534. Maybe an example of the 1632verse at its worst, in that the book is just following up and tying off plotlines from half-a-dozen other books and stories and it's impossible to follow if you haven't immersed yourself in the series. I think braided series just don't work very well, unfortunately.
June 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
534. Maybe an example of the 1632verse at its worst, in that the book is just following up and tying off plotlines from half-a-dozen other books and stories and it's impossible to follow if you haven't immersed yourself in the series. I think braided series just don't work very well, unfortunately.
(hat tip to @nopipbutcpip.bsky.social for the heads-up) This appears to be a brand-new project (compatible with GURPS) as opposed to the 1632 TTRPG published some 2 decades ago. #1632verse #ericflint #ttrpg #gurps
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June 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
(hat tip to @nopipbutcpip.bsky.social for the heads-up) This appears to be a brand-new project (compatible with GURPS) as opposed to the 1632 TTRPG published some 2 decades ago. #1632verse #ericflint #ttrpg #gurps
The Pope's ability to secretly appoint cardinals - I believe the Latin term is "in pectore" - is a plot point in a couple of the novels in Eric Flint's 1632verse time-travel/alternate-history series.
April 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Pope's ability to secretly appoint cardinals - I believe the Latin term is "in pectore" - is a plot point in a couple of the novels in Eric Flint's 1632verse time-travel/alternate-history series.
In Eric Flint's 1632verse alternate-history series, he and the authors who worked with him on the project often made a big thing of noting how litigious early-17th-century Germans were. There were several comical passages about lawsuits between aristocratic families that'd been dragging on...
August 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In Eric Flint's 1632verse alternate-history series, he and the authors who worked with him on the project often made a big thing of noting how litigious early-17th-century Germans were. There were several comical passages about lawsuits between aristocratic families that'd been dragging on...
For my own part I liked both the Belisarius series and the 1632verse (which I followed pretty comprehensively until Flint's passing in 2022 basically shut the enterprise down), but I will acknowledge both are acquired tastes.
May 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For my own part I liked both the Belisarius series and the 1632verse (which I followed pretty comprehensively until Flint's passing in 2022 basically shut the enterprise down), but I will acknowledge both are acquired tastes.
That said, a little of Virginia DeMarce's writing - she's one of the numerous authors who participated in the 1632verse project - goes a long way. She did yeoman service for that community in tracking the tangled genealogical web of both uptimers and downtimers...
May 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
That said, a little of Virginia DeMarce's writing - she's one of the numerous authors who participated in the 1632verse project - goes a long way. She did yeoman service for that community in tracking the tangled genealogical web of both uptimers and downtimers...
In his alternate-history 1632verse series (about a small West Virginia coal-mining town transported in time to central Germany of the Thirty Years War), the late Eric Flint pointed out repeatedly that, contrary to the (wrong) stereotype, economic realities in those years meant that Germans...
July 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In his alternate-history 1632verse series (about a small West Virginia coal-mining town transported in time to central Germany of the Thirty Years War), the late Eric Flint pointed out repeatedly that, contrary to the (wrong) stereotype, economic realities in those years meant that Germans...
He said in the notes to one of his 1632verse novels that he could just as easily have had Grantville end up in France, and made Cardinal Richelieu their downtime ally.
May 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
He said in the notes to one of his 1632verse novels that he could just as easily have had Grantville end up in France, and made Cardinal Richelieu their downtime ally.
The late SF author Eric Flint (creator of the 1632verse alternate-history series) liked to say that the world, in reality, wasn’t black and white, but a spectrum of browns and grays.
July 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The late SF author Eric Flint (creator of the 1632verse alternate-history series) liked to say that the world, in reality, wasn’t black and white, but a spectrum of browns and grays.
I think the series is called "1632" after the first book. After the first two, Flint opened up the universe, so there's a ton of stuff. This site helps:
1632Verse – All About Eric Flint's 1632 Universe
1632verse.com
June 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I think the series is called "1632" after the first book. After the first two, Flint opened up the universe, so there's a ton of stuff. This site helps:
A Crisis of Lancers sounds like a great novel from the 1632verse
May 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A Crisis of Lancers sounds like a great novel from the 1632verse
Good thing then that I subscribe to multiple fandoms...Star Trek TOS, The Man from UNCLE, Batman '66, Ultraman '66, Honor Harrington, the 1632verse, Eric Flint & David Drake's Belisarius series, James Bond, "classic" Tom Clancy, vintage pin-ups and erotica...& of course, #bunnies and #boardwargames.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Good thing then that I subscribe to multiple fandoms...Star Trek TOS, The Man from UNCLE, Batman '66, Ultraman '66, Honor Harrington, the 1632verse, Eric Flint & David Drake's Belisarius series, James Bond, "classic" Tom Clancy, vintage pin-ups and erotica...& of course, #bunnies and #boardwargames.
