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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling 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 take on a murderous conspiracy of operatic proportions in Magdeburg the capital of the United States of Europe ...

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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A new addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling 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 & 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 ...

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 take on a murderous conspiracy of operatic proportions in Magdeburg the capital of the United States of Europe ...

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 the modern town of Grantville West Virginia continues its quest for survival A Grantville resident helps Russia modernize but he in turn must deal with 1600s Russian culture & politics
- or wind up dead! 1636 Grantville has bounced back & established its new mission & identity but it seems some have been left behind
- people like Bernie Zeppi courageous in the battle but unable to figure out what to do with himself in a world that utterly changed Then Russian emissary Vladimir Gorchacov arrives in Grantville & hires Bernie to journey to Moscow & bring the future to a Russia mired in slavish serfdom & byzantine imperial plots Bernie jumps at the chance He figures it to be an easy gig complete with high pay & hot-&-cold running women But one thing Bernie hasn counted on is the chance to find his purpose in Mother Russia from fighting the needless death of children from typhoid to building the first dirigible in Russian history & then there love Just as Bernie realizes his feeling for a certain Russian noblewoman may have gone way beyond respect he finds them both enmeshed in the deadly politics of Kremlin power struggles

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Book 21 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series The uptimers & their allies take on the Ottoman Empire at its height of power The modern West Virginia town of Grantville has been displaced in time to continental Europe in 1632 Now four years have passed The long-feared attack on Austria by the Ottoman Empire has begun Armed with new weapons inspired by the time-displaced Americans of Grantville the Turks are determined to do what they were unable to do in the universe the Americans came from capture Vienna The Ottomans have the advantage of being able to study the failings & errors of their own campaigns in a future they can now avoid They are led by the young dynamic & ruthless Murad IV the most capable emperor the Ottomans have produced in a century They are equipped with weapons that would have seemed fantastical to the Turks of that other universe airships breech-loading rifles rockets—even primitive tanks & this time they won’t have to face massive reinforcements from Austria’s allies In fact the only force Emperor Gustav Adolf can think of sending to Austria is the United States of Europe Third Division under the command of Mike Stearns It’s an army currently engaged in a desperate struggle for Bavaria The emperors of the USE & Austria share the same problem They have one too many enemies one too few allies & only one general to cover the gaps Fortunately that general is Mike Stearns also known as the Prince of Germany ...

The Latest Novel in the New York Times Best-Selling Series Eric Flint the Reigning Master of Alternate History Continues the Exciting Story Arc Begun in 1635 The Eastern Front The West Virginia town of Grantville torn from the twentieth century & hurled back into seventeenth century Europe has allied with Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden in the United States of Europe So when Gustavus invades Poland managing to unite all the squabbling Polish factions into repelling the common enemy the time-lost Americans have to worry about getting dragged into the fight along with the Swedish forces But Mike Stearns has another problem He was Prime Minister of the USE until he lost an election & now he’s one of Gustavus’s generals; & he has demonstrated that he’s very good at being a general & he’s about to really need all his military aptitude Gretchen who never saw a revolution she didn’t like has been arrested in Saxony & is likely to be executed The revolutionary groups which she has been working with are not about to let that happen & suddenly there’s rioting in the streets Saxony’s ruthless General Baner is determined to suppress the uprising by the time-honored “kill them all & let God sort them out” method which only adds fuel to the fire So Gustavus orders Mike Stearns to go to Saxony & restore order But he makes one mistake He didn’t tell Mike to take his troops along on the mission But he didn’t tell him not to either ...