1632: Ring of Fire
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Book 1
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1632
- Ring of Fire, Book 1
- By: Eric Flint
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Eric Flint has received glowing critical praise for his Ring of Fire alternate history series. In this first installment, a West Virginia town is transported from the year 2000 to 1631 Germany at the height of the Thirty Years’ War. Thrust into conflict, the town residents must also contend with moral issues such as who should be considered a citizen.
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NOT ALL THAT BAD
- By Randall on 11-26-18
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1632
- Ring of Fire, Book 1
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-20-12
- Language: English
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Book 2
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Ring of Fire I
- By: Eric Flint - editor
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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The battle between democracy and tyranny is joined, and the American Revolution has begun over a century ahead of schedule. A cosmic accident has shifted a modern West Virginia town back through time and space to land it and its 20th century technology in Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War. History must take a new course as American freedom and democracy battle against the squabbling despots of 17th century Europe.
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Narrator was near-perfect!
- By GUYr8s on 09-19-24
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Ring of Fire I
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 02-26-20
- Language: English
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Book 3
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1633
- By: Eric Flint, David Weber
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Eric Flint’s 1632 presented listeners with a fascinating alternate history of the Thirty Years’ War, through the eyes of a West Virginia community tossed back in time to 17th-century Germany. Here, Flint teams up with acclaimed science fiction author David Weber to continue his epic tale. In 1633, the West Virginians attempt to use their modern-day knowledge to build a resistance against the forces of France, Spain, and England.
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Audible Get the Rest of This Series Online!
- By Lack of Warning on 06-12-12
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1633
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-25-12
- Language: English
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Book 4
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1634: The Baltic War
- By: Eric Flint, David Weber
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 26 hrs and 21 mins
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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 American threat to their power.
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DAVID WEBER TO THE RESCUE
- By Randall on 01-06-19
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1634: The Baltic War
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 26 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-17-13
- Language: English
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Book 4.25
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Grantville Gazette, Volume I
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 1
- By: Eric Flint - editor
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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The new United States in central Germany launches a one-plane Doolittle Raid on Paris, France. The target: their arch-enemy, Cardinal Richelieu. Meanwhile, an ambassador from the Mughal Empire of northern India is being held captive in Austria by the Habsburg dynasty. Mike Stearns decides to send a mercenary company to rescue him, led by two 17th-century mercenary officers: an Englishman and a Irishman, who seem to spend as much time fighting each other as they do the enemy.
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The legendary Gazette is now in audio
- By Gino on 03-03-20
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Grantville Gazette, Volume I
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-31-20
- Language: English
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Book 4.5
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Grantville Gazette, Volume II
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series 2
- By: Eric Flint - edited
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The new United States in central Germany launches a one-plane Doolittle Raid on Paris, France. The target: their arch enemy, Cardinal Richelieu. Meanwhile, an ambassador from the Mughal Empire of northern India is being held captive in Austria by the Habsburg dynasty. Mike Stearns decides to send a mercenary company to rescue him, led by two 17th century mercenary officers: an Englishman and a Irishman, who seem to spend as much time fighting each other as they do the enemy.
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Grantville Gazette, Volume II
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series 2
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-17-20
- Language: English
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Book 4.75
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Grantville Gazette, Volume III
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 3
- By: Eric Flint - editor
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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In Virginia DeMarce's witty and touching "Pastor Kastenmayer's Revenge", a Lutheran pastor gets even with the American who eloped with his daughter by scheming to gain new adherents through eight separate arranged marriages between Lutheran down-timers and American up-timers. Also included: Gorg Huff's "Other People's Money", plus much more.
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Grantville Gazette, Volume III
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 3
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
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Book 5
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1634: The Ram Rebellion
- By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
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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.
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Avoid At All Costs!
- By Wyldstaar on 01-30-15
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1634: The Ram Rebellion
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-21-15
- Language: English
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Book 6
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1634: The Galileo Affair
- By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
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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.
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Can't wait for more
- By Ryan on 01-28-15
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1634: The Galileo Affair
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 12-12-14
- Language: English
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Book 7
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1634
- The Bavarian Crisis
- By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 24 hrs and 13 mins
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The Thirty Years' War continues to ravage seventeenth-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 twentieth century, led by Mike Stearns, who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident.
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slow so slow
- By Newpunisherfan1 on 10-01-16
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1634
- The Bavarian Crisis
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 24 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-03-15
- Language: English
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Book 8
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1635: A Parcel of Rogues
- By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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When the diplomatic embassy from the United States of Europe was freed from the Tower of London during the Baltic War, most of its members returned to the continent. But some remained behind in Britain, including notorious enemy to the crown Oliver Cromwell. Now, the hunt for Cromwell is on, with King Charles himself demanding Cromwell's head. When the diplomatic embassy from the United States of Europe was freed from the Tower of London during the Baltic War, most of its members returned to the continent.
