aid mission to a small African country plans its Yuletide Celebration.

Reach Out and Touch Somebody Bodiless! When The Phone Company extends direct-dialing to the Other Side, the line, among much else, goes dead.

Over the Top: Hell spews all its fury on a World War I battlefield.

It's Armageddon Time! But, as the armies of the Kings of the Earth fight the final battle, for the soldiers involved, nothing much has changed.

The Real Armageddon: In 1350 B.C., Pharaoh marshals his army on the Ridge of Megiddo, preparing to meet the Peoples of the Sea -- with chariots, shotguns and cannon.

Twelve visions of the final cataclysm. These are the ways the world ends: with a bang, a whimper, and a belly laugh!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

David Drake is widely regarded as America's foremost exponent of military and historical science fiction. His bestselling books include the HAMMER'S SLAMMERS series and the Belisarius novels co-authored with S.M. Stirling and with Eric Flint.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Baen; First Edition edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067187876X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671878764
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,181,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak collection, August 3, 2007

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TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Armageddon (Mass Market Paperback)

I love anthologies because usually I'm sure to love one or two stories and like most of the rest. However only one story, "A Watery Silence" from editor Mosiman, stood out for me. "The Last Battle" had potential but didn't have a resolution and "Mrs. Lurie and the Rapture" contained a lot of unnecessary stuff. The surprise ending for "With the Sword He Must Be Slain" was nice but frankly the story didn't grab me, maybe I'm not cut out for military fiction. For a book of stories about the end of the world I expected to be thrilled and maybe scared; I didn't feel either of those.

3.0 out of 5 stars Tick-Tock, The End is Near, Throw Out Your DVD Players and Commence the Fear..., September 11, 2005

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Coroner "The Original Dangerous Competitor" (Guam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Armageddon (Mass Market Paperback)

Generally, a good collection, but there are three stories that don't go anywhere at all. The stories didn't grab my attention in the first few pages, so all hope was gone. However, the other stories--"A Watery Silence", "Mrs. Lurie and the Rapture", "The Call", especially--were good writing.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good but not great collection of stories, June 28, 2002

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picardfan007 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Armageddon (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought the collection of stories were a little uneven here. One of them had a zombie slowly deteriorating and was pointless. It was one of those stories that must have paid the bills for the writer. Other than that it there were half good and half bad. It was still worth the price of the book. The better tales like the one where the soldiers are wondering about their final days on earth were more realistic than usual.