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A new addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series! It&s springtime in the Eternal City 1635 But it&s no Roman holiday for uptimer Frank Stone & his pregnant downtime wife Giovanna They&re in the clutches of would-be Pope Cardinal Borgia with the real Pope
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The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe but a new force is gathering power & influence the Confederated Principalities of Europe an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden & the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident While the old entrenched rulers & manipulators continue to plot against this new upstart nation everyday life goes on in Grantville the town lost in time with librarians firefighters & garbage collectors trying to make do under unusual circumstances & what better place for an undercover spy from France than working with the garbage collectors examining 20th century machines that others throw out & copying the technology There are more sinister agents at work however One of them Ducos almost succeeded in assassinating the Pope but his plan was ruined by quick action by a few Americans Now the would-be assassin not only has a score to settle but has also decided on two excellent targets Grantville's leader Mike Stearns & his wife Rebecca! ...
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The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe but a new force is gathering power & influence the United States of Europe a new nation led by Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden & the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident While the old entrenched rulers & manipulators continue to plot against this new upstart nation everyday life goes on in Grantville even under the shadow of war as this lost outpost of American freedom & justice must play David against a 17th century Goliath of oppressive feudalism ...
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An exciting addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire alternate history series created by Eric Flint Time travelers from our modern age are thrown into the deadly straits of the Thirty Years War in Europe of the 1600s In the year 1635 the Rhineland is in turmoil The impact of the Ring of Fire the cosmic accident which transported the small modern West Virginia town of Grantville to Europe in the early seventeenth century has only aggravated a situation that was already chaotic Perhaps nowhere in central Europe did the Thirty Years War produce so much upheaval as it did in the borderlands between France & Germany Archbishop Ferdinand of Cologne shares the religious fanaticism of his older brother Duke Maximilian of Bavaria He is determined to restore the power of the Catholic Church over the middle Rhine the so-called “ Bishop’s Alley” & has unleashed a plot for that purpose But that same middle Rhine is territory which Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel is determined to seize for himself under the guise of expanding the influence of the United States of Europe Add to the witch&s brew the deaths in battle of Duke Wolfgang of Julich-Berg & his son which leaves his young widow Katharina Charlotte as the heir to those much-prized territories She is now on the run in disguise—and pregnant Add the unexpected arrival of Austria’s most capable general Melchior von Hatzfeldt along with the most ruthless spy & torturer in the Rhineland Felix Gruyard The wars for the Rhine have erupted & only the devil knows how they will end Meet The Author Anette Pedersen was born & raised in Denmark where she currently resides She grew up reading science fiction in English & Danish due to her father’s love for the genre She has written multiple stories for anthologies edited by Eric Flint set in his Ring of Fire alternate history universe Anette is a retired geologist & micropaleontologist She is a church accountant & deacon as well as a keen gardener & cook She paints botanical illustrations to professional standards but she claims with far from professional speed ...
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A sparkling addition to the multiple” New York Times”best-selling Ring of Fire alternate historyseries created by Eric Flint An alchemist of the 17th centuryconfrontsmodern science with often amusing results Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz the world’s greatest alchemist & a great-grandson of Paracelsus & a Bombast on his mother’s side was a man history had forgotten But when the town of Grantville was transported by a cosmic accident from modern West Virginia to central Germany in the early seventeenth century he got a second chance at fame & fortune The world’s greatest alchemist does not make household goods But with suitable enticements Gribbleflotz is persuaded to make baking soda & then baking powder so that the time-displaced Americans can continue to enjoy such culinary classics as biscuits andgravy Applying his superb grasp of the principles of alchemy to the muddled & confused notions the Americans have concerning what they call chemistry Gribbleflotz leaves obscurity behind In his relentless search for a way to invigorate the “quinta essential” of the human humors Gribbleflotz plays a central role in jump-starting the seventeenth century s new chemical & marital aids industries & pioneering such critical fields of human knowledge as pyramidology & aura imaging ...
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A new addition to the multiple New York Times bestselling Ring of Fire series After carving a place for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe citizens of the modern town of Grantville West Virginia the up-timers & their allies take on continental America & the Japan! A cosmic catastrophe the Ring of Fire strands the West Virginia town of Grantville in the middle of Europe during the Thirty Years War The repercussions of that event transform Europe & in a few years begin spreading across the world By 1636 the Ring of Fire&s impact is felt across two great oceans the Atlantic & Pacific ...
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Book 19 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe citizens of the modern town of Grantville West Virginia must contend with France&s infamous Cardinal Richilieu who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says France 1636 It has been twenty years since King Louis took Aña Maria Mauricia daughter of Spain&s King Philip III as his wife & their union has not yet produced an heir Under the guidance of his chief minister Cardinal Richelieu a plan is developed to remedy that situation Once she is with child Queen Anne goes into seclusion to guard her health & protect her from those who would prefer that the child is never born— France’s foreign enemies as well as schemers such as Monsieur Gaston d’ Orleans the King’s younger brother & heir When the Crown’s opponents make their move factions inside & outside France must choose sides & help determine the future & fate of the Kingdom Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & latest Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois Walter H Hunt is the creator of the popular Dark Wing space adventure series He has nearly twenty years experience in high tech as a software engineer & technical writer His writing reflects an abiding interest in history his area of college study but science fiction has been his favorite reading material since he watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon when he was but a lad He is an active freemason & a lifelong baseball fan He lives in eastern Massachusetts with his wife & daughter More from this Author Castaway Planet Boundary 1636 Commander Cantrell in the West Indies 1632 (1632 Series) 1636 The Viennese Waltz ...
