Book #19 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire
series. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century
Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must
contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to
keep his grip on power no matter what history says.
France, 1636 . . . It has been twenty years since King Louis took Aña
Maria Mauricia, daughter of Spain's King Philip III, as his wife, and
their union has not yet produced an heir. Under the guidance of his
chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, a plan is developed to remedy that
situation. Once she is with child, Queen Anne goes into seclusion to
guard her health and protect her from those who would prefer that the
child is never born--France's foreign enemies as well as schemers such
as Monsieur Gaston d'Orleans, the King's younger brother and heir. When
the Crown's opponents make their move, factions inside and outside
France must choose sides and help determine the future and fate of the
Kingdom.
**About 1636: The Devil's Opera:
**"Another engaging alternate history from a master of the
genre."--Booklist
". . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century
Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an
addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun
series."-- *Daily News of Galveston County
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**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
