| 1634: The Baltic War Contributor(s): Weber, David (Author), Flint, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416555889 ISBN-13: 9781416555889 Publisher: Baen OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound Published: October 2008 Annotation: The Baltic War, which began in the novel "1633," is still raging, and the time-lost Americans of Grantville--the West Virginia town hurled back into the seventeenth century by a mysterious cosmic accident--are caught in the middle of it, in this installment of Eric Flint's bestselling Ring of Fire saga. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Ring of Fire |
| Physical Information: 1.73" H x 4.14" W x 6.76" (1.06 lbs) 1072 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: 1. David Weber has written fifteen New York Times best sellers and has over six million books in print. 2. There are over three and a half million copies in print of his New York Times best-selling Honor Harrington series, arguably the most popular series in science fiction today. 3. This alternate history series has over three-quarters of a million copies in print, and three novels in the series have been New York Times best sellers. 4. Best-selling author Eric Flint has a large and still growing audience. His 1632, the first book in the series, was a smash hit, with over 95,000 copies sold and an 89% sell through. Publishers Weekly called it gripping and expertly detailed. Everyone who read 1632 will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of this sequel. 5. Full-color series brochure 6. Special kit mailing 7. BookSense mailing 8. Co-op available 9. Teaser for 1635: The Dreeson Incident 10. Special backlist discounts 11. Trade advertising with new hardcover The Baltic War which began in the novel 1633 is still raging, and the time-lost Americans of Grantville--the West Virginia town hurled back into the seventeenth century by a mysterious cosmic accident--are caught in the middle of it. Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden and Emperor of the United States of Europe, prepares a counter-attack on the combined forces of France, Spain, England, and Denmark--former enemies which have allied in the League of Ostend to destroy the threat to their power that the Americans represent--which are besieging the German city of Luebeck. Elsewhere in war-torn Europe, several American plans are approaching fruition. Admiral Simpson of Grantville frantically races against time to finish the USE Navy's ironclad ships--desperately needed to break the Ostender blockade of the Baltic ports. A commando unit sent by Mike Stearns to England prepares the rescue the Americans being held in the Tower of London. In Amsterdam, Rebecca Stearns continues three-way negotiations with the Prince of Orange and the Spanish Cardinal-Infante who has conquered most of the Netherlands. And, in Copenhagen, the captured young USE naval officer Eddie Cantrell tries to persuade the King of Denmark to break with the Ostender alliance, all while pursuing a dangerous romantic involvement with one of the Danish princesses. |