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Heavy on the Politics
- By Mark Patterson on 03-31-16
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1635: A Parcel of Rogues
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-05-16
- Language: English
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Book 8.5
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Grantville Gazette, Volume IV
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 4
- By: Eric Flint - editor
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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In Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff's "Poor Little Rich Girls," we follow the continuing adventures of the teenage tycoons begun by Huff in "The Sewing Circle" (Gazette #1) and "Other People's Money" (Gazette #3). The focus in this story, however, is on the younger siblings - the so-called Barbie Consortium - and their down-timer associates and enemies.
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Grantville Gazette, Volume IV
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-29-20
- Language: English
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Book 9
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Ring of Fire II
- Ring of Fire Anthologies, Book 2
- By: Eric Flint, Eric Flint - Editor
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
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A mysterious cosmic force the Ring of Fire has hurled the town of Grantville from 20th century West Virginia back to 17th century Europe, and into the heart of the Thirty Years War. With their seemingly magical technology, and their radical ideas of freedom and justice, the time-lost West Virginians have allied with Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, to form the Confederated Principalities of Europe, changing the course of history in ways both small and large.
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pretty good!
- By Amazon Customer on 01-12-24
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Ring of Fire II
- Ring of Fire Anthologies, Book 2
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-13-20
- Language: English
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Book 10
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1635
- The Cannon Law
- By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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Rome, 1635, and Grantville's diplomatic team, headed by Sharon Nichols, are making scant headway now it has become politically inexpedient for Pope Urban VIII to talk to them anymore. Sharon doesn't mind, she has a wedding to plan. Frank Stone has moved to Rome and is attempting to bring about the revolution one pizza at a time. Cardinal Borja is gathering votes to bring the Church's reformers to a halt in their tracks, on the orders of the King of Spain.
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Mixed feelings
- By Bryan S Guzman on 09-22-17
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1635
- The Cannon Law
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-01-15
- Language: English
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Book 11
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1635
- The Dreeson Incident
- By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
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The Thirty Years' War continues to ravage 17th-century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the United States of Europe, a new nation led by 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.
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Lousy Story
- By Kindle Customer on 05-03-17
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1635
- The Dreeson Incident
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-12-15
- Language: English
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Book 12
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1635
- The Tangled Web
- By: Virginia DeMarce
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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Though the Thirty Years' War continues to ravage 17th-century Europe, history as it once happened has been strongly deflected by the new force that is rapidly gathering power and influence: the United States 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 Ring of Fire.
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Very disjointed story
- By Ken Vance on 06-03-16
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1635
- The Tangled Web
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 11-09-15
- Language: English
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Book 12.5
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Grantville Gazette, Volume V
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 5
- By: Eric Flint - editor
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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When an inexplicable cosmic disturbance hurls your town from 20th century West Virginia back to 17th century Europe - and into the middle of the Thirty Years War - you'd better be adaptable to survive. And the natives of that time period, faced with American technology and politics, need to be equally adaptable.
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Where are the stories in the publisher's summery?
- By Ryan on 08-09-20
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Grantville Gazette, Volume V
- Ring of Fire - Gazette Editions Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-30-20
- Language: English
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Book 13
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1635
- The Papal Stakes
- By: Charles E. Gannon, Eric Flint
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 23 hrs and 47 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Eric Flint continues his Ring of Fire series with esteemed sci-fi author Charles E. Gannon. Rome in the year 1635 finds Frank Stone and his pregnant wife Giovanna in the clutches of Cardinal Borgia, whose political machinations and papal assassins may soon elevate him to Pope Borgia. Now Frank, along with Harry Lefferts and his infamous Wrecking Crew, must protect Pope Urban VII from all manner of treachery.
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Eric Flint, PLEASE come to your senses
- By ShySusan on 03-26-13
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1635
- The Papal Stakes
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 23 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-06-13
- Language: English
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Book 14
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1635: The Eastern Front
- By: Eric Flint
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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A cosmic accident sets the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, down in war-torn 17th-century Europe, and a new nation is forged. Now after carving a place for itself among the struggling powers of Western Europe, Grantville must throw up its eastern bulwarks against Dark Age domination. But the challenge for the down-time Eastern European horde is just as great: how to crawl out of a deeper feudal shadow than any in the West - and step into the light of freedom.
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EXCELLENT!
- By Dan on 01-01-16
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1635: The Eastern Front
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-30-15
- Language: English
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Book 15
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1636
- The Saxon Uprising
- By: Eric Flint
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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A cosmic accident sets the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, down in war-torn 17th century Europe, and a new nation is forged. Now, when United States of Europe ally King Gustavas of Sweden invades Poland, the US of E is dragged into a full-scale European war against ruthless opponents. Meanwhile Mike Stearns, wily and courageous leader of the up-time West Virginians, has been turned out of office in an election. But, like Churchill before (and after) him, Stearns is not done yet.
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Awful narrator
- By G. Amundsen on 07-11-16
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1636
- The Saxon Uprising
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-28-16
- Language: English
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