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Grantville Gazette #9
Grantville Gazette IX (32)
NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING SERIES. The ninth anthology of tales set in Eric Flint’s phenomenal Ring of Fire universe—all selected and edited by Flint.
WHERE WERE YOU IN 1632?
The most popular alternate history series of all continues. When a cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth-century West Virginia back to seventeenth-century Europe—and into the middle of the Thirty Years War—you have to adapt to survive. And the natives of that time period, faced with American technology and politics, need to be equally adaptable. Here’s a generous helping of more stories of Grantville, the American town lost in time, and its impact on the people and societies of a tumultuous age.
Featuring stories by Eric Flint, Tim Sayeau, Robert Noxon, Griffin Barber, Bjorn Hasseler, Clair Kiernan, Margo Ryor, Mark Huston, Robert Waters, Phillip Riviezzo, Jack Carroll, Terry Howard, Tim Roesch, Sarah Hays, Mike Watson, Iver P. Cooper, Kerryn Offord, Rick Boatright, Brad Banner, Anne Keener, Jackie Britton Lopatin, Bjorn Hasseler, David Carrico, and Tim Sayeau.
About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire
“[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.”— Booklist
“[Eric Flint] can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure.”— Publishers Weekly
WHERE WERE YOU IN 1632?
The most popular alternate history series of all continues. When a cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth-century West Virginia back to seventeenth-century Europe—and into the middle of the Thirty Years War—you have to adapt to survive. And the natives of that time period, faced with American technology and politics, need to be equally adaptable. Here’s a generous helping of more stories of Grantville, the American town lost in time, and its impact on the people and societies of a tumultuous age.
Featuring stories by Eric Flint, Tim Sayeau, Robert Noxon, Griffin Barber, Bjorn Hasseler, Clair Kiernan, Margo Ryor, Mark Huston, Robert Waters, Phillip Riviezzo, Jack Carroll, Terry Howard, Tim Roesch, Sarah Hays, Mike Watson, Iver P. Cooper, Kerryn Offord, Rick Boatright, Brad Banner, Anne Keener, Jackie Britton Lopatin, Bjorn Hasseler, David Carrico, and Tim Sayeau.
About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire
“[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.”— Booklist
“[Eric Flint] can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure.”— Publishers Weekly
464 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2006
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Eric Flint
250 books874 followersEric Flint was a New York Times bestselling American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works were alternate history science fiction, but he also wrote humorous fantasy adventures.
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May 6, 2024
Again just read this for the Kudzu Werke stories. Again think this should be marketed as historical fiction and would sell better.
July 14, 2024
Decent, but not nearly the best edition of the Grantville Gazettes. Like the previous installments, this collection of short stories is a mix of alternate history, humor, adventure, mystery, specific science/technological problems dressed up as short stories, and tales that revolve entirely about the effects of "future" historical information and its effects on 17th Century "Downtimers" (like "The Bad Seed," in which the Prefect of Paris discovers that his beloved three-year old daughter will one day murder him and her brothers and be indicted in what would be known as The Affair of the Poisons). With such a large body of work to draw on (the published Grandville Gazettes take their stories from the colossal online "Grantville Gazette" collection)* I would hope that there would be more winners in this batch. I did like some of them ("Letters from Inchon" (Robert Waters), "No, John No!" (Jack Carroll and Terry Howard), "The Marshall Comes to Suhl" (Mike Watson), and "Doctor Phil Rules the Waves" (Kerryn Offord and Rick Boatright), but those were just enjoyable, not great; and about half the stories in this collection were mediocre at best. Includes one short story that later became part of the novel 1636: MISSION TO THE MUGHALS ("Hunter, My Huntress") and a new Dr. Gribbleflotz story. 2.5 stars.
* with the exception of one original story that Eric Flint writes for each volume.
* with the exception of one original story that Eric Flint writes for each volume.
November 3, 2021
new to me stories
Often, Grantville Gazette stories are versions of stories embedded in full novels that I have read. In this case, I have read only one of the stories, although the people and situations are often familiar.
Whether that is because I haven't managed to keep up, or because the stories are new doesn't matter to me. I was welcomed into new places by this book. And am very happy with the places I have gone.
Often, Grantville Gazette stories are versions of stories embedded in full novels that I have read. In this case, I have read only one of the stories, although the people and situations are often familiar.
Whether that is because I haven't managed to keep up, or because the stories are new doesn't matter to me. I was welcomed into new places by this book. And am very happy with the places I have gone.
September 26, 2021
Full disclosure, I'm a 1632 fan in a large way.
I love these anthology books, collecting the best of the 'zines that release all the time (that I can't keep up with). This issue didn't disappoint, some nice "colour" in universe with some surprisingly touching stories (I'm looking at you "Letters from Inchon"!).
All in all, would recommend.
I love these anthology books, collecting the best of the 'zines that release all the time (that I can't keep up with). This issue didn't disappoint, some nice "colour" in universe with some surprisingly touching stories (I'm looking at you "Letters from Inchon"!).
All in all, would recommend.
July 18, 2021
Excellent Anthology
Top not stories set in the 1632 Ring Of Fire universe. While these were all published before here they are gathered as the best of the best. Recommended to any casual or serious fan of the series.
Top not stories set in the 1632 Ring Of Fire universe. While these were all published before here they are gathered as the best of the best. Recommended to any casual or serious fan of the series.
September 27, 2025
As always, an excellent collection of short stories filling in the bits between novels in the series. As a short story lover, I really enjoy these volumes.
November 26, 2021
Fine anthology. It helps to have many of the 1632 series so you are fully oriented when it comes to this book. Good stories on the whole and the one I did not like was the topic of the story, not the writing. Hopefully, some of the people featured in this book end up with a novel from Ring of Fire press: Trent Haygood in "Queen's Gearhead" by Mark Huston is such a possibility. Kunigunde in"Good German Axes" by Tom Roesch would be another.
April 6, 2023
As with most of these collections from the Grantville Gazette online magazine, some are very good, some are good and some do not really mean much to the Ring of Fire series. They are nice stories but are basically stand alone short tales that fit in someplace but are not critical to the overall series. Others have been expanded into full novels or tie parts of novels together by filling in little gaps. Always a good read and add to the enjoyment of the whole Ring concept.
January 30, 2012
Still working my way forward via the Gazette volumes. Recognized some of the stories from the 1635: The Tangled Web. Interesting discussion in the non-fiction portion on the role of mica in the 1632 universe.
October 6, 2021
As usual the nonfiction was best
Many of the stories here were bits that I had already read. The how-to articles, however, were from the Baen's website. Not available outside of that web-magazine until now. Fascinating.
Many of the stories here were bits that I had already read. The how-to articles, however, were from the Baen's website. Not available outside of that web-magazine until now. Fascinating.
November 4, 2023
Sweet stories!
More pieces of the complex puzzle to present the scene displayed to the fans of 1632. I have reading for years and expect to continue for many years to come. Ya! For the writers that GWT untangled in the series.
More pieces of the complex puzzle to present the scene displayed to the fans of 1632. I have reading for years and expect to continue for many years to come. Ya! For the writers that GWT untangled in the series.
February 20, 2015
most interesting: The Daily Beer by Anette Pedersen
December 4, 2021
The best of Grantville Gazette Volumes 46-64; of course, all 5-stars!! I would recommend ALL the stories in those volumes.
May 20, 2022
None of the stories were downright bad, but some were meh. It's kind of hit or miss compared to the earlier Gazettes. The good stories tend to be towards the end of the book.
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