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Volume 8 #18: Aluminum: Will O’ the Wisp?

Previous Aluminum: Will O’ the Wisp?by Iver P. CooperThere is no doubt that aluminum is a wonder metal. Pure aluminum has a density only about one-third of iron, it is as reflective as silver, and a good conductor of heat and electricity. When exposed to air, it quickly acquires a protective coating of aluminum oxide, […]

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Volume 8 #17: New France in 1634 and the Fate of North America

Previous / Next New France in 1634 and the Fate of North Americaby Michael Varhola1634 was a pivotal year for the indigenous peoples of North America. It was in that year that the French Jesuit missionaries, in spite of their highest motives, set in motion a series of events that led ultimately to the destruction […]

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Volume 8 #16: Refrigeration and the 1632 World

Previous / NextRefrigeration and the 1632 World: Opportunities and Challengesby Mark H. HustonBarflies have an amazing working knowledge on a lot of subjects. They are, on the whole, a bunch of pretty bright people, having great fun playing at this “what-if” exercise that is Eric Flint’s 1632 universe. Hanging out in cyberspace, and in real […]

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Volume 8 #15: Butterflies in the Kremlin: Part 1

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin: Part 1A Russian Nobleby Gorg Huff and Paula GoodlettSpring, 1632Boris Ivanovich Petrov pulled the horse to a stop and looked around. “This place is almost worth the trip. See the cuts in the earth where the land was changed. Look at these hills. The structure is different from […]

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Volume 8 #14: The Essen Steel Chronicles, Part 2

Previous / Next The Essen Steel Chronicles, Part 2Louis de Geerby Kim MackeyJuly, 1631Louis de Geer refolded the letters from his niece in Grantville. Interesting information, he thought. But he was a powerful and busy man, much like a four-masted battleship. Battleships do not change course easily or on a whim. Verification of Colette’s claims […]

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Volume 8 #13: The Doctor Gribbleflotz Chronicles Part 3

Previous / Next The Doctor Gribbleflotz Chronicles, Part 3Doctor Phil’s DistractionBy Kerryn OffordApril 1635, The rectory, St. Martin’s in the Fields. South of RudolstadtYesterday I helped Stepmama turn Papa’s old Geneva gown. We unpicked the seams, darned threads to reinforce the worst worn spots and re-dyed the fabric before hand sewing it back together, with […]

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Volume 8 #12: Three Innocuous Words

Previous / Next Three Innocuous Wordsby Russ RittgersWhite vapor was blowing out of Hudson’s nostrils that frosty mid-morning in late December. Chip Jenkins rode his horse around the small snow-covered copse of trees and saw the von Ruppersdorf manor that Katerina had finally finished building this year. He’d been looking forward to this day for […]

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Volume 8 #11: Rolling On

Previous / Next Rolling Onby Karen BergstralhJanuary 1632“Master Ritterhof, Master Eisenbach, may I present my staff?” Martin asked, conscious of the scuffling sounds behind him. He heard Max hiss something at Jakob followed by a ‘thwack.’“Certainly, Master Schmidt. Certainly.” Master Blacksmith Bruno Ritterhof smiled in return, politely ignoring the apprentices’ bustle. “Master Eisenbach and I […]

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Volume 8 #10: Flight 19 to Magdeburg

Previous / NextFlight 19 to Magdeburgby Jose J. ClavellPrologueLiving RoomCaptain and Frau McIntosh’s quartersFormerly 1SGT and Mrs. Hudson’s residenceGrantville, SoTF, USESpring 1635, 0955 hours localBritt Strausswirt was bored. A day after being released from the Leahy Medical Center, she rested her badly sprained left ankle on the ottoman that her host’s wife, Gertrude McIntosh, had […]

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Volume 8 #9: Capacity for Harm

Previous / NextCapacity For Harmby Richard EvansBelfort, Franche Comté, 1633“So, Herr Doctor Lebenenergie. You designed this yourself?”“Not exactly, Commissioner Vaden.” Tomas cursed himself for ever thinking that coming to Belfort would be profitable. He knew that Franche Comté was rife with witch hunts again, but he just needed some extra copper wire and plates for […]

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Volume 8 #8: I Got My Buck

Previous / NextI Got My Buckby Barry C. SwiftHerman sat at the fire, obviously enjoying its heat. When Wili sat beside him, he looked over at his friend. “What’s tomorrow going to be like, I wonder. I hear these Swedes have some help from that Grantville place.”Wili twisted the stick he was holding. “I once […]

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Volume 8 #7: A Question of Faith

Previous / NextA Question of Faithby Anette PedersenGrantville, June 1633“Could I have a word with you, Father Johannes?”Johannes Grunwald jumped up from the table with a gasp and spun around quickly, sending several maps and notes to the floor. “Sorry, I wasn’t expecting anybody. It’s rather late.” He looked at the elegant young man in […]

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Volume 8 #6: Prince and Abbot

Previous / NextPrince and Abbotby Virginia DeMarceThis Troublesome MonkFulda, December 1632“Maybe they should have held the battle of Luetzen last month after all,” Wes Jenkins said. “Just have kept Gustavus Adolphus out of it. Up-time, it seems to have cleared a whole batch of people off the playing board that we could just as well […]

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Volume 8 #5: The Sons of St. John

Previous / NextThe Sons of St. Johnby Jay RobisonThe wind blowing in from the Atlantic was cold. It often was on the west coast of Scotland, even in summer. The crude stone shepherd’s hut where Brother Aidan and his three fellow monks sat kept the wind out for the most part, but it was far […]

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Volume 8 #4: Dear Sir

Previous / NextDear Sirby Chris RacciatoDear Sir:You do not know me, but a mutual acquaintance has assured me that you are a man of superior integrity and utmost discretion. It is because of this that I approach you in my hour of most desperate need.My name is Kent Ketchum, and I am a resident of […]

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Volume 8 #3: The Painter’s Gambit

Previous / NextThe Painter’s Gambitby Iver P. CooperBirgit’s mother had warned her not to take any food or drink from boys, not to answer any of their questions, and, most especially, not to smile at them. Birgit had dutifully agreed. Unfortunately, she broke all three rules the same day.Birgit and her friends Anna and Barbel […]

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Volume 8 #2: Not a Princess Bride

Previous / NextNot a Princess BrideBy Terry HowardJames Richard, or Jimmy Dick, Shaver (known to his close associates, and almost everyone else, as Dickhead) was in the grocery store. The old drunk was not there buying food. Most of his calories came from beer, followed by pretzels. Yes, believe it or not, despite the Ring […]

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Volume 8 #1: Joseph Hanauer Into the Very Pit of Hell

Previous / NextJoseph Hanauer: Into the Very Pit of HellBy Douglas W. JonesFifteenth of Iyyar, 5391 (May 17, 1631)The congregation for the Saturday evening service at the close of the Sabbath filled the small synagogue in Hammelberg. Several out-of-town visitors brought the number well above the minimum of ten men required for the service. It […]

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Grantville Gazette #008