Table of Contents
The Anaconda Project, Episode Seven (Delayed) – Eric Flint
1. Gifted with Pascal Tim Roesch
2. Quintessentially Blonde Virginia Demarce
3. Too Late for Sunday Michael Badillo
4. Dark as a Dungon John Zeek
5. The Bloody Baroness of Bornholm Kerryn Offord
6. And That’s How the Money Rolls In Terry Howard
SERIALS
7. Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Seven, The Bureaucrats are Revolting Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
8. Stretching Out, Part Five: Riding the Tiger Iver P. Cooper
9. Sonata, Part Four David Carrico
NONFICTION
10. What’s For Dinner: Typical Dishes From 1632 Anette Pedersen
11. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Mathematics After the Ring of Fire William Truderung
12. Safety First: Industrial Safety in 1632, Part Two, Technical Aspects Iver P. Cooper
The Anaconda Project, Episode Seven – Delayed
Written by Eric Flint
What is this? About the Grantville Gazette
Written by Grantville Gazette Staff
The Grantville Gazette originated as a by-product of the ongoing and very active discussions which take place concerning the 1632 universe Eric Flint created in the novels 1632, 1633 and 1634: The Galileo Affair (the latter two books co-authored by David Weber and Andrew Dennis, respectively). This discussion is centered in three of the conferences in Baen’s Bar, the discussion area of Baen Books’ web site. The conferences are entitled “1632 Slush,” “1632 Slush Comments” and “1632 Tech Manual.” They have been in operation for almost seven years now, during which time nearly two hundred thousand posts have been made by hundreds of participants.
Soon enough, the discussion began generating so-called “fanfic,” stories written in the setting by fans of the series. A number of those were good enough to be published professionally. And, indeed, a number of them were—as part of the anthology Ring of Fire , which was published by Baen Books in January, 2004. ( Ring of Fire also includes stories written by established authors such as Eric Flint himself, as well as David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, Dave Freer, K.D. Wentworth and S.L. Viehl.)
The decision to publish the Ring of Fire anthology triggered the writing of still more fanfic, even after submissions to the anthology were closed. Ring of Fire has been selling quite well since it came out, and a second anthology similar to it is scheduled to be published late in 2007. It will also contain stories written by new writers, as well as professionals. But, in the meantime . . . the fanfic kept getting written, and people kept nudging Eric—well, pestering Eric—to give them feedback on their stories.
Hence . . . the Grantville Gazette. Once he realized how many stories were being written—a number of them of publishable quality—he raised with Jim Baen the idea of producing an online magazine which would pay for fiction and nonfiction articles set in the 1632 universe and would be sold through Baen Books’ Webscriptions service. Jim was willing to try it, to see what happened.
As it turned out, the first issue of the electronic magazine sold well enough to make continuing the magazine a financially self-sustaining operation. Since then, nine more volumes have been electronically published through the Baen Webscriptions site. As well, Grantville Gazette, Volume One was published in paperback in November of 2004. That has since been followed by hardcover editions of Grantville Gazette, Volumes Two and Three.
First: The magazine had been paying semi-pro rates for the electronic edition, increasing to pro rates upon transition to paper, but one of Eric’s goals had long been to increase payments to the authors. Grantville Gazette, Volume Eleven is the first volume to pay the authors professional rates.
Second: This on-line version you’re reading. The site here at http://www.grantvillegazette.com is the electronic version of an ARC, an advance readers copy where you can read the issues as we assemble them. There are stories posted here which won’t be coming out in the magazine for more than a year.
How will it work out? Will we be able to continue at this rate? Well, we don’t know. That’s up to the readers. But we’ll be here, continuing the saga, the soap opera, the drama and the comedy just as long as people are willing to read them.
— The Grantville Gazette Staff
| Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Time for another issue of the Grantville Gazette!From what’s going on in the east to what’s going on in the west—with a few stops betwixt and between—here’s all the news from Grantville, Germany, USE. We’ve got it all. Good old Velma Hardesty is at it again—or, rather, was at it again. What’s the status of diabetes research? Do you really call those dumplings? They look kinda like ravioli to me. Uses for scratched up CDs—of which we all have a multitude. Too bad that won’t work these days. And there’s this island that Gustavus Adolphus had a little plan for . . . wonder if that’s going to work out the way he planned. Find out in this issue. Want to know what’s going on with Marla and her signing career? We’ve got that, too. And just what kind of damage can an 11 year old genius cause? You’d be surprised. Where does Anse Hatfield go now that he’s out of the Army? You can find that out, too. As well as how to be safe at work, what the New Math will do to 17th century Germany, and what’s for dinner.Join us. Jump in. We’re ready with Grantville Gazette, Volume 18! | |
| Paperback This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. First printing, July 2008 A 1632, Inc. Publication Grantville Gazette P. O. Box 7488 Moore, OK 73153-1488 | ISBN-13: 978-1011250042 ISBN-10: 1011250044 Copyright © 2008 by Grantville Gazette All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. Electronic version by WebWrights http://www.webscription.net |
