Author: Eric Flint & Virginia Demarce
Publication Date: 31-Aug-10
Publisher: Baen Books
The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power & influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, & the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident. While the old entrenched rulers & manipulators continue to plot against this new upstart nation, everyday life goes on in Grantville, the town lost in time, with librarians, fire fighters, & garbage collectors trying to make do under unusual circumstances. What better place for an undercover spy from France than working with the garbage collectors, examining 20th century machines that others throw out & copying the technology (though he wishes one device - the paper shredder - had been left behind in the future).
