Eric Flint’s place on the web

March 13, 2006

Contact Eric

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  1. Posting on Baen’s Bar. http://www.baen.com.
    This is the preferred way to catch up with Eric. He wanders in and out of Baen’s Bar almost daily, monitoring several of the conferences personally. You can login to visit and read the conferences as a guest, but you will have to register to be able to participate, that is to say post any comments. We have a strict ‘No Hitting Rule’ at the Bar, so you don’t need to worry about wandering into a flame war. Just announce that you’re new and you’ll be gladly shown the ropes. Check out the Baen’s Bar FAQs listed on the left of the message board at Baen’s Bar. You will most likely find Eric posting to these conferences at Baen’s Bar:

    • 1632 Tech Manual (Eric’s conference dealing with the 1632 universe)
    • BuShips (David Weber’s conference)
    • Classic SF (Eric’s conference devoted to his editing work)
    • Dixon’s Vixen (Misty Lackey’s conference)
    • Doctor Monkey (Dave Freer’s conference)
    • Honorverse (Dave Weber’s conference devoted to the Honor Harrington universe)
    • Mutter of Demons (Eric’s conference)
  2. Leave a message at the NEW EricFlint.net message board
  3. Send an email to eflint@comcast.net. Don’t expect a quick reply, but when the Bear wakes from his winter hibernation, he will clean out his in box, eventually.

101 Comments »

  1. Hello, I just finished ‘TNT’ by James H Schmitz and edited by yourself, I was wondering if you or anyone you know was planning to continue the Trigger Argee and Telzy stories. I know that a new ‘Witches of Karres’ novel has been written so I was hoping that someone was going to continue his excellent Trigger and Telzy stories. Just a hope and a wish.

    Thanks

    Dennis M Gutknecht

    Comment by Dennis M Gutknecht — June 28, 2006 @ 9:36 pm

  2. Dear sir, I have read your thoghts on the Baen free library and feel obligated to respond. I was exposed to your work through 1632 and have been a fan ever since. The free library (and your attitudes about it) mean a lot to me. I'm disabled – 3 strokes – and prefer the ease of use of paper books when possible. Having said that, the free libary provides me with the opportunity to do much as you suggest. My funds are q

    Comment by Lauren — June 29, 2006 @ 4:37 pm

  3. I have just finished reading 1634: The Ram Rebellion, and am now reading 1632…again. It’s an odd feeling to encounter in a book various place names in Germany with which I am familiar. I grew up in the Army and lived in the Franconian region for a little over a year. Wurxburg gets prominent mention in the Ram Rebellion, but I missed seeing mention of Festung Marienburg (St. Mary’s Fortress), a massive castle/fortification across the Main River overlooking the city. Franconia’s oldest stone building is within the walls, St. Mary’s Church, built in the 8th century…Charlemange was at its opening. (And they had the “mummified” skulls of various bishops on display, at least in 1968). I also miss seeing mention of the town of Bad Windsheim, or Windsheim as it would have been then, but that’s hardly surprising, since it’s just another German town. Sort of in the middle of a triangle of Nurnberg, Wurzburg, and Rothenburg odT, on the river Aisch.

    R.A. Curtis, Army brat.

    Comment by R.A. Curtis — July 1, 2006 @ 8:42 am

  4. I picked up 1632 one day. That particular one is extremely dog-eared. While I haven’t been able to get Gazette #2 yet, I will be at the end of the week.

    On a side note. I don’t usually read fiction based in before the year 1900, so imagine my surprise when I enjoyed your series.

    Comment by Jay — July 2, 2006 @ 3:32 am

  5. I just finished Boundary and wanted to relay to you my great pleasure in your book! What a bunch of fun – well written – well executed plot.
    Your book kept me on the edge of my seat and wanting to read more!
    No better complement can be given.
    Enjoy – Bob

    Comment by Bob Holtz — July 9, 2006 @ 11:38 am

  6. Eric – I love the 1632 universe but I was looking forward to other Assiti Shard books. If you ever do the one about Washington and Frederick the Great in the later Roman empire I recommand “Pagans and Christians” by Robin Fox. I have read about the ancient world for decades but his is the first book to show how the Pagans felt connected to their gods.

    Comment by Mark r — July 24, 2006 @ 8:35 pm

  7. We would like to invite Eric Flint to our book fair in West Virginia, just 80 minutes from Dulles Int. Airport (near Washington, DC), November 3-4, 2006. More information is available at our website http://www.wvbooks.org .

    Sincerely,

    Kimberly Nelson
    304-264-8801
    Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau

    Comment by Kimberly Nelson — August 3, 2006 @ 1:03 pm

  8. Dear Eric,
    Hij, this is Sarah Caruso from Galaxy Press. I was at World Con and a good number of people mentioned your name to me, ie; they love your work – so GREAT job, I know you’ve been doing very well.

    I work with the Writers of the Future and wanted to know where you are located now?

    Love,
    Sarah Caruso J.

    Comment by Sarah Caruso Jansson — August 28, 2006 @ 5:10 pm

  9. These’d be really useful dogs for the people in your 1634 series, they hunt bears, herd cattle etc. Thought it might make a nice detail sometime.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Catahoula_Leopard_Dog

    Comment by Jennie — August 30, 2006 @ 5:32 pm

  10. Hi Eric. I may of left this mesage on the 1824:The Arkansas War web site while ago, but it’s worth repeating: MAPS! I noticed in reading many of your novels of alternative history that I have to keep an online map up and running while reading so I know where I am in the novel geographically speaking. This is especially true for people not from the area that the The Arkansas War takes place. It would be REAL GOOD if you included one large map of eastern Arkansas so can keep track of the battles, places and events of the novel.

    Good luck,

    David Walters
    Pacifica, CA

    Comment by David — September 9, 2006 @ 9:46 pm

  11. First, I must tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy reading the books you have edited of past writers of science fiction. James Schmitz, Murray Leinster, Christopher Anvil, Keith Laumer, etc. were authors I used to pick up as newly published works at the bookstore and enjoyed. What a treat to be able to read them all over again. I am currently reading your volume of Howard L. Myers’ works. I understand from your preface, that there are other works by this author. I would like to register a request at this time that you please compile these remaining stories in soon-to-be published volumes.
    In the meantime, I will enjoy the reading of the book I have, namely, “The Creatures of Man.”
    But please be aware that it won’t take me THAT long to finish it!

