# 1634: The Baltic War **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338 "2007-05-01T17:41:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/1 "2007-05-01T17:41:59Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/2 "2007-05-01T19:19:58Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 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! [/QUOTE] Rock! Must… go… to… bookstore… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/3 "2007-05-01T23:52:36Z")
Finally! I’ve been waiting for another 163X book that was actually written by Flint, and not just culled from internet fanfic archives. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/4 "2007-05-02T06:09:30Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] 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! [/QUOTE] 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 ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/5 "2007-05-02T16:33:08Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/6 "2007-05-02T17:26:41Z")
_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. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/7 "2007-05-02T21:07:10Z")
Oh god, you mean it’s out and I haven’t heard about it. Let’s see, coat, umbrella… ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/8 "2007-05-02T23:22:07Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/9 "2007-05-03T13:31:34Z")
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. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1634-the-baltic-war/402338/10 "2007-05-03T13:55:16Z")
**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.