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The Muse of Music
By David Carrico
When Italian musician Giacomo Carissimi hears about Up-time music in Grantville he sets off across the Alps to see and hear these wonders. Nothing will keep him from his dream of learning the new music and seeing new instruments, not even warring militias and the threats of plague. He shares the trek and what he finds in a series of heartfelt letters and several short stories.
Published April 1, 2025
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Essen Steel
By Kim Mackey
Who is Colette du Bois, why does Louis de Geer care about her, and what is her connection to Crucibellus? As the ripples of the Ring of Fire event continue to spread through Europe, new opportunities are created, new possibilities arise, and new destinies appear. Louis has a vision of one of those destinies, one that will change the Rhineland forever, but it will take some of the knowledge brought back from the future in Grantville to make it possible. And the perception, strength, and skill of Colette and her new up-timer husband may be the most critical piece of his plans. Soldiers gather, spies engage in espionage, and merchants wager fortunes on the slimmest of odds, in the hopes of bringing about a new future.
Published: 5/6/2025
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Essen Defiant
By Kim Mackey and David Carrico
Whether it was a blessed miracle or a disastrous catastrophe, the arrival of Grantville in Europe in the year 1631 created changes that are long-lasting and spreading wider and wider as time passes. In 1634, Louis DeGeer—statesman, merchant, and player of the game of princes—having extracted as much information and technology as he could out of Grantville, makes his move to establish a new state in the Rhineland, a republic that would draw on much of the political philosophy brought back through the Ring of Fire by Grantville. There are those in the westlands of Germany and the Rhine Valley who aren’t happy about that. Louis’ enemies draw on all the forces of the status quo to oppose his efforts. Louis discovers that it will take strength and determination, coupled with careful preparation and planning, to face them. And the ultimate confrontations will leave things up for grabs until the final moments.
Published: 6/3/2025
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