NEW ENTRY IN THE BEST-SELLING RING OF FIRE SERIES FROM NEBULA AND
DRAGON AWARD NOMINEE CHARLES E. GANNON AND ROBERT E. WATERS
Domingos Fernandes Calabar started out as a military advisor for the
Portuguese in Brazil. But to his superiors, he was still nothing more
than a mameluco, a man of mixed blood. Until, that is, the Dutch
arrived and he switched sides. Then the Portuguese had a new label for
him: "traitorous dog."
But when Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp arrives, having barely survived the
disastrous Battle of Dunkirk, Calabar's job changes again. Now he has to
help engineer a swift Dutch exodus to a safer place before word of
Tromp's defeat reaches Spanish ears. Partnered with the Sephardic pirate
Moses Cohen Henriques Eanes, the two aid the battered Dutch fleet by
striking at the Portuguese and Spanish, both on land and sea. Until,
that is, Calabar learns that bitter personal enemies have grabbed his
family, put them in chains, and sold them to a slaveship bound for the
Spanish Main.
Calabar must now choose: continue to help the Dutch, or save his wife
and children? Tromp and other strong allies want to put an end to
slavery, too, but their strategies and timetable are measured in months
and years. Calabar doesn't have that kind of time and can't rely on
their methods. The struggle to recover his family, and to free the
millions more suffering in shackles, is one he must win in his own way
and on his own terms. Because ultimately, this is not just Calabar's
fight.
This is Calabar's war.
About 1636: Calabar's War:
". . . dives into the story of . . . Calabar, a Brazilian military
adviser [who] juggles helping [the Dutch] in their fight against the
Spanish with rescuing his family, who have been sold into
slavery."--Publishers Weekly
About 1635: A Parcel of Rogues:
"The 20th volume in this popular, fast-paced alternative history series
follows close on the heels of the events in The Baltic War, picking up
with the protagonists in London, including sharpshooter Julie Sims. This
time the 20th-century transplants are determined to prevent the rise of
Oliver Cromwell and even have the support of King Charles."--Library
Journal
About 1634: The Galileo Affair:
"A rich, complex alternate history with great characters and vivid
action. A great read and an excellent book."--David Drake
"Gripping . . . depicted with power!"--Publishers Weekly
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