    Thanks,especially for all your past “revivals” (are Classics really “revived”?)and for any of your future edited/compiled literary works with Baen.

    John

    Comment by John — October 3, 2006 @ 1:24 pm

  12. The Grantsville, WV High School is for sale. Really cool castle looking building that was built in 1921. It would be a shame to loose such a beautiful building to development. I have attached a link to the site where I saw the listing. Maybe it be a good museum of alternate histories. LOL, it sure would give future anthropologists a little mystery to solve.

    ((Webmasters note:   Grant(s)ville WV is in Calhoun County and no where near Mannington WV in Marion county which was the prototype for Grantville (no 's') )) 

    Comment by scott h — October 23, 2006 @ 11:43 pm

  13. Just finished 1824 and still don’t know if there is a sequel in the pipeline. OMG please let there be a sequel at least in the planning. I know earlier comments referred to only two book contract with DelRey but you can’t leave it hanging at this point.

    Comment by Michael W — November 26, 2006 @ 8:36 pm

  14. Eric,
    I find it fantastic you are re-editing the past grandmasters of the F&SF genre. Schmidt,Liester and Van Vogt are three of my favourites. I was wondering if you intended to redo the null-A books of A.E. Van Vogt, especially the much lost book 3?

    I would also like to congratulate you and thank you on your insightful editorials in the JBU. Groklaw.net is covering the SCO/IBM lawsuit, based around copyright infringement, and has some excellent views from an IT and legal view.

    Keep up the good work, and don’t let too many free enterprises stop you earning a living … what would we have to read if you went broke and had to work for a living (A man who loved his work will never work a day in his life … Can’t remember who :) ).

    Comment by Andrew A — December 7, 2006 @ 11:34 pm

  15. I am a huge fan, since I picked up “1632″ by mistake, then read the first chapter. Since then I have been hooked on your work. I can’t wait for The Baltic War to come out. One thing though; I enjoy your Grantsville Gazettes tremendously and would like them to have them available in hard or paperback. I’ve read through #3 but have been left hanging on the rest. Good job Eric, thanks for a lot of pleasureable hours.

    Comment by edward salinas — December 12, 2006 @ 5:49 pm

  16. Dear Mr. Flint:
    This is the first time in early fifty years of being an avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy. I just wanted to share the fact, that I have enjoyed all of your work. Those you wrote alone, and those you collaborated on. They have brought me many hours of pleasure.
    This being Christmas Eve, I wanted to wish you and yours a holiday season filled with joy, health and prosperity. All the very best in 2007.
    Sincerely;
    Keith Buckler

    Comment by keith buckler — December 24, 2006 @ 7:27 pm

  17. ERIC: Loved 1632 and the entire Belisarius Series. Can I hope these will be available in audio form (tapes or CDs) soon? My wife won’t read them, but she would listen to them AND love them. We listen to a “book and tape” and play Upwords every day at dinner and supper. I tried to have her listen to the Galleleo Affair (SP!) on MP3 (?) but she didn’t like it (I didn’t either to tell the truth..”ok”, better than the last one..but a long way from 1632 for real reading pleasure. Hope my favs will show up on audio soon. BOB

    Comment by Bob James — January 28, 2007 @ 9:51 am

  18. I just read 1824. A great book but I have one slight problem. On page 279 it says that only 360,000 votes were cast in the general election. With eight million whites, there would be over 2 million men, probably closer to three. Therefore 360,000 would be between 12% and 18% of the available population. Were there really so few men allowed to vote at that time?

    Comment by Mark Rubinstein — January 30, 2007 @ 10:38 pm

  19. Dear Eric:

    Comment by Bret Hooper — February 2, 2007 @ 10:25 pm

  20. Dear Eric:

    Who (you or Virginia) wrote “People don’t need an important issue to fight about. They’ll take anything available and inflate it to the size they need.”?
    (Ram Rebellion, p. 368)
    When quoting it, I would prefer to attribute that very perceptive observation to the correct author.

    Comment by Bret Hooper — February 2, 2007 @ 10:47 pm

  21. That witty observation is Virginia’s, Bret.

    Eric

    Comment by Eric — February 4, 2007 @ 5:23 pm

  22. Dear Mr Flint
    I have just come from checking the Baen Free Library site and have read your December 4 2006 post. I felt it was about time to say: Thanks, I really appreciate what you do there, I read my first military/alternative history book there – one of yours – and have read them all avidly since. I don’t fuss about how often you can put up books, I just appreciate that you do it at all. Thanks again for your time and effort. Now I’m going to download 7 new books!

    Comment by Jennie — February 25, 2007 @ 11:46 pm

  23. I just finished reading “On the Matter of D’Artagnan” and I just wanted to know what Richelieu would have choosen if he knew about Vincent Price (THE 1948 version with Gene Kelly)?

    Comment by Bob — April 13, 2007 @ 11:47 pm

  24. Hi mr Flint i have a question to ask my mom really enjoys your books Ring of Fire, 1632 and 1633 and now she is reading 1634 Galelio Affair. so i want to get her the rest of the series so if i can ask would you be so kind as to let me know which in the series come next in the timeline as the books are meant to be read and throughout the whole series leading up to 1635 Cannon Law. i would greatly appreciate any help that you could give thank you kindly a great fan of your work. Bobby Mathaney

    Comment by bobby mathaney — May 16, 2007 @ 7:05 pm

  25. Hi Eric, I’ve got to tell you that your ‘Joe’s World’ books made me laugh harder than nearly anything else I’ve read. Is there any chance of you adding to this series? Hell, I’ll help you write them if you’re short on time!
    Justin

    Comment by Justin — May 28, 2007 @ 4:11 pm

  26. The Wizaed of Karres
    I enjoyed your book very much and it fit perfectly with the original will there be a third book in the series? I felt there where a few loose ends at the end of the Wizard.

