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Eric Flint


USA flag (1947 - 2022)

Eric Flint was a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. He was the author/creator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series and with David Drake he wrote six popular novels in the "Belisarius" alternate Roman history series. Flint was for many years a labor union activist.

His death was announced by Baen Books in social media posts on July 17, 2022.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
October 2024

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1635: The Weaver's Code
(Ring of Fire, book 37)
February 2025

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1637: The French Correction
(Ring of Fire, book 38)
June 2025

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Fenrir
 
Series
Belisarius (with David Drake)
   1. An Oblique Approach (1998)
   2. In the Heart of Darkness (1998)
   3. Destiny's Shield (1999)
   4. Fortune's Stroke (2000)
   5. The Tide of Victory (2001)
   6. The Dance of Time (2006)
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Joe's World
   1. The Philosophical Strangler (2001)
   2. Forward the Mage (2002) (with Richard Roach)
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Pyramid (with Dave Freer)
   1. Pyramid Scheme (2001)
   2. Pyramid Power (2007)
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Crown of Slaves (with David Weber)
   1. Crown of Slaves (2003)
   2. Torch of Freedom (2009)
   3. Cauldron of Ghosts (2014)
   4. To End in Fire (2021)
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Jao
   1. The Course of Empire (2003) (with K D Wentworth)
   2. The Crucible of Empire (2010) (with K D Wentworth)
   3. The Span of Empire (2016) (with David Carrico)
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Boundary (with Ryk E Spoor)
   1. Boundary (2006)
   2. Threshold (2010)
   3. Portal (2013)
   4. Castaway Planet (2015)
   5. Castaway Odyssey (2016)
   6. Castaway Resolution (2020)
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Belisarius Omnibus (with David Drake)
   1. Thunder at Dawn (2008)
   2. Storm at Noontide (2009)
   3. The Flames of Sunset (2009)
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Novels
   Mother of Demons (1997)
   A Slow Train to Arcturus (2008) (with Dave Freer)
   Gods of Sagittarius (2017) (with Mike Resnick)
   Iron Angels (2017) (with Alistair Kimble)
   Venus, Mars and Hell (2019) (with John Lambshead)
   Diamonds Are Forever (2020) (with Ryk E Spoor)
   Fenrir (2025) (with Ryk E Spoor)
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Collections
   Odyssey (2002) (with Keith Laumer)
   The Warmasters (2002) (with David Drake and David Weber)
   Mountain Magic (2004) (with others)
   Worlds (2009)
   Worlds 2 (2018)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Pirates of the Suara Sea (2011) (with Dave Freer)
   Red Fiddler (2011) (with Dave Freer)
   The Witch's Murder (2011) (with Dave Freer)
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Anthologies edited
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Series contributed to
Ring of Fire
   1. 1632 (2000)
   2. 1633 (2002) (with David Weber)
   3. 1634: The Galileo Affair (2004) (with Andrew Dennis)
   4. 1634: The RAM Rebellion (2006) (with Virginia DeMarce)
   5. 1634: The Baltic War (2007) (with David Weber)
   6. 1634: The Bavarian Crisis (2007) (with Virginia DeMarce)
   7. 1635: Cannon Law (2006) (with Andrew Dennis)
   8. 1635: The Dreeson Incident (2008) (with Virginia DeMarce)
   9. 1635: The Tangled Web (2009) (with Virginia DeMarce)
   10. 1635: The Papal Stakes (2012) (with Charles E Gannon)
   11. 1635: The Eastern Front (2010)
   12. 1636: The Saxon Uprising (2011)
   13. 1636: The Kremlin Games (2012) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   14. 1636: The Devil's Opera (2013) (with David Carrico)
   15. 1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (2014) (with Charles E Gannon)
   16. 1636: The Viennese Waltz (2014) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   17. 1635: A Parcel of Rogues (2015) (with Andrew Dennis)
   19. 1636: The Cardinal Virtues (2015) (with Walter H Hunt)
   21. 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (2016)
   22. 1636: Mission to the Mughals (2017) (with Griffin Barber)
   24. 1636: The Vatican Sanction (2017) (with Charles E Gannon)
   25. 1637: The Volga Rules (2017) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   26. 1637: The Polish Maelstrom (2019)
   27. 1636: The China Venture (2019) (with Iver Cooper)
   28. 1636: The Atlantic Encounter (2020) (with Walter H Hunt)
   29. 1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (2020) (with Charles E Gannon)
   31. 1637: The Peacock Throne (2021) (with Griffin Barber)
   32. Grantville Gazette IX, 32 (2021) (with Walt Boyes and Joy Ward)
   34. 1637: The Coast of Chaos (2021) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   35. 1637: The Transylvanian Decision (2022) (with Robert Waters)
   36. 1638: The Sovereign States (2023) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   37. 1635: The Weaver's Code (2024) (with Jody Lynn Nye)
   38. 1637: The French Correction (2025) (with Walter H Hunt)
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Ring of Fire - Assiti Shards
   1. Time Spike (2008) (with Marilyn Kosmatka)
   2. The Alexander Inheritance (2017) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   3. The Macedonian Hazard (2021) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
   5. An Angel Called Peterbilt (2024) (with Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff)
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Clan of the Claw
   2. By Tooth and Claw (2015) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Eric Flint
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The Grantville Gazette IX (2022)
(Grantville Gazette, book 9)
edited by
Walt Boyes, Eric Flint and Joy Ward
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A 1632 Christmas (2021)
(Ring of Fire: 1632)
edited by
Walt Boyes and Bjorn Hasseler

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Awards
2021 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel : 1637: No Peace Beyond the Line

Award nominations
2024 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel (nominee) : 1638: The Sovereign States
2017 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Span of Empire
2017 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel (nominee) : 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught
2016 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel (nominee) : 1636: The Cardinal Virtues
2016 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel (nominee) : 1635: A Parcel of Rogues


Eric Flint recommends
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World War 3.1 (2023)
(Axis of Time: Reloaded, book 1)
John Birmingham
"An excellent combination of near-future military science fiction and alternate history and a riveting story to boot."
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Second Chance Angel (2020)
(Last Stop Station, book 1)
Griffin Barber and Kacey Ezell
"A war veteran and a disembodied artificial intelligence form a partnership to solve a string of horrible crimes. The human/AI detective theme hasn't been done this well since Isaac Asimov's Lije Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw novels, The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and The Robots of Dawn -- with the advantage that the AI science in Second Chance Angel is that of the modern era, not Asimov's time."
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Empire of Silence (2018)
(Sun Eater, book 1)
Christopher Ruocchio
"Christopher Ruocchio's Empire of Silence is epic-scale space opera in the tradition of Iain M.Banks and Frank Herbert's Dune, without being a clone of either of them. His is a welcome new voice in science fiction."

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