Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 8 #1: Joseph Hanauer Into the Very Pit of Hell

Previous / NextJoseph Hanauer: Into the Very Pit of HellBy Douglas W. JonesFifteenth of Iyyar, 5391 (May 17, 1631)The congregation for the Saturday evening service at the close of the Sabbath filled the small synagogue in Hammelberg. Several out-of-town visitors brought the number well above the minimum of ten men required for the service. It […]

Read More

Volume 6 #16: The Jews of 1632

Previous The Jews of 1632Douglas W. JonesForewordWith Jewish characters occupying such a prominent place in the 1632 story universe, it is important to accurately recreate the Jews of that era. What I have written in the following is intended as a handy resource for anyone contemplating using Jewish characters in fiction they set in this world. I […]

Read More

Grantville Gazette 5 #4: Schwarza Falls

Previous / Next Schwarza FallsDouglas W. Jones1To: Grantville Emergency Committee. From: John Sterling, Edgar Frost and Francis Kidwell. Date: May 30, 1631? fifth day after the disaster. Re: Road options around Schwarza Falls. Yesterday, May twenty-ninth, the fourth day after the disaster, we went up Buffalo Creek to the power plant to look into how to build a road […]

Read More