Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Special Issue 1 #8: Nobody’s Going Home

Previous / Next Nobody’s Going HomeVirginia DeMarceAmberg, Upper Palatinate December, 1636“I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to go home for Christmas this year.” Madeline Clinter pouted, half-serious and half-not-so-serious. “The way things have turned out, we’d have been better off if they’d left the normal school in Grantville.”“Nope.” Lizzy Reardon leaned back and […]

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Special Issue 1 #6: The Glad Game

Previous / Next The Glad GameBethanne KimCroat Raid, Grantville August, 1632Adam Holst fought to keep his horse under control. At twenty-four, Adam fancied himself hardened to battles and their aftermath, but his horse was a different story. Storm just didn’t have the instincts, or personality, of a war horse in spite of his impressive strength […]

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Special Issue 1 #4: A Weimaraner Christmas

Previous / NextA Weimaraner ChrismasWalt BoyesWeimar End of November, 1638Adolph Graube, jagdmeister to Duke Albrecht of Weimar, looked up as someone came into his tiny office in the stables. It was his former boss, Gerhard Schmidt. There was barely enough space in the office for a table and a chair, so Adolph rose, grasped Gerhard’s […]

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Special Issue 1 #3: The Gift of the Puppet

Previous / NextThe Gift of the PuppetTracy S. MorrisDenis paused mid-step as he walked through the door of the apartment that he shared with Betsy above her mother’s garage.It looked like the North Pole exploded across their tiny home. Bits of tinsel, wrapping paper, and ornaments lay scattered across the floor like fallen leaves.On the […]

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Special Issue 1 #2: It’s Tradition

Previous / Next It’s TraditionAnne KeenerGrantville December, 1633Joseph Kantor sank into his chair as his homeroom teacher started talking about holiday traditions, presentations, and a class party. She means a Christmas party, he thought. I wonder if I can leave school early that day. Otherwise, I’ll have to decide if it is better to participate […]

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Special Issue 1 #1: A Christmas in the Wonderland Isles

Previous / NextA Christmas in the Wonderland IslesGarrett W. VancePort Looking Glass, Dodo Island Early December, 1637Pers watched the sunrise over the Indian Ocean. Sol’s bloated red orb glistened as if wet from crawling out of the tepid waters. Port Looking Glass’ sprawl of diverse structures, nearly all painted in rich falu red, took on […]

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