Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

1632 & Beyond Issue 17 #7: Bang Versus Twang In North America

Previous Bang Versus Twang In North America John Deakins Throughout the seventeenth century, many personal missile weapons were in use. A particular problem with those occurred in North America. A French expedition had conquered the English settlements at Boston and Plymouth. English King Charles I had signed away his New World possessions to the French, […]

Read More

1632 & Beyond Issue 16 #5: Antwerp Antics

Previous Antwerp AnticsJohn Deakins Antwerp1636  Anthony Van Dyck was happy, but nervous. Things were going extremely well. Still, he kept waiting for the next black cloud to billow over the horizon. Antwerp was blooming like a springtime rose. King Ferdinand wouldn’t allow the Inquisition to establish itself in Antwerp again. Instead of being an uneasy […]

Read More

1632 & Beyond Issue #016

Welcome to our March 2026 issue. We hope you enjoy it! Next Table of Contents Introduction and Editor’s Notes Bjorn Hasseler Magdeburg Messenger (fiction) 1. House of Verbannen Marc Tyrrell 2. Something New Bethanne Kim 3. A Shocking Development Jack Carroll 4. Wild Flowers and Nailed Hearts Natalie Silk 5. Antwerp Antics John Deakins Introduction […]

Read More

1632 & Beyond Issue 14 #4: Artists from Afar

Previous / Next Artists from Afar John R. Deakins This story is the sequel to “Chiaroscuro” in Grantville Gazette 89 1635 It always seemed to be damp in Venice. Giorgio Fabrini, the former Father Benedetto, clambered from the gondola. The boat’s rocking would have bothered anyone new to the city, but he was sufficiently used […]

Read More