Volume 2 #12: The Secret Book of Zink
Previous The Secret Book Of Zink Andrew Clark [We present to you for the first time translated into English, the remarkable and exciting news from Doctor Erasmus Faustus, as originally printed in the Fraenkische Wochenzeitung.] By vows to God and from pious reflection, this humble man offers to mankind the secret story of the princely […]
Volume 2 #11: Mente Et Malleo: Practical Mineralogy And Minerals Exploration In 1632
Previous / Next Mente Et Malleo: Practical Mineralogy And Minerals Exploration In 1632 (non-fiction) Laura Runkle One of the advantages that the people of Grantville have in the novels 1632 and 1633 is their technology. With their tools, the people of Grantville can turn out cannon, rifles, and steam engines. With their chemical knowledge, they […]
Volume 2 #10: So You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633?
Previous / Next So You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633? (non-fiction) Rick Boatright Introduction David Freer’s story, “Lineman for the Country” in the Ring of Fire anthology, described the beginnings of wired telecommunications in the 1632 universe and the founding of AT&L. Like any good story, much of the technology was mentioned, but not […]
Volume 2 #9: A Quick and Dirty Treatise on Historical Fencing
Previous / Next A quick and dirty treatise on historical fencing (non-fiction) Enrico M. Toro “Et l’oggetto di questa scienza altro non è che il riparare et il ferire . . . le quali non potrà alcuno sapere se prima non havrà la cognitione dè tempi e delle misure . . .”[ . . . and the goal of this science […]
Volume 2 #8: An Invisible War
Previous / Next An Invisible War Danita Lee Ewing Chapter One June 1633 1 Beulah MacDonald eased her spare frame into the padded leather chair in Dr. James Nichols’ crowded office with a carefully hidden sigh of relief. Beulah, old girl, you’re not up to those long hospital shifts anymore. A woman your age has […]
Volume 2 # 7: Bottom Feeders
Previous / Next Bottom-Feeders John Zeek Freddy Genucci found the body lying on his front lawn. Freddy was a little shaken up. Some people might find that odd, since Freddy was a funeral director and was used to dead bodies. But his normal line of work didn’t involve bodies leaking on his front lawn. Besides, […]
Volume 2 #6: God’s Gifts
Previous / Next God’s Gifts Gorg Huff In the pages below I will try to relate my slow and torturous route to what I pray is a better understanding of God’s will. My name is Steffan Schultheiss. I am not, and never have been, a particularly handsome nor, save from the pulpit, an imposing man. […]
Volume 2 #5: Just One of Those Days
Previous / Next Just One Of Those Days Leonard Hollar The day had begun badly for Matti. First, as his cavalry troop broke camp, one of the ties that was supposed to hold his bedroll on his saddle broke; and then the spare broke, too! So, by the time he finally got his gear stowed […]
Volume 2 #4: The Company Men
Previous / Next The Company Men Christopher James Weber 1 “I do not like dank dark forests, you arrogant English ass.” Liam Donovan cursed as he ducked low on his horse to avoid being hit by a low branch. “I suppose you would be happier strolling down some gentle, sloping, Irish hill, heather in the […]
Volume 2 #3: EUTERPE, Episode 1
Previous / Next EUTERPE, Episode 1 Enrico M. Toro Editor’s note: Giacomo Carissimi and Girolamo Zenti are historical characters. They each gave important contributions to classic music. The first is considered the most important composer of the Roman baroque movement, an innovator of the era; the second was a well-traveled harpsichord maker, renowned for the […]
Volume 2 #2: Collateral Damage
Previous / Next Collateral Damage Mike Spehar “A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.” —Antoine de Saint Exupery “Just perfect,” Jesse muttered in disgust. “What was that, Herr Oberst?” Jesse jammed his hands into the pockets of his flying jacket and looked […]
Volume 2 #1: Steps in the Dance
Previous / Next Steps in the Dance Eric Flint “Stop whining, Harry,” said Anne Jefferson. “If I can do it, you can do it.” “No way am I posing half-nekkid,” growled her male companion. He gripped the rifle with both hands, as if ready to deal with any threatening horde. Any horde. Mongols. Huns. Famous […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 4 #2: A Knight’s Tale – Therapies
