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The West Virginia town of Grantville , torn from the twentieth century and hurled back into seventeenth century Europe has allied with Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, in the United States of Europe. So, when Gustavus invades Poland
But Mike Stearns has another problem. He was Prime Minister of the USE until he lost an election, and now he’s one of Gustavus’s generals; and he has demonstrated that he’s very good at being a general. And he’s about to really need all his military aptitude. Gretchen , who never saw a revolution she didn’t like, has been arrested in
He didn’t tell Mike to take his troops along on the mission. But he didn’t tell him not to, either . . .
Praise for the New York Times Best-Selling Series:
“. . . gripping and expertly detailed . . . a treat for lovers of action-SF or alternate history . . . battle scenes depicted with power . . . distinguishes Flint as an SF author of particular note, one who can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure.” —Publishers Weekly (in a starred review)
“[This] alternate-history saga . . . is certainly a landmark in that subgenre. . . . A splendid example of character-centered alternate-history, this is a must read for its series' growing fandom.” —Booklist (Starred Review)
“. . . takes historic speculation to a new level in a tale that combines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the imagination. Fans of alternate history and military sf should enjoy this rousing tale of adventure and intrigue.” —Library Journal
“This alternate history series is already one of the best around and each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feat . . . terrific. . . .” —The
About the Author
Eric Flint is the author of the New York Times best sellers 1634: The Galileo Affair (with Andrew Dennis), 1634: The Baltic War and 1634: The Bavarian Crisis—all novels in his top-selling “Ring of Fire” alternate history series. His first novel for Baen, Mother of Demons, was picked by Science Fiction Chronicle as a best novel of the year. His 1632, which launched the ring of Fire series, won widespread critical praise, as from Publishers Weekly, which called him “an SF author of particular note, one who can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure.” A longtime labor union activist with a Master’s Degree in history, he currently resides in northwest Indiana
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good storytelling with one flaw,
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This review is from: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Hardcover)
As usual, there are some entertaining moments in the story and its all told in that distinct Flint style, which I quite enjoy. However, in this book, its as if some of the character development was dropped in order to speed up the story. As a consequence, some of the actions and decisions of the characters ring hollow. Good read though and if you have been reading the series as it comes out, you will enjoy this story.One last point, I hope the author provides a bit more of a balanced perspective in his next sequel - not everyone on the Mike Stearns side can be so honest, upright and act with such integrity. The series is slowly loosing its "individual character complexity", and as a consequence the series is starting to loose its credibility as an alternate history.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to Put Down,
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This review is from: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Hardcover)
This latest instalment in the series of 21st Century Americans being plunked down in 1630's Europe is among the best. There are multiple plausible plots, wry comments on the military stategies and battles and good character development. It was hard to put down. The novel still lingers in the memory weeks after one has read it. Most worthwhile. It's just a great series and this was a jewel in the crown of the series.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
1626: The Saxon Uprising,
By Geoffrey A. Snyder - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Hardcover)
I read this as an ebook and not as the hardcover.For the last few books, the Assiti Shards series had been all over the place. It felt like too much was happening in too short a time - a few decades worth of war happened in 4 short years with internal social convulsions thrown in between. I was thinking about giving up on the series. Then, the last book, The Eastern Front, threw in a seriously unexpected curveball. From that plot twist, this book started up with a mess that turned into an unexpectedly fun novel. This one felt like a return to the first few books in the series. There are multiple story lines occurring at the same time with many of the usual suspects but without that many new characters added in. It resolved itself nicely while leaving open a handful of story lines to continue in the next books of the series. 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Second Half, 6TSU,
By watzizname "watzizname" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Hardcover)
This is really just the second half of a 783-page novel that was judged too long for one volume, so it was split into two. The first half was published as 1635: The Eastern Front (5TEF). It is the fifth mainline volume of the 163x hypernovel, The first four are 1632, 1633, 1634: The Baltic War (4TBW), and 5TEF. You will enjoy all of them more if you read them in order.6TSU begins with Erik Haakansson Hand's first sight of Gustaf II Adolf (G2A) on his sickbed in Berlin, then flashes back to Haakansson's visit with James Nichols in Magdeburg. In Dresden, Gretchen Richter fills the vacuum in command of preparations to prevent Johan Banér from entering and taking control of the city (and probably sacking it). Gretchen and Tata become the real leaders of Dresden as Banér puts the city under siege. David Bartley and Jeff Higgins launch the `Becky,' military scrip to buy supplies with when their supply of cash runs out. Ulrik and Kristina arrive via ironclad at Luebeck, and Admiral Simpson persuades them to stay in Luebeck until a suitable arrival in Magdeburg can be arranged. They have no intention of going to Berlin as Oxensteirna has virtually ordered them to. Oxenstierna is working on a counter-revolution to restore all the powers and privileges of the nobility, and the most conservative members of the Crown Loyalist Party have been invited to convene in Berlin for that purpose. Ox knows that he must complete his counter-revolution before G2A recovers (if he ever does), so he plays fast and loose with the USE Constitution, ignoring, among other things, the unmet requirement for a quorum. There is mention of a wrong-but-understandable turnabout-is-fair-play event, "Operation Kristallnacht," a sort of reverse pogrom against anti-semites, which made it clear that the CoC would not tolerate anti-Jewish rabble-rousing. But two wrongs don't make a right, and even vicious fools have a right to their opinions, however asinine, and to free speech, however offensive. The climax of all this involves a major battle in a blinding snowstorm. To avoid spoilers, I won't say more, except that this is one terrific book, highly recommended. Should be 6 or 7 stars. A major character is Rebecca Abrabanel, a fictional member of a prominent historical Sephardic Jewish family. Seeing the name only in print, I had mispronounced it (to myself) with the first two syllables as in abracadabra. I asked a rabbi, and he told me the correct pronunciation is uh-BRAHV-uh-Nell. Note that the second b, as is often the case in Spanish, is pronounced like v. watziznayme@gmail.com 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant return to action, but Flint still needs to cut some of the internalization,
By Jason Wills-Starin "preserver3" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: 1636: The Saxon Uprising (Hardcover)
First off, the book is good, worth reading and delivers on the promises in Eastern Front. The book is actually far more polished with only ten or so major typos, and only one incident where a repeated passage slipped past the editing. These are minor things that make me think Baen is paying attention to the process.Flint has a lovely convention he starts using once the action gets rolling that breaks in the moment tension starts to build. Reactions from around the Universe to the events playing out in the USE are welcome, comments about one of the nations toward the end are pithy, and the build outs of all of the other plot lines, help to remind us that we didn't read Cannon Law for nothing and that eventually we might return to some of the other threads in this world. The main plot line? The characters ruthlessly and efficiently, pull off exactly what they said they'd do if it came to this. All the way back to just before Stearns leaves office, he said this was coming and Flint delivers it all in a style that is entertaining and strongly paced. Why this missing star this time? Unnecessary narrative summary is the bane of Eric Flint's writing. There are 5, solid essays in this book, all about who should rule and the eventual rise of republican governments. No fewer than three characters consider these as they go about their business. One can be dealt with, but the other four should have found the waste basket or a small red balloon in the editing pane of Word. Flint is good at blending narrative summary into his works, except that he uses it too often to beat people over the head with a particular political concept. Each book Flint writes in this series has a bit to preach, but sometimes it seems like we're getting five Sundays worth of sermon, and it slows the books down. If you compare my other reviews of the 1632 series, you'll see several complaints I've made about various pieces, but other than the above, meant to be constructive criticism, this is the only real weakness to this book and to Flint's craft. |
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