1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
- Paperback
848 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2015
Summary
- Book #14 of Eric Flint’s New York Times and Wall Street Journalbest-selling alternate history series, Ring of Fire.
- Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmark’s daughter, is sentby Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuablecommodity on that continent — not the gold and silver which the Spanishtreasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral hasalso provided Eddie’s small task force with the new steam-powered frigatesthat have just come out of the navy’s shipyards. Even with the frigates, agiant obstacle stands in his way: the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the NewWorld. So a diversion is needed, carried out by an up-time car mechanic and adown-time mercenary colonel who also happens to be the last earl of Ireland.Their mission: grab the oil fields on Trinidad, and so distract the attention ofSpain’s New World governors.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781476780603 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1476780609 |
| Author: | Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. |
| Publisher: | Baen Books |
| Imprint: | Baen Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 848 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 237g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 106mm x 171mm |
| Series: | Ring of Fire (Paperback) |
| Audience Age: | 16 |
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Eric Flint was the creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, the best-selling alternate history series of all time. Beginning with 1632, Flint–along with dozens of cowriters–chronicled what happened when the 20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, was transported through time and space to 17th-century Europe. In addition, Flint was the author, with New York Times best seller David Weber, of the Crown of Slaves Saga, as well as the Belisarius series with best-selling author David Drake. Flint was the editor of Jim Baen’s Universe, as well as numerous short story anthologies. Before becoming a writer, Flint worked as a trade union organizer, longshoreman, truck driver, auto worker, steel worker, oil worker, meatpacker, glassblower, and machinist. Eric Flint passed away in 2022.
Charles E. Gannon is the author of the Compton Crook Award-winning, Nebula-nominated Caine Riordan series, as well as two novels in John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising series. With best seller Steve White, Gannon is the coauthor of several entries in the Starfire series. With Eric Flint, he has written several novels in the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series.
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