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Chargement... 1633par Eric Flint, David Weber
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Call it not a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court but a West Virginia Labor Leader in Gustavus Adolphus’s Europe. Eric Flint picks up David Weber as co-author for this second installment of his Ring of Fire series. They are the thoroughbreds of Baen’s stable of military sci-fi and alternate history writers. When a modern West Virginia town is suddenly transported to late-Renaissance Europe, world leaders take a keen interest in its collection of history books, seeking to promote or prevent the events foretold in them. In England, for instance, Charles the First quickly arrests Oliver Cromwell, who has done nothing yet. Like it or not, the West Virginians have become the focus of European intrigue and war. Fun stuff. ( ) The continuation of 1632 is aptly named 1633 and we land in 1633 where the West Virginians that found themselves transported 370 years back in time and across the globe are trying to secure their place in the world. A place that is to be as American as possible. An important part of the security is the alliance with Gustav II Adolf's Sweden but in 1633 we follow the governments diplomatic ambitions, reaching out to all neighbouring powers. France, the Dutch, England as well as many smaller German countries. And yes, as you can see on the cover of the book, they are building a military as well. One with modern-ish weapon systems. The book is really enjoyable, especially if you have an interest in history, and the downside is really that there is too much. I happen to know there are a dozen or two other books covering this so I guess I will get to read more. My main criticism of the first book is that everything was very simplistic. Black or white. Good or evil. That is no longer true. At least not to the extent in the first book. This is just a better book and I was close to giving it a 4. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The West Virginia community tossed back in time to 17th-century Germany attempt to use their modern-day knowledge to build a resistance against the forces of France, Spain,and England. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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