Northworld Trilogy [Mass Market Paperback]

David Drake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

An omnibus edition featuring the three popular novels in the Northworld Trilogy--Northworld, Vengeance, and Justice--chronicles the adventures of Nils Hansen, who sent to uncover the truth about an intergalactic enigma responsible for the disappearance of three powerful fleets. Original.

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From the Back Cover

The inhuman Rulers of the galaxy sent three fleets to learn what had happened to the world located by Captain North and the survey team he led. Neither a soul nor a message returned. The fourth time, the Rulers sent a single man: Nils Hansen.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 791 pages
• Publisher: Baen (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671577875
• ISBN-13: 978-0671577872
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,066,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Authors, A-Z > ( D ) > Drake, David

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Drake does the Norse Myths, April 6, 2005

By 

Michael Goulish (Ann Arbor) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Northworld Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read just about everything that Mr. Drake has written,
at least twice, and I think this may possibly be his best work.

It's definitely not normal SF, like "Killer" nor alternate-
history SF, like "Ranks of Bronze", nor yet sword-and-sorcery
fantasy like "the Lord of the Isles" books.

It's mythology. He wrote it after spending time in Iceland
reading the Prose Edda, and he accomplished exceptionally
well exactly what he wanted to do. He translated the Norse
Myths into what we call "Science" Fiction, so that people
who are able to enjoy SF can experience those myths the way
the original creators of those stories *meant* them to be
experienced.

This is a level of translation that's an awful lot more
valuable, and a lot harder, than casting it into modern
English. But with Drake's classical and historical training,
this is the story he was born to write. (Well, this and
"Ranks of Bronze.")

These stories contain the best Odin, and best Thor, the
best Loki -- and all the rest of the crowd -- that have
been written in seven hundred years. Once long ago I
enjoyed comic books with the blond guy with the big hammer
who talked funny. Drake has given me a Thor that I can
understand, enjoy, and re-read three times -- as an adult.
They don't have form-fitting green costumes. They do have
armor, and guns, and attitudes. These are the real ones.

Some people aren't going to get it. OK. But if you happen
to be a person who *can* get it -- YOU NEED THESE BOOKS.
If I lost mine, I would go without food for three days to
get them back.


I'm writing this because I didn't pay enough for these books
compared to what I got out of them. And because, in a few
hours, I'm going to finish my current re-reading, which means
I won't be able to go back to Northworld for several years.
If you haven't read them yet, and if you're a person to whom
these myths will speak, you're lucky.

Try to get an edition that will last a very long time.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A vikings impression, June 4, 2000

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[e-mail] (Hafnarfjord, Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northworld Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm from Iceland and know the myths that Drake bases this book on quite well and I must say he does a very good job. The story is well writin and manages to bring the feeling of the viking sagas into a great sci-fi book. Strongly recommand this book for all Drake fans

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable read, July 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Northworld Trilogy (Mass Market Paperback)

Northworld is one of my favorite books. I've owned my copy of it for about two years, and am now reading it for the fourth time. This book is complex at times, so you have to put some effort into keeping up with it. David Drake did a good job combining sci fi and nordic mythology. The combinations of futuristic technology with a feudal society in the Peace Rock sections is especially interesting. And in response to those who say the ending is predictable, yes it is. And I would have been disappointed with any other ending.