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1632 is a 2000 alternate-history novel by Eric Flint and the opening book of the Ring of Fire series. It transports the fictional West Virginia town of Grantville, along with its modern residents and technology, to Thuringia during the Thirty Years' War. The townspeople must secure food, organize defenses, and negotiate with seventeenth-century communities, making the novel a blend of time displacement, military history, politics, and social reconstruction.
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What town is sent back in time in 1632?
Eric Flint's 2000 novel transports the fictional West Virginia town of Grantville into the past. Its residents arrive in Thuringia during the Thirty Years' War.
When does Grantville arrive in 1632?
The town is dropped into the Thirty Years' War in the setting of the novel. Modern Grantville residents and technology therefore appear in Thuringia instead of contemporary West Virginia.
Is 1632 the first Ring of Fire book?
Yes, 1632 opens Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series. The first book establishes Grantville, its people, and the historical crisis created by their displacement.
How does modern technology change the plot of 1632?
Grantville arrives with modern residents and technology in a seventeenth-century war zone. The townspeople must use those resources to secure their community while dealing with the Thirty Years' War.
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