Previous / Next Down the road from Leahy Medical Center, GrantvilleFebruary 2, 1637 Amalia had slammed the closet door down the hall. She’d searched the closet for her proper gloves, and that broke her mood. My better gloves, she realized, ARE A CRUMPLED MESS! “Arrrrghhh! These are disgusting!” She held up a glove, glared at […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 4 #3: Another Country Heard From
Previous / Next General Electronics laboratory, GrantvilleDecember 1634 John Grover gave in to the urge to swing by the lab building for a look at the lumpy-looking prototype tube before going to his desk to start the day’s work. Much to his relief, it looked good, and it was still perking along after three weeks […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 4 #4: The Birds of the Muses
Previous An Alexander Inheritance Story AthensJanuary 21, 319 BCE The cart bearing Melissa Hoffman and her precious cargo heaved up and down as the cart’s owner and driver bore down the dirt road to the port of Piraeus. From the back, there was an angry buzz, which slowly subsided. “Slower, you idiot!” she hissed. “You’ll […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 4 #1: Fire on the Mountain
Previous / Next This story takes place between chapters six and seven of Security Threats, the third NESS novel. It is also a sequel to “Clique, Clique, Boom” (Grantville Gazette 82). Calvert HillTuesday, May 8, 1635 When the three o’clock bell rang, Amalia Ramsenthalerin packed up her books and papers and joined the exodus of […]
Volume 1 #8: Horse Power
Horse Power by Karen Bergstrahl Previous The people of Grantville have been plunged into a world where horsepower literally means horse power. In the 17th century muscle, water, and air provided power. Water wheels provide power for mills but their use is limited by location. Water is also subject to seasonal variations. Air-driven power always […]
Volume 1 #7: They’ve Got Bread Mold, So Why Can’t They Make Penicillin?
They’ve Got Bread Mold, So Why Can’t They Make Penicillin? by Bob Gottlieb Previous / Next The above is one of the more common questions asked by readers following the 1632 series, especially those who are interested in the subject of disease and medicine. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to the question. There are […]
Volume 1 #6: Radio in the 1632 Universe
Radio in the 1632 Universe by Rich Boatright Previous / Next Introduction The military and diplomatic radio situation in Europe at the end of the novel 1633 is a result of a unique combination of the authors’ needs in the story line, the limitations imposed by the authors’ choice of town to base Grantville on, […]
Volume 1 #5: The Rudolstadt Colloquy
The Rudolstadt Colloquy by Virginia DeMarce Previous / Next April 1633 Ed Piazza squirmed as inconspicuously as possible on the hard bench of the University of Jena’s anatomy amphitheater, as the debate on differing Lutheran views of the doctrine of justification by faith alone, both up-time and down-time, flew over and around his head in […]
Volume 1 #4: The Sewing Circle
The Sewing Circle by Gorg Huff Previous / Next Delia Ruggles Higgins was five foot nine, whipcord thin, and a self-described packrat. As of the Ring of Fire, she was fifty-nine and had been a widow for seven years. She had graying hair and black eyes. She figured she had “gracefully surrendered the things of […]
Volume 1 #3: Curio and Relic
Curio and Relic by Tom Van Natta Previous / Next May 1631 “Hello? Anybody there?” Paul Santee took off the holstered .45 when he heard the call. It came again, nearer. “Hello, the house!” No sense in scaring someone who probably meant well. He tucked the .45 behind his belt in the small of his […]
Volume 1 #2: Anna’s Story
Anna’s Story by Loren Jones Previous / Next Anna ran for all she was worth as the mercenaries chased her, fleeing her father’s farm with no destination in mind except away. Two of the mercenaries followed her, shouting as she ran for her life and virtue. She didn’t notice the change in the landscape until […]
Volume 1 #1: Portraits
