{"product_id":"1636-the-viennese-waltz-9781476781013","title":"1636: The Viennese Waltz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook #18 in the multiple \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling Ring of Fire series, and the team behind national bestseller \u003ci\u003e1636: The Kremlin Games\u003c\/i\u003e. The Ring of Fire has over 1.5 million copies in print. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia contend with aristocratic forces determined to keep their grip on power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Grantville, West Virginia was transported back to the year 1631 --\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in the middle of the Thirty Years' War, no less --\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e many things happened. Many opportunities arose. It's said that a rising tide lifts all boats. Perhaps not quite as high as the Barbie Consortium rose, however. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cabal of ten- to twelve-year-old girls? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey aren't twelve anymore. And they gave up playing with dolls some years ago, when they sold them all and started an investment consortium. A consortium that did quite well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Barbie Consortium hits Vienna. In several different ways. The princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses, the common men and women on the street have no idea what's about to happen.Neither do the girls, but they're determined it'll happen their way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003e1636: The Devil's Opera\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\". . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series.\"-- \u003ci\u003eDaily News of Galveston County\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This alternate history series is...a landmark...\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Eric] Flint's \u003ci\u003e1632\u003c\/i\u003e universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis...\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476781013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207149809845,"sku":"9781476781013","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_19528dbb-5e50-4964-8777-a8a6d30ba737.jpg?v=1716907629","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/1636-the-viennese-waltz-9781476781013","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}