Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 2 #12: The Secret Book of Zink

PreviousThe Secret Book Of ZinkAndrew Clark [We present to you for the first time translated into English, the remarkable and exciting news from Doctor Erasmus Faustus, as originally printed in the Fraenkische Wochenzeitung.] By vows to God and from pious reflection, this humble man offers to mankind the secret story of the princely metal of […]

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Volume 2 #11: Mente Et Malleo: Practical Mineralogy And Minerals Exploration In 1632

Previous / NextMente Et Malleo: Practical Mineralogy And Minerals Exploration In 1632 (non-fiction)Laura RunkleOne of the advantages that the people of Grantville have in the novels 1632 and 1633 is their technology. With their tools, the people of Grantville can turn out cannon, rifles, and steam engines. With their chemical knowledge, they can create antibiotics, […]

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Volume 2 #10: So You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633?

Previous / NextSo You Want To Do Telecommunications In 1633? (non-fiction)Rick BoatrightIntroductionDavid Freer’s story, “Lineman for the Country” in the Ring of Fire anthology, described the beginnings of wired telecommunications in the 1632 universe and the founding of AT&L. Like any good story, much of the technology was mentioned, but not described in detail. This […]

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Volume 2 #9: A Quick and Dirty Treatise on Historical Fencing

Previous / NextA quick and dirty treatise on historical fencing (non-fiction)Enrico M. Toro“Et l’oggetto di questa scienza altro non è che il riparare et il ferire . . . le quali non potrà alcuno sapere se prima non havrà la cognitione dè tempi e delle misure . . .”[ . . . and the goal of this science is nothing else […]

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Volume 2 #8: An Invisible War

Previous / NextAn Invisible WarDanita Lee EwingChapter OneJune 16331Beulah MacDonald eased her spare frame into the padded leather chair in Dr. James Nichols’ crowded office with a carefully hidden sigh of relief. Beulah, old girl, you’re not up to those long hospital shifts anymore. A woman your age has no business on her feet twelve […]

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Volume 2 # 7: Bottom Feeders

Previous / NextBottom-FeedersJohn ZeekFreddy Genucci found the body lying on his front lawn. Freddy was a little shaken up. Some people might find that odd, since Freddy was a funeral director and was used to dead bodies. But his normal line of work didn’t involve bodies leaking on his front lawn. Besides, no one expects […]

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Volume 2 #3: EUTERPE, Episode 1

Previous / NextEUTERPE, Episode 1Enrico M. ToroEditor’s note: Giacomo Carissimi and Girolamo Zenti are historical characters. They each gave important contributions to classic music. The first is considered the most important composer of the Roman baroque movement, an innovator of the era; the second was a well-traveled harpsichord maker, renowned for the invention of the […]

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Volume 2 #2: Collateral Damage

Previous / NextCollateral DamageMike Spehar“A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born.” —Antoine de Saint Exupery“Just perfect,” Jesse muttered in disgust. “What was that, Herr Oberst?” Jesse jammed his hands into the pockets of his flying jacket and looked at his copilot, Lieutenant […]

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Volume 2 #1: Steps in the Dance

Previous / NextSteps in the DanceEric Flint“Stop whining, Harry,” said Anne Jefferson. “If I can do it, you can do it.” “No way am I posing half-nekkid,” growled her male companion. He gripped the rifle with both hands, as if ready to deal with any threatening horde. Any horde. Mongols. Huns. Famous artists. “Ha! The […]

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