Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

1632 & Beyond Issue 5 #7: Buzz! Beekeeping in the 1632 Universe

Previous Buzz! Beekeeping in the 1632 Universe, Part IIver P. CooperHoney is the oldest sweetener; there is an eight thousand-year-old rock painting in Spain that shows someone climbing a tree to gather honey from a bee hive. By ancient Egyptian times, humans had learned to manage honey bee hives to ensure a reliable supply of […]

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1632 & Beyond 5 #5: Among the Faithful

Previous / NextAmong the FaithfulBob Finegold“What have I done unto thee?” – Numbers 22:28Worms, Rheinpfalz (Rhineland Palatinate) June 1635“Grandfather! A Korrespondenzausschüsse column occupies Mainz!”Christian burst into his grandfather’s study, the horrible news of protestors being shot and summary hangings trembling on his lips. At the sight of the dour-faced men gathered within the room, however, […]

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1632 & Beyond 5 #5: Making Hay While The Sun Shines

Previous / NextMaking Hay While the Sun ShinesMarc TyrrellRefugee Center near the Power Plant Wednesday, July 2, 1631, 7:35 a.m.Hermann Peter Stieff looked up as his name was called. “Hier!” He stood up and took the bag he was handed, even as the man who handed it to him called out another name. Sitting back […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 5 #1: A Rose By Any Other Song

Previous / NextA Rose By Any Other SongVirginia DeMarceGrantville, SoTFSeptember 1635“And now, we bring you News from the Netherlands.”The general manager of the Voice of America pondered as he listened.“It’s a good skit.” The VOA disk jockey grinned.“Tom and Dick Quiney are, if nothing else, reliably irreverent,” John Grover admitted. He was facing a move […]

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