| 1634: The Bavarian Crisis Contributor(s): Flint, Eric (Author), Demarce, Virginia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416542531 ISBN-13: 9781416542537 Publisher: Baen OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: In this latest entry of Eric Flints Reign of Fire series, the Confederated Principalities of Europe has the know-how of 20th-century technology, but needs iron and steel to make the machines. Europe is a pot coming to a boil, and Mike Stearns will have his hands full seeing that it doesn't boil over on to Grantville and the CPE. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007023561 |
| Series: Ring of Fire |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 6.48" W x 9.48" (1.97 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 86429 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 31.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident. The CPE has the know-how of 20th century technology, but needs iron and steel to make the machines. The iron mines of the upper Palatinate were rendered inoperable by wartime damage, and American know-how is needed on the spot to pump them out and get the metal flowing again--a mission that will prove more complicated than anyone expects. In the maelstrom that is Europe, even a 20th century copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica can precipitate a crisis, when readers learn of the 1640 Portuguese revolt, a crisis that will involve Naples as well. Another factor: Albanian exiles in Naples, inspired by the Americans, are plotting to recover lost Albanian turf, which will precipitate yet another crisis in the Balkans. This troubled century was full of revolutions and plans for more revolutions before the Americans arrived, and gave every would-be revolutionary an example of a revolution that succeeded. Europe is a pot coming to a boil, and Mike Stearns will have his hands full seeing that it doesn't boil over on to Grantville and the CPE. |