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Originally Posted by CRussel
Just finished listening to 1636: The Saxon Uprising, Eric Flint's mainline novel in the 1632/Ring of Fire alternate history, narrated by George Guidall. The narration is, as always with Guidall, excellent.
I first started this series in 2012, and was completely blown away by the first, 1632. I immediately read the second, which was co-authored with David Weber, and enjoyed that too. Then I made the mistake of reading some of the other books in the series, written by authors other than Eric Flint. Some were OK, at least one was positively awful, but the result of it all was that I simply lost interest. I started a re-read last year, but this time I made a decision to ignore any of the story arcs outside of the mainline and just read those mainline stories, all of which are authored or co-authored by Eric. This has made a huge difference. I'm already well past where I fizzled out last time, and I'm really enjoying them. What a complex and thoroughly consistent * alternate history.
*A Note: There is a team of authors and contributors who rigorously maintain the lists and spreadsheets of what is 'canon', and who do extensive historical research to keep things completely consistent and possible, given the first impossible thing that is the initial premise **. If you're interested in reading these, and I highly recommend it, start with the first book - 1632, which is completely free. If you read it, and want more, I suggest reading Eric Flint's article on reading order. |
I have reread the mainline novels many times and recommend them too. There are a few books by other authors that are good, but most are not worth the trouble. And I know which author you are talking about and whole heartedly agree with your assessment.
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