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Ring of Fire II (Ring of Fire Anthology 2)
Ring of Fire II - Ring of Fire Anthology 2 Author:Eric Flint (Editor) Ring of Fire Anthology 2. 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 t... more »ime-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. The saga begun in 1632 continues with all-new stories by New York Times best-selling authors Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis, plus Dave Freer, K. D. Wentworth, and other top writers, as the time-lost Americans attempt an underwater salvage operation to raise the sunken Swedish flagship, the uprising known as the Ram Rebellion continues, Cardinal Richelieu plots to destroy Grantville and its allies, an American prisoner of war carries on a dangerous romance with the Danish King's daughter, and more. In general, the anthologies in the series depict deep background canonical to future tales, but which are not in the mainstream "action" of the novels focus..
Contents:
Central Europe After the Baltic War and the Congress of Copenhagen (map) (Ring of Fire II) • interior artwork by Gorg Huff
Preface (Ring of Fire II) • essay by Eric Flint
Horse Thieves [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Karen Bergstralh
Second Issue? [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Bradley H. Sinor
Diving Belle [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Gunnar Dahlin and Dave Freer
A Gift from the Duchess [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Virginia DeMarce
Lucky at Cards [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Andrew Dennis
A Trip to Amsterdam [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
This'll Be the Day ... [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Walt Boyes
Command Performance [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by David Carrico
Ellis Island [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Russ Rittgers
Malungu Seed [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Jonathan Cresswell-Jones
Trials [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Jay Robison
The Chase [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Iver P. Cooper
Eddie and the King's Daughter [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by K. D. Wentworth
Second Thoughts [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Virginia DeMarce
Ring of Fire II (map) • interior artwork by Gorg Huff
The Austro-Hungarian Connection [1632 Fiction] / short fiction by Eric Flint
Storm from the Shadows (excerpt) [Saganami Island] (2009) / short fiction by David Weber
Adriano B. reviewed Ring of Fire II (Ring of Fire Anthology 2) on
This is a book of short stories by various authors set in the 1632/Ring of Fire universe. Overall, it is a nice read, but not as good as the main books in the series.