    Thank you for your time
    Donald

    Comment by Donald Watson — May 28, 2007 @ 10:49 pm

  27. Eric, I just wanted to let you know that I am a perfect example of the potential customer you’ve described in your essay on DRM. Until I just happened to stumble onto the e-version of “1632″ while searching out some of David Weber’s stuff , and decided to read the first chapter. I was throughly hooked at that point. Since I have a very limited income, I did the next best thing I could: I asked the Hammond Public Library (yes, I am one of your “neighbors!”) to add all of your books to their order list.

    Since I had donated over four hundred hardcover books to HPL when I first moved to Northwest Indiana ten years ago, including the complete works of Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlien), they were most happy to accomodate my request. Hopefully, over time this will help to reduce your “Opacity” by some statistically significant amount.

    I have to ask though, of all the places to live, why “East Chicago?” :)

    Comment by Fr. Bill Leaming — June 1, 2007 @ 5:04 pm

  28. Eric,

    I read Witches of Karres and one or two others by James H Schmitz in their dutch translation in the seventies and since then I have tried to find more novels written by JHS.
    Whenever I visit the USA I tend to walk into a bookstore and see if I can find any (new or second hand) books by James Schmitz. I have been lucky in the past to collect e.g. The Demon Breed and The Universe Against Her (both Ace books, originally worth 40c and I got each for $3.50!!).

    More recently I stumbled upon the collection of books that you and Guy Gordon had assembled to document and reprint the entire works of JH Schmitz. W O W !!! Great Stuff, I didn’t know JHS had written that much!!

    So I just wanted to thank you and Guy for all the efforts to get it all reprinted. Hopefully someday these Baen books will get translated into Dutch or at least sold locally in the Netherlands so that others over here can enjoy it too.

    BTW on your website I noticed that you and others have teamed up to write a sequel to Karres, which gives me a new target ;-) Also many other SF titles in your name, so pls keep writing and keep me busy reading…

    Thanks again, Kind regards,

    Ton
    Hilversum, The Netherlands

    Comment by Ton Smeele — June 20, 2007 @ 11:13 am

  29. Hi Eric! Just finished 1634: The Baltic War.

    I can’t belive I’m saying this, but this is the best book of the series to date (but then again I’m always saying that about each of the books in the series when they come out). The Baltic War really put things into perspective, and the new characters (Engler, etc.) and return of old characters (Cantrell) made for good reading – especially Simpson’s description of Eddie Cantrell’s behavior towards the Danish princess!

    I read previously you had about 3 or 4 more books in the works taking place during 1634 – they can’t come out soon enough as far as I am concerned. Great universe you have created. Thanks very much.

    Gene

    Comment by Gene Sorkin — June 30, 2007 @ 9:52 pm

  30. I’m a huge fan of the 1632 series. My question is what order do you suggest reading these novels?

    thanks
    nate

    Comment by Nathan — July 23, 2007 @ 10:56 pm

  31. Eric,
    When I saw your interest in James H Schmitz I felt a kindred spirit. I too love his writings. Your style of good spirited characters smartly guiding themselves through the twists and turns of adversity (your Ring of Fire series) reminded of Schmitz style. You tend towards the higher political dimension and an interconnecting net of many characters; Schmitz tends to be more linear. You both have the ability to keep personalities of each character separated, consistent, and congruent with personal growth. It was these similarities that gave me such hope when you collaborated in the sequel to JHS’s Witches of Karres” and my utter surprise that “Wizard of Karres” so mist its mark.

    I ponder this question for quite a while… for very selfish reasons. I want to read more stories about Captain Pausert, Goth, and the Leewit. I realized why the “Witches of Karres” had such a powerful effect on me. One reviewer called it a lucid dream created by Schmitz and he was right. James H Schmitz was Captain Pausert and Goth was likely real as well (possible the girl the book was dedicated to). The events were reflections of his life: sales for the American company of International Harvester in Germany during the rise of Hitler (Nikkeldepain and Councilor Onswud), dealing with European Aristocratic Society (the Empire). Though the plot may have been fabricated, the characters and social groups were clearly drawn from his experiences. That is why we’re drawn into his Space Opera… it smacks of real human experience!

    So how can sequels ever be created from JHS’s Witches? Know the author. Do a psychobiography of him. Look for archetypes of his characters in his personal history… they will be there. As I’ve said Pausert is Schmitz and Schmitz is Pausert.

    James M Thomas
    Health Physicist and Social Psychologist (go figure)

    Comment by James M Thomas — July 31, 2007 @ 12:57 am

  32. Mr. Flint,
    1632 is a great Alt. History/Sci-Fi series, but what about a possible movie to bring it to the big screen? I have met quite a few others from coast to coast who read this series (before I even knew about it) and it seems like a winner. Hope you can pull it off.
    T. MacPherson MM1/SS (USN RET.)

    Comment by T. MacPherson — September 19, 2007 @ 4:08 am

  33. I recently finished reading “The Tyrant” on the baencd website. I was interested by your ideas, which seem to resemble Asimov’s ideas in the Foundation Series. Here are some of the ideas I thought I saw in “The Tyrant”. Please correct me if I am wrong.

    1. Somehow, taking power through force creates a stable society. As Center says, the Confederation of Vanbert is supposed to resemble Rome. I seem to recall that Rome had some difficulties with succession. Since Demansk takes power through force and inspires only personal loyalty, why should Vanbert’s history be any different? I did not see any indication that the army was loyal to some political ideal, but only to Demansk. What makes Demansk think that he has established a stable political system, since he took power through violence, holds power through violence, and can only rely upon personal loyalty, which ends when he dies? The history of medieval Europe shows that hereditary rulership simply requires that the people who overthrow the king have a replacement with a few drops of royal blood.
    2. A “moderate autocracy” sounds wonderful in theory. Unfortunately, very few rulers know what their great-grandchildren are going to be like. There is nothing that stops Demansk’s Triumvirate from using the power of the army to crush dissent and eradicate their personal enemies. The replacement of a incompotent and unstable oligarchy with a three-headed absolute monarchy is not an improvement. Once a ruler is given total control of the military and the purse strings, he has absolutely no reason to be “moderate” except when he feels like it.

