The latest entry in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of
Fire series created by Eric Flint
The emperor is dead; long live the emperors!
The assassinated Shah Jahan lies entombed beside his beloved wife in the
Taj Mahal, while their progeny drag the Mughal Empire into a three-sided
struggle over the succession to the Peacock Throne.
The diplomatic and trade mission from the United States of Europe is
openly siding with Princess Jahanara and her brother Dara Shikoh. The
mission, made up largely of Americans transplanted in time by the Ring
of Fire, is providing the siblings with technical assistance as they
prepare to fight their rivals for the throne, Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja.
Meanwhile, the Afghan adventurer Salim Gadh Yilmaz, confidant of two
emperors--Shah Jahan and now his son Dara Shikoh--has been elevated to
the position of general. He has great challenges to face, not the least
of which is resisting the fierce and forbidden mutual attraction between
himself and Princess Jahanara.
As the conflict deepens, the junior members of the mission are sent east
to buy opium needed by the USE's doctors. Their guide, merchant Jadu
Das, has an agenda of his own, one entrusted to him by Jahanara: seek
out her great uncle, Asaf Khan, and promise whatever is needed to bring
his army over to Dara's side.
The USE's mission was sent to India in search of goods needed in Europe.
But now they find that straightforward task has become enmeshed in a
great civil war -- for control of The Peacock Throne.
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
