Fight for Freedom in a Dark and Bloody Age!
After a cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantsville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe, the United States of Europe is forged in the fire of battle. The Baltic War reaches a climax as France, Spain, England, and Denmark besiege the U.S.E. in the Prussian stronghold of Lubeck. The invention of ironclads, the introduction of special force tactics during a spectacular rescue operation at the Tower of London – the up-timers plan to use every trick in the time traveler's book to avoid a defeat that will send Europe back to a new Dark Age!
Multiple New York Times best-seller and creator of the legendary "Honorverse" series David Weber teams with New York Times best-selling alternate history master Eric Flint to tell the tale of the little town that remade a continent and rang in freedom for a battle-ravaged land in the latest blockbuster addition to Flint's "Grantsville" saga!
"This is a thoughtful and exciting look at just how powerful are the ideals we sometimes take for granted, and is highly recommended[.]"
— Publishers Weekly on Flint and Weber's 1633.
"[R]eads like a Tom Clancy techno-thriller set in the age of the Medicis…"
— Publishers Weekly on New York Times best-seller, 1634: The Galileo Affair.
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Product ReviewExcellent filler material. Thi is a wonderfully rich plotline and every one of the 50 or so main characters gets a half chapter on what they did over the winter. Nothing, however, actually happens that could not have been summed up as 'time passes'. The 16xx novels are supposed to be the main plotlines, and the Gazettes the supporting minor stories. This reads like a Gazette with the stories chopped up so they can be read in chronocological order. It's worth paperback prices if you want it as part of a set, but don't buy it if you are expecting anything significant to happen.
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Product ReviewAbsolutely awesome. All the story threads stood well on their own and were woven in and out of each other to create something far more than the sum of its parts. The characters (even the opposition) were well-drawn, well-motivated and even many of the antagonists were both intelligent and likeable.
Lots of action, lots of suspense, superb dialogue, comedy, glory, joy and grief.
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