Best Eric Flint Books

1632

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 1

by Eric Flint

When Grantville, West Virginia mysteriously appears in 1632 Germany during the devastating Thirty Years' War, modern Americans must use 21st-century knowledge to survive in an age of famine, disease, and religious warfare.

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When Grantville, West Virginia mysteriously appears in 1632 Germany during the devastating Thirty Years' War, modern Americans must use 21st-century knowledge to survive in an age of famine, disease, and religious warfare.

1633

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 2

by Eric Flint, David Weber

Mike Stearns' West Virginia town, hurled back to 1632, allies with Sweden's king against Cardinal Richelieu's coalition in Europe's greatest naval war.

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Mike Stearns' West Virginia town, hurled back to 1632, allies with Sweden's king against Cardinal Richelieu's coalition in Europe's greatest naval war.

1634: The Baltic War

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 3

by David Weber, Eric Flint

The West Virginia town transported to 1632 now faces a massive Baltic conflict involving Sweden, France, and Spain. Weber and Flint examine how modern knowledge reshapes historical warfare.

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The West Virginia town transported to 1632 now faces a massive Baltic conflict involving Sweden, France, and Spain. Weber and Flint examine how modern knowledge reshapes historical warfare.

1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (21) (Ring of Fire)

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 6

by Eric Flint

Grantville's four-year evolution culminates as the long-dreaded Ottoman assault on Austria begins. Flint weaponizes anachronistic knowledge against one of history's most formidable empires in spectacular fashion.

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Grantville's four-year evolution culminates as the long-dreaded Ottoman assault on Austria begins. Flint weaponizes anachronistic knowledge against one of history's most formidable empires in spectacular fashion.

1636: The Saxon Uprising

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 5

by Eric Flint

Modern Americans discover that superior technology can't always overcome centuries-old European grudges and power struggles. Flint examines whether democratic principles can survive in an absolutist world.

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Modern Americans discover that superior technology can't always overcome centuries-old European grudges and power struggles. Flint examines whether democratic principles can survive in an absolutist world.

1635: The Eastern Front

Ring of Fire Main Line Novels • Book 4

by Eric Flint

Mike Stearns and his time-displaced Americans join forces with Gustavus Adolphus to create the United States of Europe. Military strategy meets democratic idealism in this alternate 17th century.

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Mike Stearns and his time-displaced Americans join forces with Gustavus Adolphus to create the United States of Europe. Military strategy meets democratic idealism in this alternate 17th century.

1637: The Volga Rules

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 19

by Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff

American up-timers' radical ideas reach 17th century Russia five years after the Ring of Fire, inspiring revolutionary changes that will reshape the Tsarist empire forever.

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American up-timers' radical ideas reach 17th century Russia five years after the Ring of Fire, inspiring revolutionary changes that will reshape the Tsarist empire forever.

1636: The Viennese Waltz

Assiti Shards • Book 17

by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

Grantville's time-displaced citizens face aristocratic resistance as they try to reshape war-torn Europe. Political intrigue and technological advancement collide in this alternate history where modern knowledge meets medieval power structures.

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Grantville's time-displaced citizens face aristocratic resistance as they try to reshape war-torn Europe. Political intrigue and technological advancement collide in this alternate history where modern knowledge meets medieval power structures.

1635: Papal Stakes

Assiti Shards • Book 11

by Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon

Citizens of time-displaced Grantville confront Vatican corruption and Papal succession intrigue in war-torn 17th-century Europe. Flint and Gannon blend alternate history with political thriller as moderns face Borgia-level scheming.

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Citizens of time-displaced Grantville confront Vatican corruption and Papal succession intrigue in war-torn 17th-century Europe. Flint and Gannon blend alternate history with political thriller as moderns face Borgia-level scheming.

1636: The Kremlin Games

Assiti Shards • Book 13

by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

Modern Americans from displaced Grantville attempt to modernize 17th-century Russia, but 1600s court politics and cultural clashes prove as dangerous as any battlefield.

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Modern Americans from displaced Grantville attempt to modernize 17th-century Russia, but 1600s court politics and cultural clashes prove as dangerous as any battlefield.

1638: The Sovereign States

by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett

The United Sovereign States of Russia balances constitutional monarchy with federal authority amid internal and external threats. Freedom hangs in the balance as political forces clash.

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The United Sovereign States of Russia balances constitutional monarchy with federal authority amid internal and external threats. Freedom hangs in the balance as political forces clash.

