Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Grantville Gazette 4 #13: A Looming Challenge

Previous A Looming Challengeby Pam PoggianiGrantville needs people to work in the munitions factories. And the steel mill. And the brick factories. Where will they come from? Why, all those poor women who have to spin and weave all the time can be emancipated right away—just build a spinning jenny and power up those looms!Grantville […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #12: How to Build a Machine Gun in 1634

Previous / Next How to build a Machine gun in 1634 with available technology:Two alternate viewsEditor’s note: The firearms round table that produces these articles on firearms doesn’t always reach agreement on a specific issue. They didn’t on this one, and asked me how to proceed. Since I don’t see any reason the fictitious universe […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #11: How to Keep Your Old John Deere Plowing

Previous / NextHow To Keep Your Old John Deere Plowing: Diesel Fuel Alternatives For Grantville 1631-1639Allen W. McDonnellThe Ring of Fire has left many of the farms around Grantville scrambling to train enough horses for the fall harvest. About half of the tractors that came through the Ring Of Fire were designed to burn gasoline […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #10: Drillers in Doublets

Previous / Next Drillers In DoubletsIver P. CooperI don’t want to be critical of coal mining, especially not where Mike Stearns can hear me. But the fact remains that coal has some serious disadvantages, both as a fossil fuel and as a source of organic chemicals.Extracting coal is labor-intensive; you have to dig shafts and […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #9: Heavy Metal Music or Revolution in Three Flats

Previous / NextHeavy Metal Music or Revolution in Three FlatsDavid CarricoGrantville, March, 1633 Franz hissed in pain as his crippled hand was flexed, twisted and pulled by Dr. Nichols’ strong fingers. Sweat beaded his forehead as he endured the testing manipulation. He sighed in relief when the doctor finally released it.“Sorry,” Dr. Nichols said. “I know […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #7: Magdeburg Marines: The Few And The Proud

Previous / NextMagdeburg Marines: The Few And The ProudJose J. ClavellThe Hudson Residence City of Grantville Thuringia Region, Germany Monday, 6 December 1632 AD 1600 hours local “Well, can you repair it?”Charles “Duke” Hudson asked the question to the pair of legs sticking out from under his sink. He was a tall, no-nonsense middle-aged man whose brown buzz cut hair […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #4: Chip’s Christmas Gift

Previous / NextChip’s Christmas GiftRuss RittgersChip and Joachim had just finished working out with quarterstaffs, six-foot-long hardwood sticks, at the von Thierbach estate manor, absorbing a new collection of bruises to join those of the previous two days. Chip wanted to practice techniques he’d previously learned in the army and Joachim simply wanted to gain […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #3: One Man’s Junk

Previous / NextOne Man’s JunkKaren BergstrahlMartin Schmidt paused, his spoon barely touching the stew. His stomach would have him attack the stew bowl like a starving wolf but his mind held him back. Carefully, he took one spoonful and then put his spoon down. A sip of beer helped but his hand shook slightly. Reminding […]

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Grantville Gazette 4 #2: ‘Til We Meet Again

Previous / Next‘Til We Meet AgainVirginia DeMarceThe worst thing about working for Mechanical Support was that the facilities were scattered out all over Grantville, even now, two and a half years after the Ring of Fire. They’d never been able to take the time to centralize them; they didn’t really have any central place to […]

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Volume 4 #1: Poor Little Rich Girls

Previous / NextPoor Little Rich GirlsPaula Goodlett and Gorg Huff“Will you two just give it up?” Heather asked, exasperated. “What good is that valley girl impersonation going to do you? No one here in Badenburg has ever heard of a valley girl.”“For sure, Heather, for sure,” Vicky Emerson answered. “We’re just getting into character. Gotta […]

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