Editing David Drake (section)

{{Short description|American science fiction and fantasy author (1945–2023)}}
{{Other people|David Drake}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
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| name             = David Drake
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| birth_date       = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1945|9|24}}
| birth_place      = [[Dubuque, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2023|12|10|1945|9|24}}
| death_place      = [[Silk Hope, North Carolina]], U.S.
| occupation       = Author
| language         = English
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = {{Plain list|
* [[University of Iowa]]
* [[Duke University School of Law]]
}}
| genre            = [[Science fiction]], [[fantasy]]
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| notableworks     = [[Hammer's Slammers]], [[RCN Series]]
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| relatives        = |<!-- [[Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)|Joel Rosenberg]]<ref>Dedication in Rosenberg's [[Guardians of the Flame|"The Road Home"]]</ref> -->
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| website          = {{URL|http://david-drake.com/}}
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'''David A. Drake''' (September 24, 1945 – December 10, 2023) was an American author of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] literature. A [[Vietnam War]] veteran, he worked as a lawyer before becoming a writer in the [[military science fiction]] genre.