by Garrett W. Vance | Feb 26, 2016 |
This Issue’s Cover -64 Bad News from the Future! Charles I of England learns that things did not go well for him in the future that Grantville came from! The source artwork is a portrait by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1628. Cromwell’s England is a book that may...
by Charles E. Gannon | Feb 25, 2016 |
Sherrilyn Maddox’s perplexity regarding Thomas North’s strange reactions to her was magnified when he avoided detailing the apparent falling-out he had with his co-commander of the Hibernian Mercenary Battalion, Liam Donovan. It took a while for the circumstances—both...
by Iver P. Cooper | Feb 25, 2016 |
In September, 1773, Samuel Johnson wrote, “A man in a jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company” than a sailor (Boswell, Life of Johnson 112). Insofar as shipboard food (and drink) are concerned, the most important impact of up-time...
by Frank Dutkiewicz | Feb 25, 2016 |
The thing swayed ever so slightly in the interrogation bay. Purple streaks ran vertically up a midsection I would best describe as a thick trunk. Limbs sprouted from the trunk with flat pads at its ends that looked remarkably like leaves. On its top perched an...
by Rainer Prem | Feb 22, 2016 |
Chapter 32: Shots in the Dark Poland, West of Poznań October 1635 “Moritz,” the mortally wounded Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel wheezed. “Yes, brother, I’m here.” Moritz took a hesitant step closer. The overwhelming smells of...
by Mitchell Townsend | Feb 17, 2016 |
Kent, England Autumn, 1634 Harry Vane and his friend Benjamin Verney sat by the fire in the drawing room, well-fed and relaxed, with brandy to finish the evening. Harry had not been to London since the spring, and had not often been there since returning from...
by Walt Boyes | Feb 17, 2016 |
Welcome to the 17th Century! We have attempted to make this thrill ride as realistic as possible, so keep your hands on the book or e-reader, and hang on! After the blinding and painful flash of light that they call the Ring of Fire, the people of the little town of...
by Walt Boyes | Feb 15, 2016 |
In November of 1634 a great tidal wave overran the entire area from the Waddensea lowlands in the north of Germany and the Netherlands to the west coast of Denmark killing thousands of people and animals. It arose at night while many slept with no chance to escape....
by Bjorn Hasseler | Feb 14, 2016 |
Our House, Grantville! Tuesday, June 12, 1635 Dear Reed, I miss you so much already. Wish you could have stayed, but they need you. I’m so proud of you. Thank you so much for moving us back to Grantville. It was a hassle you didn’t need...
