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The Butcher's Bill

David Drake

First published November 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Hammer's Slammers

Synopsis

Human planetary colonists hire a mercenary force to defend against a rebellion of religious extremists.

Publications (21)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1974 Galaxy, November 1974 UPD Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 99
November 1974 Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, November 1974 Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd. MAGAZINE 99
June 1975 Combat SF Doubleday Anthology 34
April 1979 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
June 1981 Combat SF Ace Books Anthology 75
1983 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
February 1984 Combat SF Ace Books Anthology 75
April 1984 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
September 1984 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
January 1985 Hammer's Slammers Orbit Legend Collection 43
February 1985 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
May 1985 Hammer's Slammers Hamlyn Collection 43
March 1986 Hammer's Slammers Ace Books Collection 43
April 1987 Hammer's Slammers Baen Books Collection 50
April 1987 Hammer's Slammers Baen Books Collection 50
September 1989 Hammer's Slammers Baen Books Collection 50
November 1998 The Butcher's Bill Baen Books Collection 175
March 2006 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1 Night Shade Books Collection 29
March 2006 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1 Night Shade Books Collection 29
June 2006 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1 Night Shade Books / SFBC Collection 29
October 2009 The Complete Hammer's Slammers Volume 1 Baen Books Collection 35