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Continuing the New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling alternate history Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint! Eddie Cantrell now married to the king of Denmark daughter is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent
- not the gold & silver which the Spanish treasure but the oil which up-time machines & industry need But Cantrell plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways He faces often-hostile natives rambunctious Dutch ship captains allied colonies on the brink of starvation & vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable & passionate new wife
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23 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe citizens of the modern town of Grantville West Virginia go on a quest for the makings of medicines that have yet to be invented in 17th century Europe The United States of Europe—the new nation formed by an alliance between the Swedish king & the West Virginians hurled back in time by a cosmic accident—is beset by enemies on all sides What&s more the USE needs a reliable source of opiates for those wounded in action as well as other goods not available in Europe Prime Minister Mike Stearns sends a mission to the Mughal Empire of India hoping to secure a trade deal with the Mughal emperor Instead they find an empire on the brink of war danger lurking around every corner & the beautiful & shrewd daughter of an emperor who may be the key to success—or a bringer of disaster About the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & three novel&s in Weber&s best-selling Honorverse series Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois Griffin Barber spent his youth in four different countries learning three languages & burning all his bridges Finally settled in Northern California with a day job as a police officer in a major metropolitan department he lives the good life with his lovely wife crazy-smart daughter needy dog & indifferent cat 1636 Mission to the Mughals co-authored with Eric Flint is his first novel ...
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1636 Commander Cantrell In The West Indies

New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling alternate history series Book 18 in the Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint Eddie Cantrell now married to the king of Denmark’s daughter is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent—not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure but the oil which up-time machines and industry need The admiral has also provided Eddie’s small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy’s shipyards Even with the frigates a giant obstacle stands in his way the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the New World So a diversion is needed carried out by an up-time car mechanic and a down-time mercenary colonel who also happens to
be the last earl of Ireland Their mission grab the oil fields on Trinidad and so distract the attention of Spain’s New World governors While the Spanish galleons and troops head for Trinidad Commander Cantrell’s smallest and fastest steam sloop will make a run to the Louisiana coast There her crew will wind their way up the bayous to the real New World prize the Jennings Oil Field But Cantrell’s plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways He faces often-hostile natives rambunctious Dutch ship captains allied colonies on the brink of starvation and vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable and passionate new wife When the galleons finally come out in force to engage his small flotilla Eddie will discover that the Spanish aren’t the only
enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series “This alternate history series is…a landmark…”—Booklist “Eric Flint&s 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians”—Booklist “…reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis…”—Publishers Weekly Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “Belisarius” alternate Roman history series including and with David Weber collaborated
on 1633 and 1634 The Baltic War Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives in Chicago Illinois Charles E Gannon is a rising star in science fiction with a multiple short story and novella publications in Baen anthologies Man-Kzin Wars XIII Analog and elsewhere His original trade paperback Fire With Fire was a national bestseller and Nebula award finalist Fire with Fire was also the winner of the Compton Crook Award for best first novel Its sequel is Trial by Fire Gannon is a contributing author in David Weber’s Beginnings World’s of Honor 6 Gannon is coauthor with Steve White of Extremis the latest entry in the legendary Starfire series created by David Weber He is also coauthor with alternate history master Eric Flint of 1635 The Papal Stakes and Wall Street
Journal bestseller A multiple Fulbright scholar until recently Gannon was Distinguished Professor of American Literature at St Bonaventure University and now writes full time
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New York Times & Wall Street Journal best-selling alternate history series Book 18 in the Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint Eddie Cantrell now married to the king of Denmark’s daughter is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent—not the gold & silver which the Spanish treasure but the oil which up-time machines & industry need The admiral has also provided Eddie’s small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy’s shipyards Even with the frigates a giant obstacle stands in his way the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the New World So a diversion is needed carried out by an up-time car mechanic & a down-time mercenary colonel who also happens to be the last earl of Ireland Their mission grab the oil fields on Trinidad & so distract the attention of Spain’s New World governors While the Spanish galleons & troops head for Trinidad Commander Cantrell’s smallest & fastest steam sloop will make a run to the Louisiana coast There her crew will wind their way up the bayous to the real New World prize the Jennings Oil Field But Cantrell’s plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways He faces often-hostile natives rambunctious Dutch ship captains allied colonies on the brink of starvation & vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable & passionate new wife When the galleons finally come out in force to engage his small flotilla Eddie will discover that the Spanish aren’t the only enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series “ This alternate history series is…a landmark…”— Booklist “ Eric Flint&s 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians”— Booklist “…reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis…”— Publishers Weekly Meet the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with over three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series including & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives in Chicago Illinois Charles E Gannon is a rising star in science fiction with a multiple short story & novella publications in Baen anthologies Man-Kzin Wars XIII Analog & elsewhere His original trade paperback Fire With Fire was a national bestseller & Nebula award finalist Fire with Fire was also the winner of the Compton Crook Award for best first novel Its sequel is Trial by Fire Gannon is a contributing author in David Weber’s Beginnings World’s of Honor 6 Gannon is coauthor with Steve White of Extremis the latest entry in the legendary Starfire series created by David Weber He is also coauthor with alternate history master Eric Flint of 1635 The Papal Stakes & Wall Street Journal bestseller A multiple Fulbright scholar until recently Gannon was Distinguished Professor of American Literature at St Bonaventure University & now writes full time

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