1635, Eric Flint
1635, Eric Flint
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1635
The Eastern Front

Author: Eric Flint

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 12 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/22/2016

Synopsis

A new addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. After carving a place for itself among the struggling powers of 17th century Western Europe, the "out-of-time" modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must throw up its eastern bulwarks against Dark Age domination. Alternate history master Eric Flint returns to top form with an epic addition to the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. A cosmic accident sets the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe and a new nation is forged. Now after carving a place for itself among the struggling powers of Western Europe, Grantville must throw up its eastern bulwarks against Dark Age domination. But the challenge for the down-time Eastern European horde is just as great: how to crawl out of a deeper feudal shadow than any in the west-and step into the light of freedom.

About Eric Flint

Eric Flint was a bestselling American author and editor celebrated for his influential contributions to science fiction and alternate history. He is best known as the creator of the Ring of Fire series, which begins with 1632, a landmark novel that reimagines a modern American town transported to seventeenth-century Europe. The series became a cornerstone of the genre, praised for its blend of rigorous historical detail, political realism, and expansive world-building.

Flint's writing frequently explored themes of social change, technology, and collective action, often emphasizing how ordinary people shape history under extraordinary circumstances. In addition to his novels, he was a longtime editor at Baen Books, where he championed innovative storytelling and supported emerging voices in speculative fiction. His collaborative projects and open-universe approach helped redefine how shared-world series could evolve.

Known for his clear, energetic prose and idea-driven narratives, Eric Flint's work translates especially well to audiobook format, where the scope and momentum of his stories shine. His legacy endures through a vast body of work that continues to engage listeners who enjoy intellectually stimulating, history-rich speculative fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by kilner

The 1632 series has been suffering lately with Virginia DeMarce unwisely gaining more and more opportunities to write plotless novels within the shared universe. Thankfully, Flint has taken back control of the series's direction with this novel, and (outside of the terrible cover) it is a successful......more

Goodreads review by Mike

After the first three books in the “mainline” story stream, this is a ....huge....disappointment. Clearly, the intent is to stretch out the storyline without “using up” major characters. Worse.... for those who have paid attention inthe earlier books to the characters - their likes, background, ways o......more

Goodreads review by Daniel

We're back in the good 'ol Ring of Fire, it's 1635, and the war with the league of Ostend is all but over: France is defeated and falling towards Civil War, Denmark has switched sides as part of a new Union of Kalmar, and England was never really that interested anyway, which just leaves Spain, who,......more

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