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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 in the 1632 series 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.)
  • 1634: The Galileo Affair (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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