    Comment by Dylan Tullos — October 10, 2007 @ 5:20 pm

  34. can you Please republish “1634: The Baltic War” .
    There are no copies available now and apparently only a limited number were initially printed

    Comment by joe mahoney — February 5, 2008 @ 4:20 pm

  35. Dear Mr. Flint,

    Can you tell me who wrote the poem that Dr. Balthazar Abrabanel recites in 1632 to the Roths. The one that begins “Friend, lead me through the vineyards”. Many Thanks

    Comment by Matthew G. Marsh — February 7, 2008 @ 6:13 pm

  36. I just finished your books 1632 and 1633. What a series!

    I would like to mention that I do love to read books in the old fashioned method, in print. I work with computers all day and tend to push them away when I get home.

    I notice that most of the Grantville Gazette volumes are in web format at this time. I look forward to seeing them being converted to print.

    Comment by Matthew Mlodoch — August 25, 2008 @ 11:52 am

  37. Still following the 1632 series and enjoying every page. Looking into establishing a real 4th of July Party someday. Keep up the good work and waiting for the next books to come out.

    Comment by T MacPherson — October 16, 2008 @ 12:31 am

  38. I was wondering what the exact chronological order of the 1632 series is because every book says something different, please let me know.

    Comment by Donald B — October 18, 2008 @ 2:51 pm

  39. hi eric
    just finished 2 of your books boundry and time spike
    first of boundry exellent work i like all plot lines in the book.
    time spike i finished in one day i will go back to it in a few months
    i am liking the 2 plot lines the past and present would like to read more about the present science plot line i am not much of a writer . just thought that i would post this keep up the exellent work got most of your books
    and waiting for more keep them coming many thanks paul d uk

    Comment by paul dennison — October 28, 2008 @ 3:10 pm

  40. I can not access the Trail of Tears page tells me to install Word Press then says I all ready have done, then it tells me to clear database tables which I do and still no luck on getting access to that page

    Comment by David — October 30, 2008 @ 4:11 pm

  41. David, I suspect that the Trail Of Tears page is dead now. IIRC it only existed because Del Rey didn’t want it ‘pushed’ on Eric’s own place due to Eric’s other books from Baen.

    Comment by Drak Bibliophile — October 30, 2008 @ 10:27 pm

  42. Hi Eric,I,v been reading S.F.40+years and realy enjoy the Ring of Fire series.I,d just like to know if it has dawned on anybody(as a vid/pinball game tech.for29years)that the average smalltown in the US.has probably got jukeboxes,pinball and video games in its bars,homes and outher places? What an incredible goldmine of electronic and electromechanical tech. that would be for both civil and mil. applications in a place like downtime Grantville!Maybe this could be something you, Mr.Weber or one of the “FREELANCE” authors writing for the Gazzettes could use.If anyone would like any advice about this tech. drop me an email and I,ll be honored to assist in any way I can.I spent 5 years as a USCG. AD3/HH52A SARcrewman and gotta serious bent towards things mechanical.Drove my Mom n Dad nuts growing up,I did actualy put whatever I tore apart back together,eventualy. Anyways PLEASE continue with more Grantville Antics,thanks DaWizz.

    Comment by Ronnie — December 8, 2008 @ 9:59 pm

  43. I just finished The Dreeson Incident. I saw a few passages that suggested that Gustav Adolf may be beginning to morph into Charles XII. Surely the Grantville Library has something on ironhead. Even if it’s only Voltaire, it might be enough to restrain him.

    Comment by david ossar — December 13, 2008 @ 10:10 am

  44. Ploughing through the Belisarius series at the moment, greatly enjoyable.

    Seeing as this is an internet medium, I feel obliged to engage in some petty quibbling, :)

    Tide of victory, p172 dealing with the siege of Sukkur, the concept of circumvallation is accredited to Aide and future history. Circumvallation was however firmly established in the roman tactical canon. Cesar at Alesia and the siege of Jerusalem are two instances that spring to mind.

    Was it an oversight or a deliberate choice?

    Comment by Dan Towse — February 17, 2009 @ 10:04 am

  45. Hi! I've just re-read "Mother of Demons" which I always enjoy, to the point where I can read that old favorite in a day. I feel that it could easily become a series as there seem to be future battles left hanging at the end. Will you go back to that good book with a follow-up some time? Many thanks for your many inventive books!

    Comment by Kathy Easley — February 17, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

  46. Dear Eric,

    I’m a writing acquaintance of Andrew Dennis who has lost contact with him (e-mail changes). Could you please ask him to e-mail me at the e-mail address entered above? If he doesn’t want to for some reason, could you let me know?

    Thanks in advance.

    Tom Williams

    Comment by Tom Williams — March 26, 2009 @ 7:29 am

  47. My husband loves your books, however I am having a hard time with the sequencing for The Ring Of Fire Series. If you could please email me a list in order so that I can purchase them for him I would appreciate it very much.
    Thank you

    Comment by Debbie — April 1, 2009 @ 1:08 pm

  48. Eric’s reccomendation is that the books be read in their order of publication.

    * 1 1632 (2000) by Eric Flint
    * 2 1633 (2002) by David Weber and Eric Flint
    * 2a The Grantville Gazette (Vol 1)
    * 2b Ring of Fire (2004)
    * 3 1634: The Galileo Affair (2004) by Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis
    * 3a The Grantville Gazette (Vol 2)
    * 3b The Grantville Gazette (Vol 3)
    * 3c The Grantville Gazette (Vol 4)
    * 4 1634: The Ram Rebellion (2006) by Virginia DeMarce and Eric Flint
    * 5 1635: The Cannon Law (2006) by Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis
    * 6 1634: The Baltic War (2007) by David Weber and Eric Flint
    * 7 1634: The Bavarian Crisis (2007) by Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce
    * 8 1635: The Dreeson Incident (2008) by Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce

    The short-fiction anthologies are “optional” — and can be skipped, although I find them wonderful.

