1634: The Baltic War

2007 novel by David Weber and Eric Flint August 2015 1634: The Baltic War Cover of 1634 The Baltic War.png Eric Flint and David Weber Tom Kidd United States English 1632 series Science fiction Baen Books May 1, 2007 (e-book) & (hardback)November 1, 2008 (paperback) http://www.baen.com/scheduleXML.asp 2008-05-29 Baen Publishing online schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20080511162248/http://www.baen.com/scheduleXML.asp May 11, 2008 Print (hardback)and e-book 448 pages 1-4165-2102-X e-book ID:SKU: 141652102X 1633 1634: The Bavarian Crisis 1634: The Baltic War is a sequel to both the first-of-type sequels, Ring of Fire and 1633, co-written by American authors Eric Flint and David Weber, and published in 2007.http://www.uchronia.net/label/flinassiti.html Uchronia: The Assiti Shards (1632) Series www.uchronia.net June 10, 2021 June 9, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210609223039/http://www.uchronia.net/label/flinassiti.html live It had to await schedule co-ordination by the two authors, which proved difficult and delayed the work by nearly two years. The book continues the "Main" or Central European thread centered on the newly organized United States of Europe birthed in Central Germany under the protection-by-arms of Emperor Gustavus Adolphus (in the previous novel, 1633) and in particular, the role of the citizens of Grantville, now of Thuringia, and the capital city of Magdeburg have to play on the world stage. With the stability imposed by the protection of Gustavus's armies, "up-timers" began migrating to other locales in the "neohistories" world as the year 1633 closed. This "second half novel" wraps up two plot threads left hanging in Flint and Weber's 1633 (2002): the resolution of the captive Grantville diplomatic mission that Charles I is holding in the Tower of London, and how Admiral Simpson's awkward looking fleet of ironclad warships managed to get out of the Elbe past the Imperial Free City of Hamburg to effect the lifting of Siege of Luebeck. The book also details ground battles as the Americans have been busy upgrading Gustavus's army into a highly trained professional army at the expense of the mercenaries so prevalent in the era. Literary significance and reception Publishers Weekly called the book "exciting" and said that the authors "emphasize the effect that the ideas of liberty, equality and the rule of law have" in the shaping the transition from absolutism to democracy.http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4165-2102-0 1634: The Baltic War Publishers Weekly March 26, 2007 254 13 71 0000-0019 May 23, 2011 February 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225232402/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4165-2102-0 live Although the reviewer for SFRevu gave a mostly positive review, he wrote that the book "does have a feel of being unfocused" since there "are a large and growing number of characters to follow."http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=5245 1634: The Baltic War by David Weber & Eric Flint Bill Lawhorn May 1, 2007 SFRevu April 16, 2014 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906060434/http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=5245 live The reviewer for the Midwest Book Review wrote that the "fast-paced storyline contains several fronts in which the advanced twenty-first technology plays key roles in the war, but it is a psychological and philosophical battle for the minds and hearts of the people that is perhaps more critical to the cause of freedom and democracy."http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jun_07.htm 1634: The Baltic War MBR Bookwatch 6 6 June 2007 Midwest Book Review April 27, 2014 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005051813/http://midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jun_07.htm live 1634: The Baltic War is the second book in the 1632 series to be listed on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction. In May 2007, the book stayed on the NY Times list for two weeks, peaking at number 19.https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/books/bestseller/0513besthardfiction.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 Hardcover Fiction The New York Times May 13, 2007 February 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140410175030/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/books/bestseller/0513besthardfiction.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 April 10, 2014 dead mdy-all https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/books/bestseller/0520besthardfiction.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 Hardcover Fiction The New York Times May 20, 2007 February 21, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140410175220/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/books/bestseller/0520besthardfiction.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 April 10, 2014 dead mdy-all 1634: The Baltic War also appeared on the Locus Hardcovers Bestsellers List for two months in a row during 2007, peaking at number 2,http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Issue07_LocusBestsellers.html Locus Bestsellers, July 2007 Locus July 2007 April 18, 2014 February 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130202015331/http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Issue07_LocusBestsellers.html live http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Issue08_LocusBestsellers.html Locus Bestsellers, August 2007 Locus August 2007 April 18, 2014 February 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130202042858/http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Issue08_LocusBestsellers.html live and also later on the Paperbacks Bestsellers List for a single month in 2009 at number 8.http://www.locusmag.com/2009/Issue02_LocusBestsellers.html Locus Bestsellers, February 2009 Locus February 2009 April 18, 2014 October 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026060644/http://www.locusmag.com/2009/Issue02_LocusBestsellers.html live Main (Central Europe) thread Novel: 1632, 2000 Novel: 1633, 2003 Anthology: Ring of Fire, 2004 References External links An excerpt of 1634: The Baltic War is available for download or reading online at the Baen Free Library here https://web.archive.org/web/20090204090338/http://www.webscription.net/chapters/141652102X/141652102X.htm?blurb February 4, 2009 . 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