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1634: The Baltic War

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'1634: The Baltic War' is an alternate history novel co-authored by Eric Flint and David Weber, published in 2007 as a core installment in the sprawling 'Ring of Fire' series. The narrative continues the saga of a late 20th-century West Virginia town cast backward in time to 17th-century Germany during the Thirty Years' War. In this volume, the time-displaced Americans leverage their modern technology and political ideals to tip the scales in a massive naval and land conflict in the Baltic region.

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What is 1634: The Baltic War about?

The novel follows the continuing consequences of a late-20th-century West Virginia town being transported into 17th-century Europe. Its Baltic conflict combines modern knowledge with the politics and warfare of the Thirty Years' War era.

Who wrote 1634: The Baltic War?

Eric Flint and David Weber co-authored the book. It was published in 2007 as part of the Ring of Fire alternate-history series.

Where does 1634: The Baltic War fit in the Ring of Fire series?

It is a core installment in the 1632, or Ring of Fire, sequence. The story continues the series' central time-displacement premise rather than functioning as an unrelated alternate-history novel.

Do readers need to start with 1632?

The book builds on the West Virginia time-travel event established in Eric Flint's 1632. Reading earlier Ring of Fire books gives more context for the town, its allies, and its involvement in European politics.

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