Portraits Previous / Next by Eric Flint “I still can’t believe I did that,” said Anne Jefferson, studying the painting. It was obvious that she was struggling not to erupt in a fit of giggles. Pieter Paul Rubens looked at her, smiling faintly, but said nothing. He’d gotten a better sense of the way the […]
Grantville Gazette #001
Next Table of Contents Grantville Gazette, Volume 1 Editor-in-Chief ~ Eric Flint Baen’s Bar Editor’s Preface 1. Portraits by Eric Flint 2. Anna’s Story by Loren Jones 3. Curio and Relic by Tom Van Natta 4. The Sewing Circle by Gorg Huff 5. The Rudolstadt Colloquy by Virginia DeMarce 6. Radio in the 1632 Universe […]
Volume 102 #6: Time May Change Me, Part 4
Previous / Next By Charles E. Gannon, Ph.D. and David Carrico So by 1636, it’s been obvious for some time now that the SRG flintlock is approaching the end of its utility phase. It won’t be long before it’s more of a liability than an asset. The French have already produced a clone of the […]
Grantville Gazette #102
Next Table of Contents The Story So Far . . . by Walt Boyes 1. Clotheslined by Bethanne Kim 2. A Cloud of Beauty by Iver P. Cooper 3. Schrödinger’s Spouse by Marc Tyrrell 4. Too Many Cooks by Virginia DeMarce 5. A Proposal to a Fisherman by Terry Howard 6. Time May Change Me, […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #5: Something Old, Something New: A Materials of Construction Survey
Previous Iver P. Cooper What we can construct—whether it be a building, a boiler, or a toaster—and how well it performs its function depends on the materials incorporated into it. One of the effects of the Ring of Fire will be an ever-expanding palette of materials of construction for the engineer. Depending on their properties […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #4: Disturbance at the Nishioka House
Previous / Next by Garrett W. Vance The second in a three-story series. See Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond Issue 1 for “Ill-Met in the Marshes.” Phnom Penh docks The day before Blom Corneliszoon leaned on the rail of his ship Groenevisch as he watched a small army of dockworkers load cargo aboard. He had […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #3: A Meeting at Midsummer, Part 2
Previous / Next Marc Tyrrell See Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond Issue 2 for “A Meeting at Midsummer, Part 1.” Hilltop off West Main Street Saturday, June 21, 1631, 9:20 p.m. From the hilltop where Paul sat, he could see the lights of Grantville spread out below him. An hour ago, he had kindled a […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #2: A Fitting Tribute
Previous / Next Bethanne Kim My dad introduced me to the 1632 series, and we enjoyed it together for many years. This particular story is for my beloved father, may he rest in peace. Grantville October 1635 Angela Ugolini wrapped her coat tighter and leaned against her husband, Alberto, glad to be wearing wool stockings […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #1: Cassini Rounds Third
Previous / Next Robert E Waters Author’s Note: This story is the fourth in the Cassini Plays Ball series. It follows the events in the previous three stories which were published in the Grantville Gazette: “Cassini at the Plate,” (Grantville Gazette 93);“Cassini Takes First,” (Grantville Gazette 96); and “Cassini Slides to Second” (Grantville Gazette 101). […]
Cassini Plays Ball
Cassini Plays Ball (series)Robert E. Waters Play Ball! This is a fun story about a young boy who falls in love with baseball instead of science, much to the dismay of his loving uncle. It’s not that he doesn’t like science, it’s just that he baseball has truly captured his heart. Cassini at the Plate […]
Volume 101 #5: Cassini Slides to Second
Click here for links to all parts of the Cassini story. Note: The Cassini Plays Ball series consists of five stories: “Cassini at the Plate,” (Grantville Gazette 93);“Cassini Takes First,” (Grantville Gazette 96); “Cassini Slides to Second” (Grantville Gazette 101), “Cassini Rounds Third” (1632 & Beyond Issue 3), and “Cassini Runs Home” (1632 & Beyond Issue 6). by Robert E. Waters […]
Book Club Questions: 1632
Book clubs are fantastic! We would love to hear about any 1632 book clubs out there. Here is a set of questions to help out any book clubs interested in discussing 1632. If you have suggestions for improving these, just let us know in the comments!
