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Ring of Fire III

Ring of Fire Anthology series

Collection #3 of rollicking and idea-packed alternate history tales written by today's hottest science fiction writers and edited by New York Timesbest-seller Eric Flint. After a cosmic accident sets the modern-day West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe, these everyday, resourceful Americans must adapt - or be trod into the dust of the past.

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Let's do the "Time Warp" again! Another rollicking, thought-provoking collection of tales by a star-studded array of top writers such as bestseller Mercedes Lackey and Eric Flint himself - all set in Eric Flint's phenomenal Ring of Fire series.

Rock on, Renaissance! A cosmic accident sets the modern West Virginia town of Grantville down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe. It will take all the gumption of the resourceful, freedom-loving up-timers to find a way to flourish in mad and bloody end of medieval times. Are they up for it? You bet they are. The third rollicking and idea-packed collection of Grantville tales edited by Eric Flint, and inspired by his now-legendary 1632.

About Eric Flint's "Ring of Fire" series:

"[Eric] Flint's 1632universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians." -Booklist

"[Eric Flint] can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure." -Publishers Weekly

Audience
adult
Length
long · 512 pages

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