ALTERNATE HISTORY FROM A MASTER. Best known for his genre-defining
Ring of Fire novels, Flint continues his alternate look at Jacksonian
America in 1824: The Arkansas War.
The relocation of the southern Indian tribes to Oklahoma engineered by
Sam Houston following the War of 1812 also swept up many black
inhabitants of North America. Many of the states in the USA--free as
well as slaveholding--have passed laws ordering the expulsion of black
freedmen. Having nowhere else to go, they joined the migration of the
southern Indian tribes and settled in Arkansas. What results by 1824 is
a hybrid nation of Indians, black people, and a number of white settlers
as well.
The situation is intolerable for the slaveholding states, which find a
champion in Speaker of the House Henry Clay, whose longstanding ambition
to become President of the United States looks to be coming to fruition.
But Sam Houston and his friends and allies --the freedman Charles Ball,
a former gunner for the US Navy and now a general in the Arkansas army,
and the Irish revolutionary Patrick Driscol -- are building a powerful
army of their own in Arkansas.
The crisis is brought to a head by the election of 1824. The war that
follows will be a bloody crisis of conscience, politics, economics, and
military action, drawing in players from as far away as England. And for
such men as outgoing president James Monroe, Secretary of State John
Quincy Adams, charismatic war hero Andrew Jackson, and the violent
abolitionist John Brown, it is a time to change history itself.
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
