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VENTURE TO SAVE AN
EMPIRE
The newly formed United States
of Europe sends an embassy to the Chinese Empire to open trade talks for
all-important, critical resources. Granted, they are ones no one has ever needed
before, but that was before the town of Grantville, West Virginia, showed up
from 300 years in the
future.
There's even an ally to
gain along the way: Zheng Zhilong is a former pirate, now an admiral for the
Ming navy, and the head of a wealthy and powerful Fujian province trading
family. More impressively, he has read the Grantville history books given to him
by his Jesuit missionary connections. He knows the Ming dynasty is about to be
hit with famine, bandit armies, and barbarian invaders. He is determined that
his family will survive.
It may be too
late. Official China is famously suspicious of foreigners. Can the up-timers and
their friends persuade the mandarins to establish trade and diplomatic relations
with the young United States of Europe? Their greatest asset is also their
greatest curse: knowledge that China is due for decades of mass suffering and
civil war. Changes must come, but changes also bring their own deadly
consequences!
About 1636:
The China Venture:
"An
entertaining read."—The Galveston County Daily
News
About 1636: Seas
of Fortune by Iver P.
Cooper:
". . . expand[s] the Ring
of Fire universe into new or previously limited geography and culture.
'Stretching Out' includes seven excellent entries mostly in South America
and the Caribbean built on real events but with a nice Grantville twist. 'Rising
Sun' contains five terrific tales . . . also built on real events enhanced
by historical speculation but with a nice Grantville twist."—Alternate
Worlds
About 1635: A
Parcel of Rogues:
"The 20th volume
in this popular, fast-paced alternative history series follows close on the
heels of the events in The Baltic War, picking up with the
protagonists in London, including sharpshooter Julie Sims. This time the
20th-century transplants are determined to prevent the rise of Oliver Cromwell
and even have the support of King Charles."—Library
Journal
About 1634: The
Galileo Affair:
"A rich, complex
alternate history with great characters and vivid action. A great read and an
excellent book."—David
Drake
"Gripping . . . depicted
with power!"—Publishers
Weekly
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