1636: The Devil's Opera

Assiti Shards • Book 15

by Eric Flint, David Carrico

Modern Americans transported to 1636 Europe confront a deadly conspiracy while building their new society. Alternate history that balances time-travel premise with serious historical and political consequences.

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Modern Americans transported to 1636 Europe confront a deadly conspiracy while building their new society. Alternate history that balances time-travel premise with serious historical and political consequences.

1635: The Weaver's Code (Ring of Fire Book 37)

1632: Ring of Fire • Book 37

by Eric Flint, Jody Lynn Nye

When Margaret de Beauchamp helps American time-travelers imprisoned in the Tower of London, she receives payment that could save her family's failing woolen business. Alternative history where uptime knowledge meets 17th-century English commerce.

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When Margaret de Beauchamp helps American time-travelers imprisoned in the Tower of London, she receives payment that could save her family's failing woolen business. Alternative history where uptime knowledge meets 17th-century English commerce.

1636: Mission to the Mughals (Ring of Fire)

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 32

by Eric Flint, Griffin Barber

Citizens of modern Grantville venture to Mughal lands seeking ingredients for medicines that won't be invented for centuries, after establishing their republic in 17th-century Europe.

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Citizens of modern Grantville venture to Mughal lands seeking ingredients for medicines that won't be invented for centuries, after establishing their republic in 17th-century Europe.

1635: A Parcel of Rogues

Assiti Shards • Book 7

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

While their fellow diplomats sail back to Europe, Cromwell and sharpshooter Julie Sims remain in Ring of Fire Britain—and quickly become fugitives. Flint and Dennis blend alternate history with chase thriller as familiar characters navigate a very different English Civil War.

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While their fellow diplomats sail back to Europe, Cromwell and sharpshooter Julie Sims remain in Ring of Fire Britain—and quickly become fugitives. Flint and Dennis blend alternate history with chase thriller as familiar characters navigate a very different English Civil War.

1636: The Vatican Sanction

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 22

by Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon

In the Ring of Fire timeline, a displaced Pope attempts an ecumenical olive branch to heal Christianity's wounds while dodging political assassins.

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In the Ring of Fire timeline, a displaced Pope attempts an ecumenical olive branch to heal Christianity's wounds while dodging political assassins.

1637: The Peacock Throne

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 37

by Eric Flint, Griffin Barber

American time-travelers become entangled in the Mughal succession crisis following Shah Jahan's assassination. The diplomatic mission must navigate three-way imperial warfare around the Peacock Throne.

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American time-travelers become entangled in the Mughal succession crisis following Shah Jahan's assassination. The diplomatic mission must navigate three-way imperial warfare around the Peacock Throne.

1636: The Atlantic Encounter

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 34

by Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt

Five years after stabilizing 17th-century Europe, the United States of Europe eyes the New World's vast lands and resources, now that England has ceded colonial claims to France.

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Five years after stabilizing 17th-century Europe, the United States of Europe eyes the New World's vast lands and resources, now that England has ceded colonial claims to France.

1635: The Cannon Law

Assiti Shards • Book 8

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

The Ring of Fire series tackles papal politics and religious warfare with displaced West Virginians reshaping Counter-Reformation Europe through modern knowledge and democratic ideals.

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The Ring of Fire series tackles papal politics and religious warfare with displaced West Virginians reshaping Counter-Reformation Europe through modern knowledge and democratic ideals.

1634: The Galileo Affair

Assiti Shards • Book 3

by Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis

What happens when 20th-century Americans must navigate 17th-century religious politics to save Galileo? Flint and Dennis blend historical detail with democratic ideals in surprising ways.

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What happens when 20th-century Americans must navigate 17th-century religious politics to save Galileo? Flint and Dennis blend historical detail with democratic ideals in surprising ways.

1635: The Dreeson Incident

Assiti Shards • Book 9

by Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce

Modern Americans hurled back to the 1600s reshape the Thirty Years War, but old-world powers won't surrender their grip on Europe without a fight.

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Modern Americans hurled back to the 1600s reshape the Thirty Years War, but old-world powers won't surrender their grip on Europe without a fight.

1634: The Ram Rebellion

Assiti Shards • Book 4

by Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce

Twentieth-century West Virginians and Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus forge the Confederated Principalities of Europe during the ongoing Thirty Years War. American ideals of freedom reshape European power structures.

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Twentieth-century West Virginians and Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus forge the Confederated Principalities of Europe during the ongoing Thirty Years War. American ideals of freedom reshape European power structures.