A collection of hard-hitting and insightful alternate history and
science fiction tales authored or co-authored by New York Times
bestseller Eric Flint. The collection includes stories set in Flint's
hugely-popular Ring of Fire series as well as well as tales from Flint's
Joe's World humorous fantasy series and stories set in the shared worlds
of bestselling military science fiction legends David Weber and David
Drake (including one entry in Weber's blockbuster Honor Harrington
universe) and capped with a classic alternate history novella, the
hard-hitting, bleak and beautiful "Islands."
A cornucopia of hard-hitting and insightful tales for fans of New York
Times bestseller Eric Flint and his Ring of Fire alternate history
series. This generous selection includes stories and two short novels
from the Ring of Fire series, as well as hilarious tales from Flint's
Joe's World humorous fantasy series and, with Dave Freer, a tale set in
their popular Rats, Bats and Vats series. Next, Flint goes all-out for
the "aha" moment within a clutch of stories set in the shared worlds of
bestselling military science fiction legends David Weber and David
Drake, including one entry in Weber's blockbuster Honor Harrington
universe. The collection is capped with the hard-hitting, bleak and
beautiful "Islands," a classic alternate history novella set in Flint
and David Drake's Belasarius alternate Rome series, and it comes
complete with an insightful foreword by Flint together with his
delightful and informative introduction to each tale.
About Eric Flint:
"An SF author of particular note...one who can entertain and edify in
equal, and major, measure." - Publishers Weekly
About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series:
"This alternate history series is...a landmark..."--Booklist
"...reads like a technothriller set in the age of the
Medicis..."--Publishers Weekly
"...each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly
impossible feat...terrific."--Midwest Book Review
