1635 : The Tangled Web

Long-time Eric Flint collaborator and Stanford-educated historian Virginia DeMarce delivers an intricate web of interrelated adventures in alternate history master Eric Flintrs"s hugely popular "Ring of Fire" series. A cosmic accident sets the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe and a new nation is forged. Now bewildered down-timers and freedom-loving future folk who lived near the "displaced" form the future must learn to weave their lives together. 21st century ideals run head-on into medieval skullduggery along with a few admirable ancient customs that arenrs"t going to crumble overnight. Or ever. Up-timer and down-timer alike fight it out, strike deals, and forge a new nation. To do so, both sides must break a few mind-forged manacles in the process. About1634: The Bavarian Crisisby Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce:". . . fascinating reading. . . . It is especially refreshing to readhellip;how modern ideas of human rights, educationhellip;and law might have affected the Europe of the 30 Years War." Publishers Weekly About Eric Flintrs"s "Ring of Fire" series:"This alternate history series ishellip;a landmarkhellip;" Booklist"[Eric] Flint's1632universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians."Booklist"hellip;reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicishellip;"Publishers Weekly"hellip;each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feathellip;terrific." Midwest Book Review

Virginia DeMarce received her Ph.D. in early modern European history from Stanford University. She has published a book on German military settlers in Canada after the American Revolution and has served as president of the National Genealogical Society. She’s taught at Northwest Missouri State University and at George Mason University, DeMarce is the co-author with Eric Flint of the New York Times best seller, 1635: The Bavarian Crisis.