Eric flint has donated his book archive to the rare books department and special collections based in northern illinois university. Eric flint is an american science fiction and fantasy author that is best known for his alternate history novels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1633 ring of fire series book 2. This is being done in consultation and with the agreement of baen books. Eric flint is a new master of alternatehistory science fiction.
Introducing the baen free library baen books science. David weber weber, david, 1952 the online books page. Born in 1947 in burbank, his fathers work saw flint live in france for five years, though he eventually returned to the us, spending his teenage years in the foothills of the sierra nevada mountains in california. His first novel, mother of demons, was picked by science. A baen books original baen publishing enterprises p. An excerpt of 1633 novel is available for download or reading online at the baen free library here. The ultimate y2k glitch 1632 in the year 1632 in northern germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldnt get much worse. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land and the people. The material we will be publishing as ring of fire press is material that baen would not be publishing. The flagship novel kicked off a collaborative writing effort that has involved hundreds of contributors and dozens of authors.
Sister maria celeste to galileo, 16231633 by galilei, maria and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. 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. Thereafter, you should read either the anthology titled ring of fire or the novel 1633, which i coauthored with david weber. With david drake he has written six popular novels in the belisarius alternate roman history series, and with david weber collaborated on 1633 and. A wikipedia article about this author is available flint, eric. Eric flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. His bestselling honor harrington novels top all the charts. Published july 1st 2003 by baen first published august 1st 2002. And the consequences of that knowledge would be truly incalculable.
Even though 1633 is a sequel to eric flints 1632 and incorporates a few of the short stories in the ring of fire anthology, it is really the first book in the series that flint eventually decided to set in the 1632 universe. Some characters, such as john and mary simpson the ceo and his socialite wife, are fleshed out and made human. In the series the major novels carry the majority of internationally significant events, but the characters who perform the action. I have read four of the books, so far, in order and i must say that, as a historian, i find them to be about as interesting as a real history book. Baen polled its readers, on facebook and on baens bar, for a list of recommended military sf. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
That is the foundation novel for the entire series and the only one whose place in the sequence is definitely fixed. About baen books eric flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. Baen books announces winner of the baen fantasy adventure award. His 1632, prequel to 1633, received lavish critical praise from all directions and enjoyed high sales. Any ruler or political figure in the world, in the summer of the year 1633, would eagerly want to see what lay in store for them in the immediate years to come. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This piece was charles first commission from baen books, for rob chilsons black as blood 1998 baen books. Format kindle book overdrive read open epub ebook 961.
He is recognized as the editor for bean free library. Baen readers list of recommended military sf wwend. There is a significant change from our previous practice in the availability of the bundles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 1633. A parcel of rogues are coauthored by andrew dennis. Baen books is now making available for free a number of its titles in electronic format. It does seem kinda weird to say that since ive read 4 books in the series now. Since then, i have read every ring of fire novel, and several of the authors other works as well.
Catholic and protestant armies marched and countermarched across the northern plains. 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. Hes the authorcreator of the multiple new york times bestselling ring of fire series starting with first novel 1632. Baen ebooks is proud to announce an agreement to distribute the english translation of judgment in moscow by vladimir bukovsky on its retail ebook site, as well as offering a selection of other ebooks from judgment in moscow publisher, ninth of november press. 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 also shown a powerful gift for humorous fantasy. The baltic war as well as the honor harrington books are coauthored by david weber. The book has a sixties creepy feel to it horror with a sense of humor. As before, baen will continue to publish the paper editions of the ring of fire series, as well as the ebook formats of those volumes. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online no conditions, no strings attached. The tangled web are coauthored by virginia demarce. Continuing the story begun in the hit novels 1632 and 1633, the new york times bestselling creator of honor harrington, david weber, the bestselling fantasy star mercedes lackey, space adventure author k. The premise involves a small american town of three thousand, sent back to may 1631, in an alternate holy roman empire. The stories in ring of fire are all based in the alternate history setting i created in my novel 1632, which was further developed in the sequel i wrote with david weber, 1633.
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. They have enlisted a lot of talent to build it with them. Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His bestselling honor harrington novels top all the charts and his thousands of readers grab every book with his name on the cover. Many of these stories were written before dave weber and i wrote 1633, and we deliberately incorporated them into the plot of that novel. The first book was rather adventurefilled as the americans attempted first to survive and then to bring something of democracy to 17th century europe. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online no conditions, no. David weber weber, david, 1952 a wikipedia article about this author is available weber, david, 1952. His first novel, mother of demons, was picked by science fiction chronicle as a best novel of the year. Key selling points david weber is the brightest star in the new centurys science fiction firmament. Most of the current book deals with coalition building, as the.