Grantville Gazette #100
Next Table of Contents The Story So Far . . . by Walt Boyes 1. 1632: Origins by Eric Flint 2. Freedom Arches by Bethanne Kim 3. Like the Madmen of Münster by Terry Howard 4. If You Want to Write a Play with Witches by Virginia DeMarce 5. Advocatus Angeli by Marc Tyrrell 6. […]
Volume 99 #6: Time Spike: The First Calvary of the Cretaceous, Part 9: The Road Forward
Previous by Garrett W. Vance A mysterious place . . . Gonzalo awoke, slowly rising into consciousness from a deep slumber. He had been dreaming, but whatever it was about was now slipping away. It was probably just as well, since the last fleeting shreds of it seemed unpleasant, perhaps more of a nightmare than […]
Volume 98 #3: Genzaburo’s Gamble
Previous / Next by Sean Little Shimatsuno VillageTosa Domain, JapanAugust, 1634 Deep in the mountains of Tosa in southern Japan, a tiny farming village lay at the bottom of a valley on the banks of the Yoshino River. The hills were filled with terraces of rice paddies that flashed gold in the sun with the […]
Volume 94 #5: A Puritan Voice, Part 9
Previous by Michael Lockwood “Gut Tag, Herr Knapp, and Herr Culloden.” Nicholas and Baird turned from their examination of a merchant’s wares and saw an unremarkable man standing patiently behind them. He was notable for his plainness. He could have been from any part of Europe, though the shape of his face hinted at eastern […]
Volume 96 #7: Time Spike: The First Cavalry of the Cretaceous, Part 8: The Righteous and the Wicked
Previous / Next by Garrett W. Vance The Stone Wall Village battlefield The riders of The First Cavalry of the Cretaceous sang songs of victory as they harassed the enemy’s pikemen, dodging between their long lances, sowing chaos among their broken ranks. Lieutenant Tohbi-Oka’ grinned at the sight from the back of his sturdy mesa […]
Volume 96 #2: Cassini Takes First
Note: The Cassini Plays Ball series consists of five stories: “Cassini at the Plate,” (Grantville Gazette 93);“Cassini Takes First,” (Grantville Gazette 96); “Cassini Slides to Second” (Grantville Gazette 101), “Cassini Rounds Third” (1632 & Beyond Issue 3), and “Cassini Runs Home” (1632 & Beyond Issue 6). “He speaks in your voice, American, and there’s a shine in his eye that’s halfway […]
Volume 93 #5: Flags of the World: The USE, Part 3
Previous / Next Flags of the World: The USE, Part 3 by Mike Nagle Next, 8 Free Imperial Cities: There are eight free imperial cities of the United States of Europe. Each city also owns a more-or-less small amount of hinterland. The cities are not part of any particular province or state, and each has […]
Volume 93 #4: A Puritan Voice, Part 8
A Puritan Voice, Part 8 Previous / Next by Michael Lockwood Chapter 8: Grantville This entire trip had been a waste. Nicholas had come to Grantville looking for answers. Instead, he found only more questions. Instead of solidifying his faith, the sand that it was built upon was being washed away. The waves of doubt […]
Volume 93 #2: Cassini at the Plate
Note: The Cassini Plays Ball series consists of five stories: “Cassini at the Plate,” (Grantville Gazette 93);“Cassini Takes First,” (Grantville Gazette 96); “Cassini Slides to Second” (Grantville Gazette 101), “Cassini Rounds Third” (1632 & Beyond Issue 3), and “Cassini Runs Home” (1632 & Beyond Issue 6). Only select past volumes of the Grantville Gazette are available to read online. Previous and […]
Volume 92 #6: Flags of the World: The USE, Part 2
Flags of the World: The USE, Part 2 Previous / Next by Mike Nagle Other Flags of the United States of Europe At the end of 1636, the United States of Europe is composed of 16 provinces and states, 8 free imperial cities, and 2 districts. Additionally, 8 former free imperial cities (of the Holy […]
Volume 92 #5: The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3
The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3 Previous The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3by David Carrico and Mark Huston Chapter 9 Andreas Schardius knew he was good. Not in the sense that he was a good man. He knew he was not. No, he knew he was good, in the sense that he made things happen. […]
Volume 92 #4: A Puritan Voice, Part 7
