THE BEST-SELLING RING OF FIRE SERIES CONQUERS THE NEW WORLD!
It has taken almost five years for the United States of Europe to stabilize its
position in 17th-century Europe. Now it turns its attention to the New World,
where the English have ceded their colonial claims to France. There are vast lands
and rich resources across the Atlantic for any nations powerful enough to rule and
control them—and equal incentive for other nations to block their path.
The time-displaced Americans know about the future path that led to their own
United States in North America, in the other universe they came from. But do they
want to repeat that history as it was? Yes, they had democracy—but they are
helping to create that in Europe. And they have learned the bitter prices paid for
chattel slavery and the near-extermination of the native populations.
Knowledge is power. Perhaps a new course can be taken. Accordingly, an
expedition is sent to the New World to see just what might be happening there
and what might be done. They are armed with their technology, among which are
a radio and an airship. More importantly, they are armed with the knowledge of
future history and their determination not to repeat the errors of their past.
What could possibly go wrong?
Book #19 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says.
France, 1636 . . . It has been twenty years since King Louis took ANa Maria Mauricia, daughter of Spain's King Philip III, as his wife, and their union has not yet produced an heir.
Under the guidance of his chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, a plan is developed to remedy that situation. Once she is with child, Queen Anne goes into seclusion to guard her health and protect her from those who would prefer that the child is never born-France's foreign enemies as well as schemers such as Monsieur Gaston d'Orleans, the King's younger brother and heir.
When the Crown's opponents make their move, factions inside and outside France must choose sides and help determine the future and fate of the Kingdom. About 1636: The Devil's Opera:
"Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre."-Booklist
". . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series."- Daily News of Galveston County
About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series:
"This alternate history series is . a landmark."-Booklist
"[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians."-Booklist
".reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis."-Publishers Weekly
