Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 22 #10: The Wind is Free

Previous The Wind is Free: Sailing Ship Design, Part 2, Seaworthiness Written by Iver P. Cooper Part II: Goals of Sailing Ship Design The designer of a sailing ship must give it sufficient capacity and speed to carry out its mission, yet without unduly compromising its seaworthiness. And seaworthiness itself is a complex concept, embracing […]

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Volume 22 #9: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

Previous / Next Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Gardening and Growing Food in 1632 Written by Anette PedersenIntroduction The benefits of growing usable plants near your sleeping place—as opposed to having to search for them whenever you need them—are so obvious that people must have started the first gardens as soon as they discovered that […]

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Volume 22 #8: Special Edition!

Previous / Next Special Edition! Written by Markus Becker Frankfurt Main, late May 1631, just another street corner: “Special Edition! Special Edition! Town from the future in Thuringia! Read everything about the year 2000: horseless carriages, lights with no flames, guns that shoot ten times without reloading. Only in the Allgemeine Zeitung. Don’t miss the woodcuts […]

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Volume 22 #7: Turn Your Radio On, Episode Four

Previous / Next Turn Your Radio On, Episode Four Written by Wood Hughes Chapter Ten Marc Kronzburg pushed the overlapping canvas flaps out of the way as he made his way into the Thuringen Gardens outside patio. Or formerly outside patio. The original patio had been outside. Now, a massive roof was supported by four […]

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Volume 22 #6: Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Eight

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Eight: As the Bear Turns Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Sheremetev laughed. “Leontii is a fine man, but not nearly subtle enough for this. The new political officer for the Dacha is . . . Anya.” * * * It was all Anya could do to keep her […]

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Volume 22 #3: Northwest Passage, Part One

Previous / Next Northwest Passage, Part One Written by Herbert and William Sakalaucks Part I November 1633 A bright sun and a cool breeze made Copenhagen the best place in the world as far as Sergeant Karl Andersen was concerned. He strolled with the three members of his city watch patrol through the open air […]

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Volume 22 #2: The Irish Sitter Sings

Previous / Next The Irish Sitter Sings Written by Terry Howard Late January 1635Near the City of Nijmegen, Netherlands “Innkeeper, we need a wet nurse.” One of Henrich’s company—probably his daughter, the timing was right and she looked just like him—had a fever. The stout lass was down and likely would not be getting up. […]

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Volume 22 #1: Arsenic and Old Italians

Previous / Next Arsenic and Old Italians Written by Iver P. Cooper The liquid in the shallow dish ignited, releasing a burst of yellow-green fire. The audience, a curious mix of Tuscan scholars and glitterati, applauded. Lewis Philip Bartolli acknowledged the applause with a briefly lifted hand. “This lovely green reveals the presence of the […]

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