Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond: Alternate History Stories

Volume 16 #13: Unintended Consequences: Dealing with the Population Density Explosion

Previous Unintended Consequences: Dealing with the Population Density Explosion Written by Walt Boyes The reconstruction of Magdeburg brings to mind issues in population density. Although relatively large cities existed in 1634 in OTL, none of them qualifies as a really modern city, as the up-timers would recognize them. The up-timers will cause an unparalleled population […]

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Special Issue 2 #11: The View from Nakatomi Tower

Previous The View from Nakatomi Tower Walt Boyes and Bjorn Hasseler December 24, 1635 The last strains of the soundtrack played, and the credits rolled. The very old, squeaky VHS tape cassette managed to make it through another showing. Out in the auditorium, first the up-timers in the audience started to cheer, then the slightly […]

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1632 & Beyond Special Issue 002

Welcome to our Special Issue #2, Christmas 2024. We hope you enjoy it! Next Introduction and Table of ContentsBjorn Hasseler Introduction Magdeburg Messenger (1632 Fiction) 1. Grantville’s Secret Santa Jackie Britton Lopatin 2. The Gift Chuck Thompson 3. At Christmas Time Mark Huston 4. Christmas at the Schickelmans John Deakins 5. No Proper Carol Sarah […]

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Special Issue 1 #4: A Weimaraner Christmas

Previous / Next A Weimaraner Chrismas Walt Boyes Weimar End of November, 1638 Adolph Graube, jagdmeister to Duke Albrecht of Weimar, looked up as someone came into his tiny office in the stables. It was his former boss, Gerhard Schmidt. There was barely enough space in the office for a table and a chair, so […]

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