volume 7 Archives - Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond

Volume 7 #14: Railroading In Germany

Previous / NextRailroading In GermanyBy Carsten Edelberger“The railroads are about to make a big comeback in the world.”Eric Flint, 1632.IntroductionThe railroads will be the steel backbone of the inter-modal rail/water transportation system of the United States of Europe (USE). The first rail line will provide a link for Grantville into the existing road-and-river transportation network and […]

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Volume 7 #12: The Mechanical Reproduction Of Sound: Developing A Recorded Music Distribution Industry

Previous / Next The Mechanical Reproduction Of Sound: Developing A Recorded Music Distribution IndustryBy Chris Penycate and Rick BoatrightPart 1. Preparing pre-recorded material for distributionSound, no matter how complex, is just waves like the ripples in a pond. It can be considered as the displacement of molecules from their place of rest. A more technical […]

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Volume 7 #11: Essen Steel, Part 1: Crucibellus

Previous / NextEssen Steel, Part 1: CrucibellusBy Kim MackeyChapter OneBy early morning they had passed beyond the siege lines and lay hidden in a copse of woods four miles from the Magdeburg gates.“We will travel only at night for the first few days,” Henri said, “and hide during the day. Best not to tempt fate.”That […]

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Volume 7 #9:The Dr. Gribbleflotz Chronicles, Part 2

Previous / Next The Dr. Gribbleflotz Chronicles, Part 2Dr. Phil’s Amazing Essence Of Fire TabletsBy Kerryn Offord and Rick Boatright1633, Jena, Dr. Gribbleflotz’s officeDr. Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz took another look at the bill. He was spending that much on candles? Surely not. “Frau Mittelhausen. This bill for candles. Who has been using wax candles so wastefully?”Frau Mittelhausen […]

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Volume 7 #8: Not At All The Type

Previous / Next Not At All The TypeBy Virginia DeMarceSummer 1634, Grantville, State of Thuringia-Franconia“That was the year I broke my nose at the demolition derby.”Tina Marie Hollister pointed to the knot. She’d never bothered to have it repaired. Never had the money, to tell the truth. Probably wouldn’t have bothered even if she’d been […]

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Volume 7 #7: Seasons

Previous / NextSeasonsBy Mark H. HustonMay, 1631The old Buick slowly made its way through the dark countryside, headed away from the high school. The couple inside was elderly, cautious, and tentative on the road. It had been daylight when the meeting at the high school started, now it was well after eleven PM. John’s eyes […]

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Volume 7 #5: Grantville’s Greatest Philosopher?

Previous / NextGrantville’s Greatest Philosopher?By Terry HowardKen looked up when the door opened. When he saw the men who were entering, he moved down to the cash register. Once there, he put his hand on the sawed-off shotgun that hung in a rack on the underside of the bar. “Julio,” he called.“Yeah?” Julio Mora replied.“Nine […]

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Volume 7 #4: Burgers, Fries, And Beer

Previous / NextBurgers, Fries, And BeerBy John and Patti FriendJulio sat with Odetta and Fenton. The Club was empty. None of the regulars were in and, as usual, Fenton was opening. It was early yet—just past two in the afternoon—and the three had nothing to do.Julio Sanabria looked at his two co-workers. “For two bits, […]

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Volume 7 #3: Von Grantville

Previous / NextVon GrantvilleBy Russ RittgersChad sat on the front porch swing staring blankly ahead. He held a tumbler of Kentucky’s smoothest bourbon and water. It was like a cruel joke. I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is, those thirty-five new cars you have on your lot? You won’t […]

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Volume 7 #2: Mule ‘Round The World

Previous / NextMule ‘Round The WorldBy Virginia DeMarceNovember, 1633, Wednesday morning before Thanksgiving“It was well done of you, Henry. It really was.” Enoch Wiley looked rather doubtfully at a pile of yellowish mush on the cracker in his hand. “What is this stuff?”“Cora makes it out of mashed chickpeas. Some kind of a substitute for […]

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Volume 7 #1: Canst Thou Send Lightnings?

Previous / NextCanst Thou Send Lightnings?By Rick BoatrightIn like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. (Deuterocanonical Apocrypha, The Epistle of Jeremiah:61)To: The Provincial of the Society of Jesus in RomeFrom: Adolph Wise S.J., University of Eichstaett.Enclosed with this […]

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Grantville Gazette #007