    Rick Boatright

    Comment by Rick Boatright — April 1, 2009 @ 2:14 pm

  49. Was wondering if there were any ways to get those wonderful book collections on cd for deployed military! Internet is very spotty over there and rife with hackers…. i know this from personal experience. I read about a book a day and the cd versions of the books are an awesome way to carry many many titles with you without hauling along hardcopy. Last deployment I took with me over 400 paperbacks. what a heavy load!! Is there any way to get more copys of those cd’s before I head out. I have two of them already, one from john ringo from claws that catch, and one from eric flint from the baltic war. Thank You.

    Comment by SGT James Copley — April 30, 2009 @ 9:35 pm

  50. Just recently finished 1824: The Arkansas War and can’t wait for the sequel. This really is one of the best alternate history series I’ve read in years, thanks much. Now the vinegar. I am afraid I did catch you out in an error in this latest book. You have John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State reading a report from the American ambassador in London. Sadly, the United States for much if not all of the 18th Century was represented abroad by only ministers (still entitled extraordinary and plenipotentiary) as it was the conviction of the Founding Fathers and their successors for many years that “Ambassadors” were too imperial and dynastic a class for a Republic as compared to Ministers. (There is a related and rather entertaining discussion throughout the century as well as to the proper garb for our representatives in an age when most diplomatic corps wore specially designed uniforms. American ministers usually wore a rather plain or at least simple black frock or tail coat. In London this reportedly resulted in them being often mistaken for waiters while attending functions at the Court of St James.)

    Robert A. Mosher
    The Military Philosopher

    Comment by Robert A. Mosher — May 4, 2009 @ 11:34 am

  51. “Mother of Demons” is one of my all-time favorite books (ever since it first came out in 1997). Like Kathy from Comment 45 above, I would love to read a sequel to this book. Do you have any plans for a sequel? (I’m really hoping you do!) Thanks!

    Comment by Janet — June 21, 2009 @ 1:03 am

  52. Please disregard my question in Comment 51. I just read the answer in the Newbie FAQ 2 in Baen’s Bar. I still hope a sequel will be forthcoming in my lifetime anyway. :)

    Comment by Janet — June 21, 2009 @ 1:50 am

  53. Tried to get to Baens web site and was turned away. Here is message:

    Server Error in ‘/’ Application.
    ——————————————————————————–

    The resource cannot be found.
    Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

    Comment by Thomas Painter — July 12, 2009 @ 2:01 pm

  54. If I had been at a theological convocation in 163x (English-speaking), I would likely have commented: “Their next major stumbling block may well be the question: ‘When bad little raisins die, do they go to Raisin Hell?’”

    Please feel free to use the above if you wish.

    Comment by Bret Hooper — September 11, 2009 @ 3:36 am

  55. Sir, I love your 1632 and 1812 series. I am a propane deliveryman and I dislike Unions even though my Dad was a Teamster and is now a member of an Operator Engineer Union. Dispite the base reason for their origions Labour Unions have become little more than a new Corperate entity. I believe that all facets of civillization and nature work to shape a person, wether religion, political or of the natural world. I enjoy the way your characters are constantly in a state of development by the forces around them. As a blue collar man myself I see the how peoples lives and fortunes are affected by the interplay of many forces and your stories are a very good reflection of how it happens and how people cope in their seperate ways. God Bless You and keep writing!

    Comment by Dwight Cooper — November 6, 2009 @ 6:05 pm

  56. I don’t know if you are familiar with the stories of George MacDonald Frasier (The Flashman Papers, etc.) but I just found a new story released by his estate titled “The Reavers” which has a “Joe’s World” kind of wacky humor. i.e., based on the Scottish border wars of the 1500/1600′s and his own “The Candlemass Road” but written as if it’s based on a Hollywood script. I’ve read his Flashman stories since the late 60′s when “Flashman” was first published in the U.S. as a serial in a national magazine. (care to guess with one? Hint: it was based in Chicago in those days.)

    Comment by Allen Wiesner — November 10, 2009 @ 9:33 am

  57. please get the Belisarius on audio I loved those books but I cant see enough now to read them again

    Comment by Peter Watkins — December 13, 2009 @ 3:37 am

  58. Am following the Poul Anderson timeline group, are the Technic novels including the Flandry ones available in hardcover, or just paperback?? Or are they going to be published in hardcover form??
    Thank you.

    Comment by M.C. Floerkey — December 21, 2009 @ 12:35 pm

  59. Recently the 1632 series was mentioned in Germanys biggest news magazine DER SPIEGEL, as a result the paperback was sold out immediatly at amazon.de and won’t be available before end of jan, 2010.. Two questions after reading 1632, 1633 and some of the 1634 books of the Ring of Fire series since mid Dec, 2009: why is none of these books published in German after all those years, and, just curious to find out, are there any movie plans for that kind of books? I would love to see that on a big screen…

    Comment by Martin Schmitz — January 6, 2010 @ 12:17 pm

  60. Thank you for telling such good stories, Mr. Flint! I’ve got Boundary, 1632 and 1812 on my shelf waiting for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed the first two installments from Joe’s World. I’m just wondering – are there going to be any more stores from Joe’s World? It’s one of those series I really feel like I could stick with for years.

    Comment by Molly Tobin — January 11, 2010 @ 7:58 pm

  61. I would like to know where I can get these as ebooks? There is a distinct shortage in electronic media, and most book stores do not seem to carry a wide variety unless you like romance novels. Can anyone point me in the direction of a reasonably priced location?

    I got a copy of 1632/1633 from the Baen Free Library and just love them.

    Comment by lb — February 4, 2010 @ 10:04 pm

  62. ib, check out http://www.webscription.net

    Most of Eric’s books are available there. Plus all of Baen’s recent books are there as well.

