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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