Previous / Next A Puritan Voice, Part 7by Michael Lockwood Chapter 7 – Grantville Nicholas pushed his chair back from the table and the books that cluttered it. He needed to stand and stretch, get a drink. More importantly, he needed to think. He had come to the Grantville Public Library to finally start his […]
Mannington is Grantville is Mannington
aka: Mannington in 1630s Germany What does that mean? In 2000, Baen Published Eric Flint’s alternate history novel 1632. Eric lived in Granville, West Virginia when he was working for the unions in the 60s […]
Down-Time Medical Training
Down-Time Medical Training by Bethanne Kim Previous by Bethanne Kim This focuses on medical training in Grantville and associated institutions, particularly the medical college in Jena. The story “An Invisible War” by Danita Lee Ewing (Grantville Gazette 2, 3, and II) chronicles the efforts during the year 1634-35 to start a training program for professional […]
An Adventure in Perception
by Iver P. Cooper Previous / Next Lardarello, Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1635 The coach that had pulled up beside the boric acid production facility was black with gold trim and wheel rims painted red. On the door, Lewis Philip Bartolli saw the coat of arms of the House of Medici: five red balls on […]
The Matthew Grant Letters
The Matthew Grant Letters by George Grant Previous / Next by George Grant Editor’s Note: Capitalization practices, a few spellings, and the signature are taken from the historical Matthew Grant’s letters. June 1635 The Christian of London arrived in Massachusetts Bay, carrying the Stiles party and other passengers, a small amount of cargo, and mail […]
A Meeting at Midsummer: Part I
Previous / Next by Marc Tyrrell See Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond Issue 3 for “A Meeting at Midsummer, Part 2.” Outside Morgantown, WV Tuesday, March 21, 2000 “The Circle is open, but unbroken!” The voice rang through the wooded dell. “Merry meet!” More voices joined the leader. “And merry part. And merry meet again!” […]
The Frog in the Well
The Frog in the Well by Sean Little Previous / Next The previous section of this story appeared in Grantville Gazette #98. Click here to have that open in a new tab. by Sean Little Kochi, Tosa Domain September 1634 There was nothing like a visit to the capital. It was late in the afternoon […]
Volume 91 #7: Flags of the World: The USE, Part 1
Previous / Next by Mike Nagle At the end of 1636, The United States of Europe is one of the largest and most powerful nations in Europe. Spanning from its borders with Burgundy and the Netherlands in the west, to its border with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the east, the United States of Europe is […]
Volume 91 #6: The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 2
Previous / Next The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 2by David Carrico and Mark Huston Chapter 5 Later that evening, as they dined at the Thuringia Gardens in Grantville, Marcus watched as the girl ate with a gusto that reminded him of a horse with a feed bag. It was focused, contained, and nothing was wasted. […]
Volume 91 #5: A Puritan Voice, Pt 6
Previous / Next A Puritan Voice, Part 6by Michael Lockwood Chapter 6 Lindenstruth Dusk was falling in the German forest when Nicholas heard the faint strains of a complex tune on the evening breeze. Baird paused for a few moments and smiled, as though he were familiar with the music. He then nudged his horse […]
Volume 90 #4: The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 1
Next The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 1by Mark Huston and David Carrico Chapter 1 Magdeburg July, 1635 The radio hissed and crackled in the headphones. “. . . and thank you for joining us on Adventures with Great Music this Sunday evening. I’m Atwood Cochran. Good night.” Julius Fickler set aside his crystal set earphones […]
1632 & Beyond Issue #002
Welcome to our November 2023 issue. We hope you enjoy it! Next Introduction and Table of Contents by Bjorn Hasseler Introduction by Bjorn Hasseler The Magdeburg Messenger (1632 fiction) Escape from Moscow by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett The Frog in the Well by Sean Little A Meeting in Midsummer: Part I by Marc Tyrrell […]