Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 92 #9: Marooned in Space-Time

Marooned in ServersPreviousBy Edward M. Lerner“Are you getting this?”Or so Liam Peterson might have heard. He wasn’t one to spend a mind-numbing shift rearranging cargo in silence—nor to endure the endless droning “news” adrift in the short passageway from Andy‘s compact bridge.And yet, there was something compelling about that maybe-heard question. He removed an ear bud. As the […]

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Volume 92 #8: Hot Off the Ring of Fire Press!

Hot Off Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press!Previous / Nextby Walt BoyesWhoo! Like Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, we found a barn and put on a show. To celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of 1632, we put on a vastly enlarged version of our normal “Minicon” with some serious author guests and over fifty panels in a virtual […]

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Volume 92 #7: Notes from the Buffer Zone, Mummies and Fleas

Previous / Nextby Kristine Kathryn RuschI get it: People are panicked—and justifiably so. Everything—everything— is in turmoil. We don’t know exactly how this will all end, and we’re tired. It’s been a long century, these past six months.I have my panic moments, and I find I’m getting superstitious. I find myself unwilling to say things like, […]

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Volume 92 #6: Flags of the World: The USE, Part 2

Flags of the World: The USE, Part 2Previous / Nextby Mike NagleOther Flags of the United States of EuropeAt the end of 1636, the United States of Europe is composed of 16 provinces and states, 8 free imperial cities, and 2 districts. Additionally, 8 former free imperial cities (of the Holy Roman Empire) in Swabia […]

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Volume 92 #4: A Puritan Voice, Part 7

Previous / NextA Puritan Voice, Part 7by Michael LockwoodChapter 7 – GrantvilleNicholas pushed his chair back from the table and the books that cluttered it. He needed to stand and stretch, get a drink. More importantly, he needed to think. He had come to the Grantville Public Library to finally start his research and what […]

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Volume 92 #3: Last Will

Last WillPrevious / Nextby Matias Travieso-DiazHear the loud alarum bells—Brazen bells!What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!In the startled ear of nightHow they scream out their affright!—Edgar Allan Poe, “The Bells”In the name of Jesus the Lord, Amen.I, Georg Theodor Ernsting, a landowner in Oberkochen, near the Imperial City of Aalen, being of sound […]

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Volume 92 #2: Lamb of God

Lamb of GodPrevious / Nextby A.P. DavidsonStockholmSeptember, 1635The scent of tea wafted up from the tulip-shaped glass. The aroma made the older man smile in childish delight. He took the sugar cube between his teeth and lifted the piping hot cup by the rim, sipping carefully. The bitter hot liquid melted the sweet sugar in […]

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