    Other ebooks sites are http://www.booksonboard.com and http://www.fictionwise.com

    Comment by Drak Bibliophile — February 5, 2010 @ 12:40 am

  63. Hey- just wanted to say that I really enjoyed Mother of Demons, what I’ve read of the 1632 universe, and the Rivers of War series. I’m really curious what your take is on the MacMillan/Amazon dustup. Baen has been selling ebooks the right way, IMHO, for a really long time…

    Comment by eric — March 1, 2010 @ 11:19 pm

  64. Dear Mr. Flint
    I just finished reading “crown of Slaves” for the 3rd or 4th time. And, wanted to thank you from from my heart for your books. It shows that you love writing in the ways your charecter are so full of human nature, with the use of internal voices, quirks, faults, to quote Thandi “kinky kinky kinky” and strenghts. And, that gives them a point reference in reality, becuase we all have them or know someone like them. Your book never fail to makes me luagh or shed a tear, sometime at same. I rate you amount the writers, Allen Dean Foster, David Eddings, Robert E. Howard, Bill Baldwin, Hienlin, Laumer, & Axlexander Dumas, thanks

    Comment by Tom allen — March 12, 2010 @ 1:28 am

  65. Thankyou for your work in republishing the Witches of Karres and your followup books using the same theme. They are very enjoyable. I am sure you have seen a number of the PIXAR movies and it is almost a logo to have a lamp jumping on the “I” in PIXAR eventully replacing it. I have often thought that the PIXAR animators must have been thinking about the scene in the Witches of Karres where the Captain tires to get the lamp to obey his command and it just turns off instead. In any case, I would think the Witches of Karres would make a great movie or series of movies for PIXAR. I believe it would fit the nature of PIXAR which produces great films that are interesting to both kids and adults. If you have any contacts with PIXAR let them know there is a very loyal group of fans who would love to see such a production.

    Comment by Robert Anselmi — March 20, 2010 @ 12:14 pm

  66. Hi, I just wanted to drop a line and tell you how much I enjoyed ‘Time Spike’. This is the first time I have written to an author, it usually isn’t something I’d do, but I am very impressed by your style and ability to make your characters REAL. I’ve been a fan of the 1632 series since picking up the first novel several years ago. Your choice of setting and characters for this book are outstanding; who would have thought of sending a PRISON back in time?!?! Thank you for making my imagination run wild and for filling a few days of reading with wonder and enjoyment! Maybe a follow-up is in the making? The North American continent in prehistoric times seems to be a blank slate in the alt-history genre and I could envision an age of exploration growing up around ‘Time Spike’ . A civilization that would have a huge area in which to grow and develop (imagine Cherokee/convict/guard parties discovering a young Yellowstone or fledgling Grand Canyon- what an amazing number of storylines THAT would generate!)
    But I digress… Thanks again for the journey into the 1632 universe!
    Ed Barrett

    Comment by Ed — April 4, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

  67. Hi,

    I just wanted to thank you for all of your work, you’ve have made my literary life a bright one. Keep up the good work!

    - Mr. Unger

    Comment by Jesse Unger — May 21, 2010 @ 9:52 am

  68. This is gonna be my favourite

    Comment by Fantasy — June 25, 2010 @ 6:27 pm

  69. Dear Mr. Flint,
    Please explain to me what happened to Much Fall of Blood.
    The first three books are so well written! The characters come alive, the historical research is well done, the storyline is comprehensive and cohesive. I just reread Rough Magic in preparation for the new one and I thoroughly enjoyed every page of it again. It was smooth as silk.
    Imagine my dismay at “Fall of Blood”. It’s rough, to say the least. Ever once in a great while I’ve run into a short segment that echoes the good style, but most of it is not even close to standard. Did you guys accidentally submit the rough draft for publication? Large portions of it read like preliminary outlines. There must not have been any editing or proofreading applied to it, because it is riddled with spelling errors, grammatical mistakes and omitted or duplicated words.
    Is there any way you guys can work this mess over and polish it to approximate the other three books’ quality prior to the publication of the paperback?
    Please explain to me and your other fans what happened and let me know it there is any way to fix it.

    Thank you,
    Chris

    Comment by Chris — July 18, 2010 @ 2:23 am

  70. dear Eric;
    Have read your 1812;the rivers of war and 1824;the arkansas war. excellent reads, enjoyed your spin on an america with a conscience of sorts. can we expect more in this series? you have whetted my appetite. you must continue this great series. thank you
    Eddard Williams

    Comment by eddard williams — July 25, 2010 @ 11:50 pm

  71. Mr Flint,

    I was just privileged to borrow Live free or die from the Ky Library Unbound. Loved it
    I really liked it better than the last Torch book and much better than David Weber’s last Armagg Reef offering.
    My compliments.. I also really like your reading the for the audio track…

    CarlWS

    Comment by Carl Sandage — August 25, 2010 @ 9:26 pm

  72. While I pretty much like all of your stuff, Mother of Demons, dang, that is a great book.

    Comment by Bill Mayhew — September 10, 2010 @ 12:15 am

  73. Am enjoying 1632 via Baen Free Library. Thanks!

    Saw The Alamo as a kid and right away thought about how one .50 cal. machine gun would have taken care of Santa Ana’s army. You must have had similar thoughts reading history. Glad you were able to develop this series.

    Comment by John Patterson — October 15, 2010 @ 10:05 am

  74. Any news on a new Trail of Glory series book?

    Thanks

    Comment by Bill — November 2, 2010 @ 10:55 pm

  75. I was wondering I finished Time Spike a little while ago and was wondering if there will be any sequels to Time Spike like there are with the 1632 series? I’m just curious because I enjoyed Time Spike like I have the 1632 series.

    Comment by Jesse Nichols — November 7, 2010 @ 8:16 pm

  76. Sir,

    First off, let me say that I am a huge fan of your Ring of Fire series, and your books provided me with quite a bit of entertainment in my downtime. However, I am somewhat offended that you keep insinuating that National Guardsmen are not “real” soldiers. Being a guardsman myself, I have completed the same basic and specialty training as all other active duty soldiers, always to the same, and often higher standards than my active duty counterparts. We deploy to combat theaters just as frequently as the regular army (that is, about once every two years, usually for a period of 12-16 months), and we complete the same tasks and duties oftentimes with inferior equipment. Within the Army, we are often treated as second class citizens due to the sentiment that we are not “real” soldiers, despite the fact that we deploy just as frequently to the same combat zones, with the same risks and hazards, as our actve duty counterparts. We fight and die just like everyone else, and while I do not believe you do so intentionally, I think it is unfair of you to denigrate guardsmen and their long history of sacrifice and service to this country by perpetuating the notion that we are not “real” soldiers. Thank you Sir, for your time and consideration.

