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    1634: The Bavarian Crisis
    1634: The Bavarian Crisis
    1634: The Bavarian Crisis
    Audiobook24 hours

    1634: The Bavarian Crisis

    Written by Virginia DeMarce and Eric Flint

    Narrated by George Guidall

    3.5/5

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    THE MAELSTROM THAT IS EUROPE, COMPLICATED BY IRON, LOVE AND 20TH-CENTURY AMERICANS

    The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th-century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the United States of Europe, forged from an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century, led by Mike Stearns, who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident.

    This troubled century was full of revolutions and plans for more revolutions before the Americans arrived, and gave every would-be revolutionary an example of a revolution that succeeded. Europe is a pot coming to a boil, and Mike Stearns finds himself walking the fine line between keeping the pot boiling while keeping it from boiling over and destroying the USE in the process.

    The USE has the know-how of 20th-century technology, but needs iron and steel to make the machines. The iron mines of the upper Palatinate were rendered inoperable by wartime damage, and American ingenuity is needed on the spot to pump them out and get the metal flowing again—a mission that will prove more complicated than anyone expects. First, because the expedition sent to revitalize the mining industry in the upper Palatinate walks into the middle of a ferocious battle between the USE and the Duke of Bavaria. Second, because in the maelstrom that is Europe, even a 20th-century copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica can precipitate a crisis from the most unexpected quarters. The young and beautiful daughter of the Austrian emperor, sent to marry the Duke of Bavaria for reasons of state, comes to an unforeseen conclusion based on her study of up-time history. The decision she makes as a result transforms the Bavarian war into a crisis for all of Europe.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 20, 2015
    ISBN9781490647425
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    • 3/5
      I was not as much of a fan of this one. There are some interesting aspects - moving further into Eastern Europe and away from the areas where I know the history fairly well is fascinating in its own way - but none of the major characters really grabbed me and the plot felt a little railroaded.
    • 3/5
      Ok...this is a REALLY complicated book with way to many characters to follow. Although once it settles into the primary storyline it is enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      This is another saga from the 1632/Ring of Fire or Assiti Shards series. If you are a fan of Flint's series you willl enjoy this; if you are not already a fan, I'd suggest you start with another tale, preferaby the 1632 book itself. The reason for the hesitant recommendation is that this volume in the alternate history brings the American time-switched moderns directly up against the Hapsburgs. Even if you're somewhat familiar with that set of dynasties, the is a long (several hundred pages) narrative that only introduces the characters and the geography/politics of the setting. You must slog through this rambling and disconnected set of pieces before getting to the real plot. Once you reach that point, this is a fairly good story. But only a true fan s likely to mke it through the first 200 pages.