Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

1632 & Beyond Issue 16 #1: House of Verbannen

Previous / Next The House of VerbannenMarc Tyrrell Klempf Warehouse, ZülpichWednesday, June 11, 1631, 2:45 p.m. Alphons Verbannen looked at the bodies scattered on the floor like broken, discarded dolls. Shaking his head in disgust, he cleaned his blade on the clothes that Meester Klempf would no longer need before sheathing it. “Did you find […]

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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 […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 15 #5: Adieu Anvers

Previous / Next Adieu AnversMarc Tyrrell  Adieu Anvers Adieu Anvers, adieu la noble ville. Contraint je suis, de toi me separer non pour mal faict, et non pour chose vile, mais las pour une’a qui point comparer on ne devroit Venus ni Helaine, tant est la grace, qui gist en elle dont le partir me […]

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Issue 9 #3: Family Matters

Previous / Next Family Matters Marc Tyrrell Chapman House, Grantville Friday, June 4, 1632, 6:15 p.m. “Do you know what that idiot brother of mine just did?!?” Gerald Chapman’s voice was loud enough that everyone in the house, and probably most of the neighbors, could hear him. His wife, Leah, rolled her eyes as she […]

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

Previous / Next Making Hay While the Sun ShinesMarc Tyrrell Refugee 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 […]

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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 […]

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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!” […]

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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 […]

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