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April 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The late SF/alternate-history author Eric Flint once wrote in one of his 1632verse novels, IIRC, that one of the fundamental requirements for democracy is literacy. If one doesn't have the reading skills to comprehend the basics of government or civics, one can't make informed decisions.
Today, 130 million Americans—54% of adults aged 16-74—lack the literacy skills that many take for granted, reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level. www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-li...
Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills — APM Research Lab
About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills according to a Gallup analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education. This means more than half of Americans between the ages of 1...
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January 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The late SF/alternate-history author Eric Flint once wrote in one of his 1632verse novels, IIRC, that one of the fundamental requirements for democracy is literacy. If one doesn't have the reading skills to comprehend the basics of government or civics, one can't make informed decisions.
She's an important supporting character in many of the novels and shorter stories of the late Eric Flint's "1632verse" alternate-history/time-travel series.
August 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
She's an important supporting character in many of the novels and shorter stories of the late Eric Flint's "1632verse" alternate-history/time-travel series.
The late SF/alternate-history author Eric Flint made that point in one of his "1632verse" books, where he discussed the contrast between circa-2000 and 1630's attitudes toward taking dangerous risks in the cause of achieving a goal of some kind, wealth or otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The late SF/alternate-history author Eric Flint made that point in one of his "1632verse" books, where he discussed the contrast between circa-2000 and 1630's attitudes toward taking dangerous risks in the cause of achieving a goal of some kind, wealth or otherwise.
The late Eric Flint got off a good quip about Grafenwoehr in one of his 1632verse novels. One of the major characters, who was joining up with a trading mission to the area, told an "uptimer" who asked her where she'd been born that she came from a small town he certainly would never have heard of..
Here’s a look at the past and present of some notable Grafenwoehr locations.
See photos of Grafenwoehr’s military history
Here’s a look at the past and present of some notable Grafenwoehr locations.
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April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The late Eric Flint got off a good quip about Grafenwoehr in one of his 1632verse novels. One of the major characters, who was joining up with a trading mission to the area, told an "uptimer" who asked her where she'd been born that she came from a small town he certainly would never have heard of..
What's hilarious about this debate, when you think about it, is that in the 1632verse, it's a plot point in some of the stories and novels that "downtime" Germans of the 1630's actually tended to marry relatively LATE - they'd often wait into their late 20's or even their 30's. The reason...
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What's hilarious about this debate, when you think about it, is that in the 1632verse, it's a plot point in some of the stories and novels that "downtime" Germans of the 1630's actually tended to marry relatively LATE - they'd often wait into their late 20's or even their 30's. The reason...
Making (Alt) History!
Meet and talk with the leadership and management of Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond magazine, including the publisher and editor-in-chief. There will be a short presentation, but this is a chance for you to talk about being part of the 1632verse.
1632magazine.com/product/1632...
Meet and talk with the leadership and management of Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond magazine, including the publisher and editor-in-chief. There will be a short presentation, but this is a chance for you to talk about being part of the 1632verse.
1632magazine.com/product/1632...
June 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Making (Alt) History!
Meet and talk with the leadership and management of Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond magazine, including the publisher and editor-in-chief. There will be a short presentation, but this is a chance for you to talk about being part of the 1632verse.
1632magazine.com/product/1632...
Meet and talk with the leadership and management of Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond magazine, including the publisher and editor-in-chief. There will be a short presentation, but this is a chance for you to talk about being part of the 1632verse.
1632magazine.com/product/1632...
She's a supporting character in many side stories and a couple of the novels in the late #EricFlint 's #timetravel/#alternatehistory "1632" series. #1632verse
Born on this day in 1593, in Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi. One of the great painters of Baroque Italy. Endured shit and painted about it. Here, herself as a martyr, Saint Catherine, 1616.
July 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
She's a supporting character in many side stories and a couple of the novels in the late #EricFlint 's #timetravel/#alternatehistory "1632" series. #1632verse
...transported some 3,200 years back in time to the Bronze Age at the time of the Trojan War; another very popular series in the genre is the so-called "1632verse" by the late Eric Flint, wherein a small West Virginia mining town is transported to Germany of the Thirty Years' War) can be...
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
...transported some 3,200 years back in time to the Bronze Age at the time of the Trojan War; another very popular series in the genre is the so-called "1632verse" by the late Eric Flint, wherein a small West Virginia mining town is transported to Germany of the Thirty Years' War) can be...
Correct, same thing obtained in the Germany of the 1632verse. Breaking a formal, public betrothal was a VERY serious matter and there had damned well better have been a damned good reason for it.
May 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Correct, same thing obtained in the Germany of the 1632verse. Breaking a formal, public betrothal was a VERY serious matter and there had damned well better have been a damned good reason for it.