Foreign Legions

A collection of novellas by some of today's most acclaimed science fiction writers--including David Drake, David Weber, Eric Flint, S. M. Stirling, and Mark L. Van Name--chronicle the exploits and adventures of guilds of star-traveling merchants and their not-so-obedient human slaves and mercenaries. Lots of Soldiers Work for Civilians

They don't Like,

but these Romans had It Worse

than Most -

Their Commanders were

Blue-Skinned Aliens!

The guilds of star-traveling merchants had strict rules to prevent their technology from falling into the hands of the natives of planets they were exploiting: military operations had to be carried out with weaponry no more complex than swords and bows.

That was no handicap to merchant princes with a galaxy to scour for military slaves to do their fighting for them. Some came to Earth for soldiers and returned to the stars with the best the planet had to offer. For over two thousand years the aliens thought they'd succeeded brilliantly - but then things changed!

Set in the universe of Ranks of Bronze, masterful new novellas by

David Drake

Eric Flint

S. M. Stirling

Mark L. Van Name

and David Weber

explore the bleeding edge between human courage and the science of alien slavemasters. The right man with a sword is just as deadly as a technician with a laser -

And not all the blood spilled is red!

YESTERDAY THEY WERE THE BEST

INFANTRY ON EARTH-

NOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ON THE

WHOLE GALAXY.

A collection of intertwined short stories that all include a Roman Legion sold into slavery as warriors for corrupt alien merchants. They have been gifted with near immortality and even brought back from the dead - but they were tools for the alien merchants - used to fight and subdue cultures the merchants wished to exploit - along with any wealth that could be gleaned from their planets. Their sometimes extremely brutal use (and always insulting) of other races as slaves had been on-going for thousands upon thousands of years. Then the merchants made a huge mistake - with the one resource of which they utilized the most and were so proud of - they got the Roman Legions really mad. An outstanding read. Introduction: Well it happened this way... / by David Drake Ranks of bronze / by David Drake Sir George and the dragon / by David Weber Lambs to the slaughter / by David Drake A clear signal / by Mark L. Van Name The three walls 32nd campaign / by S.M. Stirling Carthago delenda est / by Eric Flint. A collection of novellas chronicles the exploits and adventures of guilds of star-traveling merchants and their not-so-obedient human slaves and mercenaries