I know there are fans of the 1632 Shared-World on the Dope. If you aren’t aware, they released 1634: The Baltic War this weekend. This installment written by Flint and Weber. A right rousing read, really! We finally get to see Harry Lefferts in action, there is a resolution to the English Problem, Melissa Mailey is never, ever, ever going to forgive Harry, and we get a batch of crazy Danes to boot. Man, I love this series!
Rock! Must… go… to… bookstore…
Finally! I’ve been waiting for another 163X book that was actually written by Flint, and not just culled from internet fanfic archives.
Got it and loved it.
I think the thing that amazes me the most is how much Adm Simpson has been reformed in so many peoples eyes.
And now we have a new princess to regale us , probably someone that can compete with Kristina , lord help us when those two get together in the future .
Declan
I’m about halfway through this book right now…I just happened to see it in the bookstore this past weekend. It’s great so far…back to the things I loved about the first two books.
Did anyone read the Cannon Law book? I’ve got it, but I just can’t seem to get into it. Does the pace of the book pick up at all? Or is it more like The Galileo Affair in it’s action and pacing?
Cannon Law is pretty much the same pacing as Galileo. I’m of split minds about the whole shared-universe thing. It is getting us a lot more detail and stories than we would get otherwise, but the books not directly written by Flint are so far definitely inferior to those he has written. Not bad books, mind you. Just not quite the caliber of the central, linear 3. OTOH, I find the Grantville Gazette stories to be wonderful.
Oh god, you mean it’s out and I haven’t heard about it. Let’s see, coat, umbrella…
i do like the gazette stories and i think that is how the shared universe thing should go. just short stories.
canon law was a bit, “eh”.
my copy should arrive tomorrow. i will start to stockpile snacks and have a 1634 weekend.
I also like the Grantville Gazette to be great stories. While I don’t always read in detail the little technical specs at the back, I do usually skim them.
I think what they’re trying to do is appeal to a broad audience. I’m sure there are people out there that enjoy the more political stories with less action like Galileo and Cannon Law, while there are also those that enjoy more action-y books such as 1632, 1633, and now 1634: The Baltic War. So while I understand what they’re doing…I’d just rather have the books that I like damnit. 
1634: The Bavarian Crisis will be released in early October. Mark your calendars! It’s not a mainstream book, but Flint did co-write it with Virginia DeMarce. I like her stuff in the Gazette, so I have high hopes for this one.