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Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #12
This issue of Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond is the first one in which all the stories focus on a single theme. That is Redbird Institute, a new STEM, arts, and vacation venue a few miles east of the Ring of Fire.
State Library Papers
(Non-Fiction)This is our first issue that opens with a non-fiction article. It's "What is Redbird?" by Bethanne Kim. It's background information for the entire issue.
Redbird Reader (Fiction)
The tale begins with Countess Emelie and Count Ludwig Guenther in "Chautauqua, Disney, and the World's Fair" by Bjorn Hasseler.
There's also a traveling component which faces an early challenge in Tracy Morris's "But Will It Play In Peoria?"
Opportunities arise, and some people seize them in "Renamed" by Bethanne Kim.
Redbird is up in steep hills and needs a special railroad. Not all experiments go well. See Michael Knopp's "Escaping The What-Ifs."
More opportunities arise in "A Flask And A Handshake" by Natalie Silk. But you do want those close to you to take them?
George McClellan Grant relates the building of Redbird from an unusual perspective in "That Old Chestnut."
Not everyone is a fan, as we find out in Marc Tyrrell's "To Kill A Redbird."
These stories take us from idea to construction to the opening days of the first season. In next issue (#13), we will explore more stories set during Redbird's first season.
State Library Papers
(Non-Fiction)This is our first issue that opens with a non-fiction article. It's "What is Redbird?" by Bethanne Kim. It's background information for the entire issue.
Redbird Reader (Fiction)
The tale begins with Countess Emelie and Count Ludwig Guenther in "Chautauqua, Disney, and the World's Fair" by Bjorn Hasseler.
There's also a traveling component which faces an early challenge in Tracy Morris's "But Will It Play In Peoria?"
Opportunities arise, and some people seize them in "Renamed" by Bethanne Kim.
Redbird is up in steep hills and needs a special railroad. Not all experiments go well. See Michael Knopp's "Escaping The What-Ifs."
More opportunities arise in "A Flask And A Handshake" by Natalie Silk. But you do want those close to you to take them?
George McClellan Grant relates the building of Redbird from an unusual perspective in "That Old Chestnut."
Not everyone is a fan, as we find out in Marc Tyrrell's "To Kill A Redbird."
These stories take us from idea to construction to the opening days of the first season. In next issue (#13), we will explore more stories set during Redbird's first season.
231 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 29, 2025
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
September 4, 2025
The whole volume centers on stories set in Grantville as a special showcase location is developed. Plays, art, philosophical studies or just a place to unwind are the proposed core for the institute/resort.
not kindle but trade paperback edition
not kindle but trade paperback edition
November 6, 2025
Excellent addition to the 1632 universe. This anthology follows the creation, trials, and victories of the Redbird Institute, a sort of Worlds Fair but in the 1630s.
Engaging stories and I dug it.
Engaging stories and I dug it.
August 21, 2025
More great reading in the Ring of Fire. The Redbird Institute is open for business.
September 18, 2025
This issue introduces the Redbird Institute and the article and stories are all oriented around it getting started. Fine concept and good stories.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews