Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Issue 8 #5: Emancipation and Education

Previous / Next Emancipation and EducationTerry HowardGrantville September 1636Reverend Mary Ellen Jones had a dilemma. It was Wednesday evening after the midweek service and choir practice, early in September 1636. A nervous young man named William Schmid was waiting until he could speak to her alone.“Reverend Jones, I need your assistance. I have been told […]

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Issue 8 #4: The Diablo is in the Details

Previous / Next The Diablo is in the DetailsAaron Jameison GresoVenice Late May 1634Zuan, the pilot boat’s oarsman, kept smiling as he bobbed his head. “They were standing in a line outside the door of the new CPE embassy. I’d swear to it.”“Why would anyone stand in line to buy a compass?” The Portuguese merchant-captain, […]

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Issue 8 #3: A Week Together

Previous / Next A Week TogetherBjorn HasselerThis story follows “Reed and Kathy Sue” (Grantville Gazette 64 and IX). Kathy Sue and Reed wrote letters to each other while Reed was deployed in support of Third Division from June 1635 to March 1636. Reed just returned home the previous evening after the events of “The Aftermath” […]

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Volume 8 #1: How Lovely Are Thy Branches

Previous / NextHow Lovely Are Thy BranchesGarrett W. VanceDodo Island, The Wonderland Isles Colonies December 21, 1637It was just before sunrise as Pers finished up his simple breakfast of bread, cheese, and a thin slice of dried beef. Having grown up at sea, he had never developed a taste for what he thought of as […]

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