1636: The Viennese Waltz

Book #18 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, and the team behind national bestseller 1635: The Kremlin Games. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia contend with aristocratic forces determined to keep their grip on power whatever it takes.<BR><BR>When Grantville, West Virginia was transported back to the year 1631 -- <BR>in the middle of the Thirty Years' War, no less -- many things happened. <BR>Many opportunities arose. It's said that a rising tide lifts all boats. <BR>Perhaps not quite as high as the Barbie Consortium rose, however.<BR><BR>A cabal of ten- to twelve-year-old girls?<BR><BR>They aren't twelve anymore. And they gave up playing with dolls some <BR>years ago, when they sold them all and started an investment consortium. <BR>A consortium that did quite well.<BR><BR>The Barbie Consortium hits Vienna. In several different ways. The <BR>princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses, the common men and women on <BR>the street have no idea what's about to happen.Neither do the girls, but <BR>they're determined it'll happen their way.<BR><BR>About 1636: The Devil's Opera:<BR>“Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre.”—Booklist<BR> <BR>“. . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series.”— Daily News of Galveston County<BR><BR>About Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire series:<BR>“This alternate history series is…a landmark…”—Booklist<BR><BR>“[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.”—Booklist<BR><BR>“…reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis…”—Publishers Weekly