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1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (The Ring of Fire)

par Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon (Auteur)

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Séries: Ring of Fire reading order / per Eric Flint (23), Assiti Shards (16)

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"New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling alternate history series. Book #14 in the Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint. Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark's daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent--not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral has also provided Eddie's small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy's shipyards. Even with the frigates, a giant obstacle stands in his way: the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the New World. So a diversion is needed, carried out by an up-time car mechanic and a down-time mercenary colonel who also happens to be the last earl of Ireland. Their mission: grab the oil fields on Trinidad, and so distract the attention of Spain's New World governors. While the Spanish galleons and troops head for Trinidad, Commander Cantrell's smallest and fastest steam sloop will make a run to the Louisiana coast. There, her crew will wind their way up the bayous to the real New World prize: the Jennings Oil Field. But Cantrell's plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways. He faces often-hostile natives, rambunctious Dutch ship captains, allied colonies on the brink of starvation, and vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable and passionate new wife. When the galleons finally come out in force to engage his small flotilla, Eddie will discover that the Spanish aren't the only enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down. About 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"-- "Eddie Cantrell is married to the king of Denmark's daughter and is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Carribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent--the oil which the up-time machines and industry need. Making his way to the New World, Eddie must face often hostile natives, rambunctious Dutch ship captains, allied colonies on the brink of starvation and the hostile Spanish presence"--… (plus d'informations)
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Too long. The book is a bit too long, but has a good share of action still. In this book Flint has taken us away from Europe in a Hornblower themed novel. As other books in the series, it's the story, the world building that is interesting, and to a small degree the action. The characters are pretty boring most of them, and even if they are not initially boring, they are not fleshed out enough to keep your interest. Not that I mind, because too much "character development" is also boring.

Half way through the book I was set on giving the book a 2 star grade but the ending, as in many of Flint's books, is better than the way there. ( )
  bratell | Dec 25, 2020 |
Eddie Cantrell leads a rousing sea battle in the Caribbean. ( )
  bgknighton | Jul 3, 2015 |
New worlds to explore and new ships for young Commander Eddie Cantrell to do so. Lots of world-building and adaptive technology to describe; provide for a slow pace but interesting characters, some real and some fictional, to create an inventive scenario. Uptimer weapons provide impressive advantages but a skilled opponent demands that Commander Eddie adapt them quickly in order to prevail for the "Age of Fighting Sail" battles he will fight. ( )
  jamespurcell | Aug 25, 2014 |
Another interesting entry in the long-running Ring of Fire/1632 series of alternate history novels. This one moves away from Europe to the Caribbean, where shifting alliances are reshaping the Spanish Main.

Four years ago, Eddie Cantrell was a high school geek. Now he is a naval commander and Danish nobleman, married to the king's daughter. An expedition to the Caribbean in search of oil for the USE's expanding industry leads to exciting sea action. ( )
  readinggeek451 | May 19, 2014 |
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"New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling alternate history series. Book #14 in the Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint. Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark's daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent--not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral has also provided Eddie's small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy's shipyards. Even with the frigates, a giant obstacle stands in his way: the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the New World. So a diversion is needed, carried out by an up-time car mechanic and a down-time mercenary colonel who also happens to be the last earl of Ireland. Their mission: grab the oil fields on Trinidad, and so distract the attention of Spain's New World governors. While the Spanish galleons and troops head for Trinidad, Commander Cantrell's smallest and fastest steam sloop will make a run to the Louisiana coast. There, her crew will wind their way up the bayous to the real New World prize: the Jennings Oil Field. But Cantrell's plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways. He faces often-hostile natives, rambunctious Dutch ship captains, allied colonies on the brink of starvation, and vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable and passionate new wife. When the galleons finally come out in force to engage his small flotilla, Eddie will discover that the Spanish aren't the only enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down. About 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"-- "Eddie Cantrell is married to the king of Denmark's daughter and is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Carribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent--the oil which the up-time machines and industry need. Making his way to the New World, Eddie must face often hostile natives, rambunctious Dutch ship captains, allied colonies on the brink of starvation and the hostile Spanish presence"--

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