by Garrett W. Vance | Apr 25, 2017 |
This Issue’s Cover – 71 Joy Ward’s toe-tapping tale of downtime youths forming an uptime style rock band inspires this issue’s cover. As a lifelong fan of rock and roll it’s great to see the music spread through the Europe of the new timeline, as it...
by Walt Boyes | Apr 23, 2017 |
Welcome once again to another peek at the alternate world of 1632. The up-timers and down-timers are busy living their lives in the Early Modern Era, but with, of course, the twist that makes this universe alternate history. In “An Iconic Mystery” we see...
by Walt Boyes | Apr 20, 2017 |
The 1632 Universe is so vast that we have been having a Minicon every year, for many years now, to allow our authors and fans to connect in person—and get to hear from Eric where the series might be going. That's called "Snerking the Plots," and it will again be one...
by Domenic diCiacca | Apr 20, 2017 |
Chapter One "There are eddies in the slipstream of time and refugees among us, borne on desperate currents." –John Roberts Van Meer stood still, staring at a strand of wire stretched hip-high across his path. He stared intently for a long while. Morning...
by Joy Ward | Apr 20, 2017 |
Bremen April 1635 "Marieke! Come here now, girl!" Marieke cringed in her bedroom, looking out the blue curtain-framed window at what had begun as a sunny spring day. Her father's bellow told her the day was probably getting worse rather than better. Marieke's...
by Thomas K. Scot | Apr 20, 2017 |
Nürnberg City Hall April, 1635 "You can't be serious?" Master Grünberg just couldn't believe his ears. "You really want to leave all rifles to these . . . these . . . people?" His voice sounded like what he really wanted to say was "northern barbarians," but in...
by Garrett W. Vance | Apr 19, 2017 |
The Great Chiefs' Lodge, Mesa Top Ni-T'o stood before those gathered around the central fire pit in the cavernous Great Chiefs' Lodge. The various sub-chieftains, elders, and wise-persons from the many so-called 'Pre-Mounds' tribes that made up the recently...
by Iver P. Cooper | Apr 18, 2017 |
In part 3, I talked about deck, cabin, and hold illumination. But there's also a need for lighting by which the ship sees what lies around it, and is seen in turn. Lighting may also be used for communication, ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore. Running lights...
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Apr 17, 2017 |
Notes from The Buffer Zone: The Analog Couch By Kristine Kathryn Rusch First, before I tell you this story, I must tell you that I’m a member in good standing of the Analog Mafia. When I earned my Analog Mafia button—by selling to Analog magazine—I became one...
