1635: The Dreeson Incident
1635: The Dreeson Incident (The Ring of Fire) Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce,
Publisher: Baen
ISBN: 1416555897
DDC: 813
Edition: Hardcover; 2008-12-02
Summary:
The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a
new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated
Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King
of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike
Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious
cosmic accident. While the old entrenched rulers and manipulators
continue to plot against this new upstart nation, everyday life goes
on in Grantville, the town lost in time, with librarians,
firefighters, and garbage collectors trying to make do under unusual
circumstances. And what better place for an undercover spy from
France than working with the garbage collectors, examining 20th
century machines that others throw out and copying the technology
(though he wishes one device—the paper shredder—had been left behind
in the future). There are more sinister agents at work, however. One
of them, Ducos, almost succeeded in assassinating the Pope, but his
plan was ruined by quick action by a few Americans. Now, the would-be
assassin not only has a score to settle, but has also decided on two
excellent targets: Grantville’s leader Mike Stearns and his wife
Rebecca. . . .
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