Ring of Fire

Alternate History, continuation of 1632 books

"1636. The United States of Europe, the new nation formed by an alliance between the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus and the West Virginians hurled back in time, is on the verge of civil war. His brain injured, Gustavus is no longer in command. Swedish chancellor Oxenstierna, a leader of aristocratic reaction against democracy, is gathering the forces of the hidebound ruling class to drown the revolution in a bloodbath. In Magdeburg, the capital of the USE, Mike Stearns' wife Rebecca Abrabanel is organizing popular resistance to Oxenstierna's plot. Princess Kristina, heir to the USE's throne, is now residing in Magdeburg and is giving them her full support. But another plot is underway--one in the heart of the capital itself, and with murder as its method"--

The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th-century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between the king of Sweden and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns, in Flint's latest novel.

When a cosmic disturbance hurls your town from 20th century West Virginia back to 17th 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 tumultous age.