1635 The Tangled Web - The Ring of Fire Author:Virginia DeMarce Long-time Eric Flint collaborator and Stanford-educated historian Virginia DeMarce delivers an intricate web of interrelated adventures in alternate history master Eric Flint?s hugely popular ?Ring of Fire? series. A cosmic accident sets the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, down in war-torn seventeenth century Europe and a new nation is... more » forged. Now bewildered down-timers and freedom-loving future folk who lived near the ?displaced? form the future must learn to weave their lives together. 21st century ideals run head-on into medieval skullduggery ? along with a few admirable ancient customs that aren?t going to crumble overnight. Or ever. Up-timer and down-timer alike fight it out, strike deals, and forge a new nation. To do so, both sides must break a few mind-forged manacles in the process.About 1634: The Bavarian Crisis by Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce:?. . . fascinating reading. . . . It is especially refreshing to read?how modern ideas of human rights, education?and law might have affected the Europe of the 30 Years War.? ?Publishers WeeklyAbout Eric Flint?s ?Ring of Fire? series:?This alternate history series is?a landmark?? ? Booklist?[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.??Booklist??reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis??? Publishers Weekly??each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feat?terrific.? ? Midwest Book Review« less