Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 20 #5: Daedalus’ New Wings

i Previous / Next Daedalus’ New Wings Written by Kerryn Offord Magdeburg, September, 1634 Tracy Kubiak stared at the shop window, not really seeing anything. She was in Magdeburg to inspect the local division of her company, Grantville Canvas and Outdoor, but she was finding it hard to stay motivated. Maybe it was just because […]

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Volume 20 #4: A Bell for St. Vasili’s

Previous / Next A Bell for St. Vasili’s Written by Keith Robertsson November, 1633 “Ux Te!” Kseniya hadn’t at all expected what she was seeing. When Princess Natalia Petrovna hired Father Gavril to come to Grantville and set up a church for the people who were coming to study, she’d mentioned that her brother Vladimir […]

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Volume 20 #2: An Electrifying Experience

Previous / Next An Electrifying Experience Written By Jack Carroll Somewhere in the eastern Harz mountains, 1635 Something’s burning! Stefan Leichtfuss stopped in his tracks to sniff, and began slowly scanning his eyes all around. There! A wisp of smoke was rising out of that new wooden cabinet mounted on the post! Before he could move, there was […]

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Volume 20 #1: By Hook or By Crook

Previous / Next By Hook or By Crook By Victoria L’Ecuyer Hamburg, January 1633 Someone grabbed Annabet Nutsch and covered her eyes. “Guess who!”  Annabet stiffened. She recognized the voice and jabbed her elbow into her brother’s ribs. “Grow up, Johann.” She wrestled free and shook her finger at the tall, gangly young man with […]

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Volume 19 #11: Plausibility Denial or Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

Previous / Next Plausibility Denial or Truth is Stranger Than Fiction Written by Gorg Huff Predictions and Reality Some years ago the barflies who frequent the 1632 Tech Manual, after much debate, came up with the number of computers in Mannington, West Virginia. Which was also the number of computers in Grantville. At the most […]

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Volume 19 #10: Better Foundations, Part 1: An Introduction to Concrete

Previous / Next Better Foundations, Part 1: An Introduction to Concrete Written by Iver P. Cooper Concrete—”Liquid Stone”—has made possible many innovations in architecture. Yet concrete is no Space Age wunderkind; it has its roots in antiquity. Concrete, albeit of a kind inferior to the modern product, was used by the Romans in the construction of […]

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Volume 19 #9: Hallelujah, Part One

Previous / Next Hallelujah, Part One Written by David Carrico Magdeburg – July, 1634 “It’s here! It’s here!” The three men looked around as Marla Linder burst through the door. Next moment, she laid an oblong package on the table in front of them. “What is here?” Franz Sylwester asked his wife. The inevitable smile […]

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Volume 19 #8: Turn Your Radio On, Episode One

Previous / Next Turn Your Radio On, Episode One Written by Wood Hughes Prologue April 1634, Grantville, State of Thuringia-Franconia, United States of Europe “Der Kronz” was in an exuberant mood as he walked into the Voice of America offices, whistling an up-timer tune by the name of “Do the Hustle” and without a care […]

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Volume 19 #6: The Royal and Ancient Game

Previous / Next The Royal and Ancient Game Written by Mark H. Huston St Andrews Scotland, Winter 1634 James O’Fehl, the butler of Ramsay Manor, wearily tugged open the heavy wooden door to Andrew’s bedchamber. He could see faint streaks of morning light through gaps in the drawn draperies. Andrew was sleeping soundly in the […]

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Volume 19 #3: The Creamed Madonna

Previous / Next The Creamed Madonna Written by Kerryn Offord Late summer 1635, Jena Dr. Phillip Gribbleflotz was at a bit of a loose end. He’d finally concluded that there was something fundamentally wrong with the theory that pyramid power could be used to invigorate the Quinta Essentia of the human spirit, and had regretfully given up […]

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Volume 19 #2: The Anaconda Project, Episode Eight

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode Eight Written by Eric Flint After they left the restaurant—or “café,” rather—Piccolomini glanced up at the sky, which had grown leaden. “Snowing soon,” he said, reaching up and drawing his cloak around him more tightly. Von Mercy followed suit. The temperature wasn’t too bad, but there was something […]

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Volume 19 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode Seven

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode Seven Written by Eric Flint “So, what you think?” asked Piccolomini. The Italian general from Florence who was now in Austrian service raised his cup. The man sitting across from him at the round little table in the small but very crowded restaurant frowned down at the cup […]

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Butterflies in the Kremlin

Butterflies in the Kremlin Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett This serial formed the basis for the 1632 Russia novels published by Baen, 1636: The Kremlin Games, 1637: The Volga Rules, and 1638: The Sovereign States. Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 1, A Russian Noble (Grantville Gazette #8) Butterflies in the Kremlin, Episode 2, A ‘Merican […]

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Puritan Voice

A Puritan Voice by Michael Lockwood A multi-part saga of travel and betrayal by Michael Lockwood that eventually finds its way, as so many things do, to Grantville. A Puritan Voice, Part 1 (Grantville Gazette 86) A Puritan Voice, Part 2 (Grantville Gazette 87) A Puritan Voice, Part 3 (Grantville Gazettee 88) A Puritan Voice, Part 4 (Grantville Gazette […]

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Aethers of Magdeburg

The Aethers of Magdeburg (series) David Carrico and Mark Huston A tale of radio, industrial espionage, and love set in post-Ring of Fire Magdeburg. The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 1 (Grantville Gazette Volume 90) The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 2 (Grantville Gazette Volume 91) The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3 (Grantville Gazette Volume 92)

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Volume 18 #12: Safety First: Industrial Safety in 1632, Part Two

Previous Safety First: Industrial Safety in 1632,Part Two, Technical Aspects Written by Iver P. Cooper Ambrose Bierce, in The Devil’s Dictionary, defined an “accident” as “an inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.” But some industrial accidents are avoidable, and the secret to minimizing them is to know what the hazards of the […]

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Volume 18 #11: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Previous / Next Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Mathematics After the Ring of Fire Written by William Truderung The Ring of Fire was an event that shook the world of 1631 to its foundations. One of the disciplines destined to be revolutionized is mathematics, which was still in its infancy at the time. This […]

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Volume 18 #10: What’s For Dinner

Previous / Next NONFICTION: What’s For Dinner: Typical Dishes From 1632. Written by Anette Pedersen The common dishes in 1632 were quite different from what most western people eat today, and the following article will try to show what would have been prepared and served in the household of a moderately prosperous craftsman—say a printer […]

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Volume 18 #9: Sonata, Part Four

Previous / Next Note: This is a story of Marla Linder, Franz Sylwester, and their music. It consists of Sonata, Part One (Grantville Gazette Volume 15), Sonata, Part Two (Grantville Gazette 16), Sonata, Part Three (Grantville Gazette 17), and Sonata, Part Four (Grantville Gazette 18). This touching story is part of 1635: Music and Murder, published by Baen. Sonata, Part […]

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Volume 18 #8: Stretching Out, Part Five

Previous / Next Stretching Out,Part Five: Riding the Tiger Written by Iver P. Cooper Marshall’s Creek, Suriname RiverLong Dry Season, 1634 (July-November 1634) Maria Vorst sniffed the wound, and grimaced. “It’s infected.” Her patient shrugged stoically. “How did it happen?” Captain Marshall answered for her charge. “Not sure, but probably just a cut from razorgrass, […]

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