    –
    v/r
    SPC Makinney, Christopher
    HHC 72nd IBCT

    Comment by Chris Makinney — November 20, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

  77. On the matter of Garrett and Janiver’s Malone series, I recall a post by you outlining all the bibliographic complexities between the Astounding serializations and paperback editions. Could you please send to me either that essay or where I can locate it.

    Thank you

    Comment by Mark Stackpole — February 18, 2011 @ 1:25 pm

  78. A week ago I was in a bookstore and I COULD HAVE SWORN I held in my hands there a paperback copy of Eric Flint’s 1836…

    Except that apparently no such book exists.

    Maybe I was hit by an Assiti Splinter.

    Comment by J.D. Coldwar — March 5, 2011 @ 3:34 pm

  79. The Ring of Fire series of books are among my favorite reading material and LISTENING material. I perfer to listen to these books in the evening while I putter around in the kitchen and other places. I’m only slightly annoyed about not being able to find the newer books though. Is there any chance that there will be a forthcoming release of the newer books??????

    Comment by Ted Keyes — March 23, 2011 @ 11:19 am

  80. Mr. Flint,

    This is just a simple quick question. Will there ever be a fifth or sixth box in the March Upcountry series?

    I’ve reread this series and listened to the audio books four or five times. The first three were one of the best “desperate march” books written.

    Now with “We Few” the story may have changed but when the story ended, Roger still had tons of issues that he and the Bronze Barbarians need to address.

    Please tell me that you and Mr. Weber plan on finishing the “We Few (Trilogy?) story”!

    Comment by L. Lee Saunders — March 25, 2011 @ 4:53 pm

  81. L. Lee Saunders, the “March Upcountry” series was done by John Ringo and David Weber not Eric Flint and David Weber.

    However, John Ringo & David Weber are planning (when they get the time) to write more stories in that universe.

    Unfortunately, they won’t be following Roger’s story in that universe anymore. Right now they are planning to write the story of the First Empress and how she became Empress.

    Comment by Drak Bibliophile — March 25, 2011 @ 7:13 pm

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  83. Thanks Drak!

    Boy am I brain dead! Eric is my favorite writer by far – so for some reason after having some friends read them I thought I would ask the author(s). And, somehow in my brain I said “Great story, must be Erics’!”

    Comment by 81.L. Lee Saunders — March 30, 2011 @ 4:28 pm

  84. I enjoyed the first three books of the ‘Witches of Karres’ and was wondering if there is planned a 4th book to follow The Sorceress of Karres?

    Comment by Jim Hawthorne — March 30, 2011 @ 4:57 pm

  85. Is there a sequel to 1824: The Arkansas War?

    Comment by John Walker — April 19, 2011 @ 5:39 pm

  86. John Walker, there isn’t a sequel to _1824: The Arkansas War_ at this time.

    However, Eric has an agreement with Baen Books to write further novels in that universe.

    The problem is that Eric has other books to write that come before further books in the Trail of Glory series.

    Eric hasn’t forgotten about that series, he just doesn’t know when he’ll be able to write in that series.

    Comment by Drak Bibliophile — April 19, 2011 @ 8:44 pm

  87. Sir,
    I’m pleased to see that you,ve recovered from your recent incapacitation and returned to writing. At this time, I’m particularily interested in when you think you will be able to publish more installments in the ‘Butterflies in the Kremlin’ and ‘The Anaconda Project.’ Also, when you will be able to get back together with Andrew Dennis to continue the story thred begun in ‘The Galileo Affair.’ Where do the Pope and the Embasy personell wind up and how do they get there?

    Comment by James Turner — May 1, 2011 @ 8:40 pm

  88. Sir,
    I’m pleased to see that you,ve recovered from your recent incapacitation and returned to writing. At this time, I’m particularily interested in when you think you will be able to publish more installments in the ‘Butterflies in the Kremlin’ and ‘The Anaconda Project.’ Also, when you will be able to get back together with Andrew Dennis to continue the story thred begun in ‘The Galileo Affair.’ Where do the Pope and the Embasy personell wind up and how do they get there?

    Comment by James Turner — May 1, 2011 @ 8:40 pm

  89. The Anaconda project has been sort of absorbed into the next mail line project to follow Saxon Uprising.

    Butterflies in the Kremlin is Gorg and Paula’s project and a contract for that book exists, but no publication date has been set.

    The sequel to “Cannon Law” is being written now. It pretty much HAD to wait until the stories of the events in the rest of the RoF got caught up to the dates. Now that Saxon Uprising is out, the sequel to Cannon Law is not far behind.

    -_ Rick Boatright, Loyal Minion

    -_ Rick Boatright
    Head geek

    Comment by Rick — May 1, 2011 @ 9:10 pm

  90. Comment by Mark Stackpole — February 18, 2011 @ 1:25 pm
    >> On the matter of Garrett and Janiver’s Malone series, I recall a post by
    >> you outlining all the bibliographic complexities between the Astounding
    >> serializations and paperback editions. Could you please send to me either
    >> that essay or where I can locate it.

    I don’t know where you can find Eric’s essay, but the basic publishing history is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Phillips_(author)#Psi-Power_Series

    Comment by Rick — May 1, 2011 @ 9:18 pm

  91. I attempted to send this via email, but it seems the email address is not currently working, so I’ll just post it here.

    I am writing to inform you that our website, Fourth-day Universe, has nominated you for a Literature Uni Award for Best Alternate History/Time Travel Book of 2010 for 1635: The Eastern Front; also for Best Near Future/Post-Apocalyptic Book of 2010 for Threshold, shared with Ryk Spoor. The Awards show will be held on our YouTube channel on the 30th of May. We will write to you again if your book wins in its category. Thank you for your time.

    Sincerely,

    Stephen Monteith,
    Creator of Fourth-day Universe

    P.S.

    You’re more than welcome to vote for yourself, or to have your fans vote. Just click on the Reports tab on our website and look for the Fourth-day Universe Awards category at the left.

