1632/Ring of Fire series

[Lofcutus]

Has anyone else been completely sucked into the 1632 (aka Ring of Fire) series by Erik Flint?

I got the first book on a whim and was so intrigued by the concept that I've read everything I can find.

I especially enjoy the fact the the series is comprised of collaborative efforts. Both Flint co-writing with other authors and the anthologies written by others. So far I've read:

1632
1633
Ring of Fire
1634: The Galileo Affair
1634: The Baltic war
Grantville Gazette
Grantville Gazette II

and am working my way through 1634: The Ram Rebellion with 1634: The Bavarian Crisis on deck.

[MattPetersen]

I have seen it at the bookstore.
If you say its good, I'll pick it up on recommendation!!
I was curious about it anyways! :)

[sniksder]

Read the first 2 (1632, 1633), got about 2/3rd the way through The Galileo Affair and dropped it, got way to boring and a very slow pace.

Have read reviews on the others and not see any good word on them, it is disapointing to me, caus the plot line was unique.

[Lofcutus]

Read the first 2 (1632, 1633), got about 2/3rd the way through The Galileo Affair and dropped it, got way to boring and a very slow pace.

Have read reviews on the others and not see any good word on them, it is disapointing to me, caus the plot line was unique.

Yeah, the middle of Galileo Affair was slow. It tried too hard to be like a Hope and Crosby movie for some of the plot ... as a whole, the story pays off in the end. If you ever re-read it just skip to after the "nuts" leave Venice.

And it anyone is on the fence you can read a bunch of the earlier books for free at Baen Book's online library (http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm).


I have seen it at the bookstore.
If you say its good, I'll pick it up on recommendation!!
I was curious about it anyways! :)


Look for the black cover of the paper back, that says 5 year anniversary. If you can find it it's only $3.99. Great technique/scam, I bought it on a whim for being so cheap.

[SeekerMuadib]

I have seen these books at my local book store.

Just curiuos what are they about? Yes I am that lazy that I did not pick up the book to read the inside cover or back covers. So I just want to hear it from you guys, what are these books about?

[MattPetersen]

Yeah, the middle of Galileo Affair was slow. It tried too hard to be like a Hope and Crosby movie for some of the plot ... as a whole, the story pays off in the end. If you ever re-read it just skip to after the "nuts" leave Venice.

And it anyone is on the fence you can read a bunch of the earlier books for free at Baen Book's online library (http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm).



Look for the black cover of the paper back, that says 5 year anniversary. If you can find it it's only $3.99. Great technique/scam, I bought it on a whim for being so cheap.

Thanks for the link!
I never knew I could read some of those books for free!!! ;)

[Lofcutus]

I have seen these books at my local book store.

Just curiuos what are they about? Yes I am that lazy that I did not pick up the book to read the inside cover or back covers. So I just want to hear it from you guys, what are these books about?

The premise is that a small town in West Virginia is transplanted, geography and all, into a region in Central Germany during the Thirty Years War.

Explores the butterfly effect, fallacy of predestination, recovering technology is we were to go back to 17th century smithing and manufacturing processes, destroying class by religion or birth....name it, its in there somewhere.

It's very fun to read...some oft he books are unnecessary (mostly the anthologies) but they are great sources for additional details of characters and what's happening just off the pages in the main books.

[Wyldstaar]

Has anyone else been completely sucked into the 1632 (aka Ring of Fire) series by Erik Flint?

So far I've read:
1632
1633
Ring of Fire
1634: The Galileo Affair
1634: The Baltic war
Grantville Gazette
Grantville Gazette II
and am working my way through 1634: The Ram Rebellion with 1634: The Bavarian Crisis on deck.

Boy, am I ever a fan. I've got every book that has been published so far, as well as every edition of the online version of the Grantville Gazzette. I even bought the 1632 RPG and Resource Book, although that was a huge mistake. To say that it sux is to insult things that genuinely suck. Colossal waste of money on my part.

I have to warn you, although you've probably already figured it out, Ram Rebellion isn't very good. You're probably hoping that it's going to get better later on, but it's not. It will pick up the pace a tiny bit, but on the whole it is one of the least interesting books of the series. Sorry.

The Bavarian Crisis however, is quite good. You will enjoy that one, and you've got the added benefit of being able to read it in the proper order. No such luck for me. The last book in chonological order so far is 1635: The Cannon Law. This book is a sequel to The Galileo Affair. I also felt that The Galileo Affair was a fairly weak book, but it's events were necessary to pave the way for the major events that take place in The Cannon Law.