Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #8

by 1632 and Beyond, Bethanne Kim, Terry Howard

Get ready for a wild ride of ongoing adventures in this issue! Four familiar faces return while two new ones make their debut in these six thrilling tales. Once we finish a story, our characters lives continue. Four stories bring back old friends while two are new ones you'll see again.


In the romantic "How Lovely Are Thy Branches" (Garrett W. Vance), we find a Christmas tree on The Wonderland Isles, while ripples from prom lead to a new business in "Stilettos, Part 2" (Bethanne Kim).


For Reed and Kathy Sue Burroughs, their romantic escapades continue in "A Week Together" (Bjorn Hasseler) as they savor time together between wars. But not all adventures are loving ones, as seen in "Rites of Passage" (Edith Wild) where Amalia von Herbert and Maggie Vogel face the aftermath of a cliffhanger from Issue 4. 


In "Emancipation and Education," Terry Howard tells the unexpected and heart-wrenching tale of a boy fighting to stay in school against his father's wishes.  


Finally, in Aaron Jamieson Greso's first 1632 story, "The Diablo Is In The Details," a simple task of buying compasses and selling a donkey turns into a bigger challenge than expected for a Portuguese merchant and a knight.


Don't miss out on these gripping tales of ongoing adventures. If you enjoyed similar books like "The Hunger Games" and "Divergent," you won't be able to put this one down. Buy your copy now!

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2024

Reviews

[Ronald Spitzer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stories again. My favorite story was "A Week Together" by Bjorn Hasseler. It was very nice to read a story about married life that did not have soap opera relationships, but was a good marriage, stable family (no disfunction here) and a spiritual life. What really surprised me were the prayers. Short to the point prayer not lengthy ones like so many are prone to. I consider this a good thing to be short and to the point. I cannot criticize any stories this time, because none are bad, so read this issue to get your latest 1632 fix.

[LinHigley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dodos !!

Well written fun stories. The filling of the corners in the ring of fire tail is much enjoyable. The viewpoint of a characters just displaced from major story happening in one of the main books is intriguing and entertaining.

[Bonny Fuller-Fells · Rating 4 out of 5]

Find out what's going on

#8 let's you know what is happening in Grantville with old characters and new ones too. Some people return to Grantville while others leave.

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars across the board. My favorite was A Week Together (Hasseler) featuring a couple that appear to be a 'modern' Priscilla and Aquila.

[Kevin K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as other 1632 anthologies, and it could really use another pass in the edit chamber. If it continues along this track, I may stop supporting the publication.