    Comment by Stephen Monteith — May 12, 2011 @ 11:31 pm

  92. Hi Eric
    I am a big fan of your 1632 series
    It is a pity that it is not easily available in Singapore
    The latest issue here is the Bavarian Crisis
    The only way to feed my addiction is through your webpage
    Anyway any chance there would be a new novel on the Italian thread
    It would be interetsing to read about the mutual reaction of the meeting of Harry Leffrets with Ruy Sanchez de Casador y Ortiz
    It would also be initeresting to read about how the Pope Borja got his desserts

    Comment by William — May 19, 2011 @ 7:57 pm

  93. I’m a great fan of the Karres books, but I have a quick question. I was wondering if you knew whether James H Schmitz had a disagreement with one of my extended relatives, thus giving rise to the planet name of Nikkeldepain? :)

    Comment by Nikkel — June 17, 2011 @ 1:37 pm

  94. I greatly enjoy your books. I have been patiently waiting for “The Crucible of Empire” to come out in paperback. Do you have any idea when that will be? It has been over a yr. since the hardback was released.

    Comment by Christie Godec — July 3, 2011 @ 5:12 pm

  95. Will more of the 1632 series be published in audio format?

    Comment by Ted — July 7, 2011 @ 2:53 pm

  96. I am also a fan of the 1632 series. I have avidly collected all the books in the series. I am currently catching up on my reading and am halfway through your book “1635 The Dreesden Incident”. I find that I am getting bogged down in the minutia of the story. It appears that the story has taken on too much of a “romance novel” timbre, and straying away from the fairly fast paced “adventure” theme that characterized past novels. That “adventure” theme is what attracted me to the series in the first place. I hope that, when I get to the following novels, this trend won’t continue, or I’ll find myself straying. Reading your past novels was difficult for my family, my job, and my friends, as I couldn’t put the books down. With this book, no-one has complained of my inattention, and I am going onto my 4th week trying to read the book.
    Thank you for the chance to comment.
    Ray K.

    Comment by Ray K. — August 6, 2011 @ 11:43 am

  97. Eric, In a very hot apartment on upper skid row in LA 1n 1972, I clearly remember our writing a proposal which formed the core of my life’s work. Don’t ever hesitate to mention that as part of your legacy. Remember those four thousand stamps we had to glue on to save a buck. The fight goes on.

    I also remember you had few possessions, but you hauled that very large, specially built bookcase for your science fiction collection anywhere you went. I hadn’t heard about your writing until recently. I have loved the Grantville Series. Not one sentence has been a groaner. Some of it is fine, fine, fine! As I read along and come to a great piece of witty dialogue, I can just see you chuckling.

    I am very happy you’ve found a wonderfu outlet for your sense of humor, of politics and history and of people that reaches so many people with adventure and with thought provoking ideas. My hat’s off to you.

    I wrote once before, but am not sure I did it right. I know you’re busy, but it would be nice to be in a bit of touch. If were ever in the same place, I’d sure like to buy you a cup of coffee. I hope someone who reads this will give you a heads up.

    In the meantime, I get an extra pleasure reading your stuff when I come across one of those chuckles.
    Be well.
    Steve K.

    PLEASE DELETE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE PUBLISHED PART OF THIS. PHONE: 917-679-0275

    Comment by Steve Kindred — August 17, 2011 @ 11:07 pm

  98. Dear Eric,
    Since you’ve edited a number of the collections of James H. Schmitz’s stories, I’m hoping you might be able to answer a question that came up in the class I teach (Science Fiction Writing Workshop at Columbia College Chicago).

    This is a writing class, so we’re not into literary exegesis — we just look at the approaches writers take to make their stories accessible to their readers. We were discussing “Balanced Ecology,” and the question came up about the last few paragraphs, the ones that begin, “The organism that was the diamondwood forest grew quiet again. . . . . ” It takes a very different tone from the earlier narrative, and it seems to step back and “explain” everything that’s happened in the preceding sections. We wondered if this “epilogue,” so to speak, may have been an editorial intrusion, or if Schmitz himself felt it incumbent to make clear as much of what he’d been doing in the story at the end (even though that last one-sentence paragraph, “Sam the mossback fell gratefully to sleep” always leaves my students divided as to whether Schmitz is implying that the “mind unit” IS Sam, or if Sam is just a part of the mind unit Schmitz focuses upon for a sort of final image of the “ecology” once again safe).

    I’m not aware of any book-length bios or extended essays, etc., on Schmitz that might help answer this question, and I can’t think of anyone more familiar with Schmitz’s writings than you. Any answer, or suggestion of where we might find one or, short of that, any educated guess, would be greatly appreciated by myself and my class.

    Best regards and with gratitude for your work reintroducing this fine writer to the reading public,

    Rich Chwedyk
    Columbia College Chicago
    and . . . elsewhere

    Comment by Richard Chwedyk — October 3, 2011 @ 9:42 pm

  99. Dear Mr. Flint,

    How do you pronounce “Assiti” and “Fta Tei” ?

    Thanks very much,

    Paul

    Comment by Paul Topping — October 14, 2011 @ 6:29 pm

  100. will there be more additions to the 1812 books? If so any itea when?

    Don Richardson

    Comment by D.F. Richardson — November 22, 2011 @ 8:38 pm

  101. Eric Flint, the author of “1632″!

    I’m your reader from the other side of the globe. I read “1632″ during a civil war in my country… an experience not easy to forget! Now, many years later, I’m writing this to tell you:

    According to fairly objective criteria [1] [2]…Sad to say, but

    * The USA is fast moving toward a fully developed totalitarianism. *

    You have freedoms. And you have the power to make choices – such as these:

    To strive for a “1632”-style self-governance – and turn much of “1632” into reality! See [3] below.

    Or internationalize! (See 4.)

    Or try a combination of both!

    You can call me back, and, in any case, I’ll always cheer for you!

    JR

    [1] http://www.opednews.com/author/author12495.html
    [2] http://lewrockwell.com/rockwell/fascist-threat192.html
    [3] http://newswithviews.com/Vieira/edwin197.htm http://www.newswithviews.com/Vieira/edwin206.htm
    [4] http://www.internationalman.com/

    P.S. I know that most people find this a very delicate topic, and prefer to be silent about it.

    Comment by JR — December 11, 2011 @ 10:23 am

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