Now with a new afterword by eric flint the ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the. With david drake, he has collaborated on the sixvolume belisarius series, as well as a novel entitled the tyrant. Eric says you can make up downtimers because theres milyuns and milyuns of em. Unlike most other alternate history books, flint s novel mixes in sci fi by having a mysterious alien civilization assiti, transporting a west virginian town back in time into germany during the 17thcentury europes 30 years war. Ring of fire series book 1, the where is the middle of europe, the when is the 17th century thirty years war. A wikipedia article about this author is available flint, eric. Recommended reading order for the 1632 series aka the ring of fire series by eric flint.
The galileo affair the 1632 universe by eric flint. There are very many follow up novels by eric and host of cowriters as well as anthologies and on line anthologies called the grantville gazette. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1632 ring of fire series book 1. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land and the people. Buy a cheap copy of eric flints 1632 resource guide and. Grantville gazette v the 1632 universe by eric flint nook book. The 1632 series, also known as the 1632verse or ring of fire series, is an alternate history book series and subseries created, primarily cowritten, and coordinated by eric flint and published by baen books. The tangled web for the ring of fire series, also known as the 1632 series, and part of the assiti shards series.
The premise involves a small american town of three thousand, sent back to may 1631, in an alternate holy roman empire during the. Eric flint is an american author of science fiction, alternate history and fantasy novels and short stories. Of course, its a given that none of the ring of fire press books truly stand alone since theyre spinoffs from eric flints 1632 books. The premise involves a small american town of three thousand, sent back to may 1631, in an alternate holy. Eric flint is a new york times bestselling american author, editor, and epublisher. Eric flint has 201 books on goodreads with 194804 ratings. Ive first learned about him when ive read 1633, a book in the ring of fire series, with he coauthored with david weber, among others.
He has perhaps not hit the same levels as bujold, modesitt and weber but he comes close. He is recognized as the editor for bean free library. Eric flint hes the authorcreator of the multiple new york times bestselling ring of fire series starting with first novel 1632. The ideas include not only those from science and technology aircraft, radio, germ theory of disease but concepts such as representative government and religious liberty. Eric flint has donated his book archive to the rare books department and special collections based in northern illinois university. The premise of the book is a modernday west virginia miner town is thrown backward in time to the middle of.
If you are only going to read one book on the history of the 17th century as background for the 1632verse, i recommend this one. Now with a new afterword by eric flint the ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the year 1632 in northern germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldnt get much worse. Eric flint s writing career began with the science fiction novel mother of demons. In eric flints 2000 book 1632, the town of grantville is ripped from modernday and dropped in the middle of germany, in the middle of the thirty years war. Flint got his phd in history, but left the program due to political issues. The 1632 series, also known as the 1632 verse or ring of fire series, is an alternate history book series and subseries created, primarily cowritten, and coordinated by eric flint and published by baen books. Apr 06, 2015 if you are only going to read one book on the history of the 17th century as background for the 1632verse, i recommend this one. Buy a cheap copy of eric flint s 1632 resource guide and. The baltic war, whenever youre in the mood for short fiction. With david drake he has written six popular novels in the belisarius alternate roman history series, and with david weber collaborated on 1633 and 1634. Since then, i have read every ring of fire novel, and several of the authors other works as well. Hes the authorcreator of the multiple new york times best. Baen and the ring of fire websites are intelligent, dynamic and offer new ways to follow huge bodies of work like the one this book 1632 starts. That said, if you like the 1632 books, youll like this one.
Hes the authorcreator of the multiple new york times bestselling ring of fire series starting with first novel 1632. His first novel for baen, mother of demons, was picked by science fiction chronicle as a best novel of the year. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook. His alternate history novel 1632 was published in 2000, and has led to a. Catholic and protestant armies marched and countermarched across. Baltic war, and the danish scheme before starting this one. Read gazette i after youve read 1632 and alongside ring of fire. Thanks to its citizens modern knowledge and weapons, a lot of luck, and an alliance with the powerful king of sweden, the town was able to keep from being wiped out in its first year.
Wentworth, and other top writers, as the timelost americans attempt an underwater salvage operation to raise the sunken swedish flagship, the uprising known as the ram rebellion continues, cardinal. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 1632. Eric flint has also founded ring of fire press to publish more stories in the 1632 universe. Thoroughly recommended i intend to work my way through them. This is the reading order recommended by eric flint in the afterword to 1635. His alternate history novel 1632 was published in 2000, and has led to a longrunning series with many novels and anthologies in print. The ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the year 1632 in northern germany a reasonable person might.
Id categorize 1632, and eric flint s resulting book series following 1632, as one of the most unique historical sci fi books out there. Last updated on march 6th, 2019 eric flint is an author that every lover of alternate history fiction is familiar with, or if not, they should be. Now with a new afterword by eric flint the ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the year 1632 in northern germany a reasonabl. Eric flints writing career began with the science fiction novel mother of demons. If youre fairly new to the series, you need to have read 1632, 1633, 1634. Welcome to 1632 in april of the year 2000, a sixmile sphere centered on grantville, west virginia was displaced in space and time to germany and may, 1631. No peace beyond the line book by eric flint, charles. Id categorize 1632, and eric flints resulting book series following 1632, as one of the most unique historical sci fi books out there. The ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the year 1632 in northern germany a reasonable person might conclude that things cou. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The series is set in 17thcentury europe, in which the small fictional town of grantville, west virginia, in the year 2000 was sent to. Click download or read online button to get 1632 book now. Eric flint collaborated with david weber to produce this excellent continuation of the alternate history begun in 1632 this sequel is very nearly as good as 1632, which is outstanding. A wikipedia article about this author is available.
Read 1632 by eric flint available from rakuten kobo. Eric flint is the author of the new york times best seller 1634. The steller guild published by phoenix pick has also seen the talents of this author and was the nasfic reconstruction guest author for the year 2010. Flint also works as an editor and as an epublisher for the baen free library. Eric flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. The series is set in 17thcentury europe, in which the small fictional town of grantville, west virginia, in the year 2000 was sent to the past in central germany in the year 1631. A continuation of the saga that began in 1632 describes life for the inhabitants of grantville, an american town from west virginia that finds itself hurtled back in time and into the middle of the thirty years war, as they. Hes the authorcreator of the multiple new york times bestselling ring. Read 1632, second edition by eric flint available from rakuten kobo. We bring quality science fiction and fantasy to you, from stories in eric flints 1632 series to ones set in the worlds of other authors. Eric flint says that he is trying to portray as far as possible the chaos and complexity of real history. Do the same for gazette iv, alongside the next three books in the sequence, 1634. The flagship novel kicked off a collaborative writing effort that has involved hundreds of contributors and dozens of authors. If i could give fractional stars, i might rate 1632 4.
Unlike most other alternate history books, flints novel mixes in sci fi by having a mysterious alien civilization assiti, transporting a west virginian town back in time into germany during the 17thcentury europes 30 years war. The inhabitants of grantville decided to start the american revolution early. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures. This month we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the original 1632 novel by eric flint, with new stories in the series from karen c. The galileo affair with andrew dennisa novel in his topselling ring of fire alternate history series. Eric flint is a science fiction and fantasy author who has published over sixty novels, including the bestselling 1632 series. The saga begun in 1632 continues with allnew stories by new york times bestselling authors eric flint and andrew dennis, plus dave freer, k. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.