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.
Dr. Charles E. Gannon is best known for his multiple best-selling and award-winning Caine Riordan hard SF universe and Dragon-nominated Vortex of Worlds epic fantasy series. Baen Books has also made him the showrunner and lead author for the New York Times best-selling 1632 series, in which he wrote five novels with its creator, the late Eric Flint.
He has collaborated with many other authors in their universes: Black Tide Rising (John Ringo), Starfire (White & Weber), Honorverse (David Weber), Known Space (Larry Niven), and War World (Jerry Pournelle).
His awards include the Dragon, ALA Choice, and Compton Crook and he has been a finalist for the Nebula four times and the Dragon three times. Earlier in his career, he was a TV writer/producer and writer/designer for GDW games.
As a Distinguished Professor of English, Gannon received five Fulbrights, and his book Rumors of War & Infernal Machines won the 2006 ALA Choice Award for Outstanding Book. He is a frequent subject matter expert for national media venues (NPR, Discovery, etc.) and for various intelligence and defense agencies.
Gannon has five children (four living) and lives in Annapolis, Maryland.
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