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1632 (novel)

1632 is a science fiction alternative history novel written by Eric Flint. Originally intended to be a single story, it is now the first of an open-ended series (1632 series , also known as 163x series) in which the fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia (modeled on the real town of Mannington) is, through a side effect of an alien technology, transported back in time into the middle of the Thirty Years' War, in the German province of Thuringia .

It was first published in New York by Baen Books in 2001 with ISBN 0671319728 . The full text of the novel is available from the Baen Free Library (see below).

As of June 2004, the following sequels have been published by Baen Books:

  • 1633 (with David Weber)
  • Ring of Fire (a collection of short stories by a variety of authors, set in the universe initially created by 1632)
    • In the Navy: David Weber
    • To Dye For: Mercedes Lackey
    • A Lineman For the Country: Dave Freer
    • Between the Armies: Andrew Dennis
    • Biting Time: Virginia Easley DeMarce
    • Power to the People: Loren K. Jones
    • A Matter of Consultation: S.L. Viehl
    • Family Faith: Anette M. Pedersen
    • When the Chips are Down: Jonathan Cresswell and Scott Washburn
    • American Past Time: Deann Allen and Mike Turner
    • Skeletons: Greg Donahue
    • A Witch to Live: Walt Boyes
    • The Three R's: Jody Dorsett
    • Here Comes Santa Claus: K. D. Wentworth
    • The Wallenstein Gambit: Eric Flint
  • Grantville Gazette (volumes 1 – 3) (Each volume contains short stories by various authors, as well as various nonfiction pieces describing aspects of the 1632 universe. As of December 2004, volume 1 is available as a paperback book, while the other volumes are only available electronically. Further volumes are planned and to be released every 6 months.)
  • (with Andrew Dennis )

Currently planned books include:

  • 1634: Escape from the Tower, by Flint alone
  • 1634: The Baltic War, with David Weber (the direct sequel to 1633)
  • The Wallenstein Gambit, with Mike Spehar
  • Several other as-yet-unnamed books, with Virginia DeMarce and Mike Spehar
  • Grantville Gazette (at least volume 4)

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