Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond Issue #17

"Alice's Place" By Bethanne Kim - A fascinating exploration of the changes Grantville creates in the new time line. In the original up-time world the historical Alice Blower was a celebrated midwife who was persecuted for performing her life saving work. The author has taken this outspoken personage and brought her to brilliant life in Grantville where her expertise is highly valued and she is given the opportunity to do much more good than she ever dreamed of.

"Have Rosary, Will Travel" By Iver P. Cooper - Joseph has found an unusual way to make a living, undertaking religious pilgrimages on the behalf of wealthy clients. This has led him to travel extensively across Europe and the Holy Land. Now his path will lead him to a strange new destination, the time-space displaced town of Grantville!

"The Breitenfeld Extraction" by David Hankins - The adventures of Dominik the Brezelgeist, and his newfound love, master spy Hildegard, continue as they are hunted across the rural German landscape by an unrelenting Jäger tasked to wreak vengeance on them! Their flight takes an unexpected detour as they are driven to help someone who is in even greater trouble than they are!

"Ride For The Outfit" by Sarah R. Hays - Transplanted Texan and expert horse wrangler Alyse must head out on a solo mission to save her stolen horses from a band of thieves. Along the way she is joined by Katharina, a constable's wife who has lost family to the despicable kidnappers. Outnumbered and outgunned, can their daring rescue succeed against such bad odds?

"At The Mouth Of The Mekong" by Garrett W. Vance - At long last, the Japanese refugees unrightously driven from their homes in Ayutthaya are reunited with their rescuer and benefactor, the Dutch merchant Captain Blom. The fleet that will carry them to a new life in Grantville is forming up in the South China Sea, making last minute preparations before setting out on the long and dangerous voyage.

"The North Atlantic Net" by Jack Carroll - Radios are one of the most important technologies Grantville has carried with it from the future. The difficulties and triumphs of communicating by radio across the world of the new timeline are expertly explored in fascinating detail, so tune in!

"Bang Versus Twang in North America" by John Deakins - The finer points of this explosive subject are laid out in detail- when it's shooting time, what's the best weapon to be packing? The various types of bows and firearms have advantages and disadvantages, but the one thing for sure is- don't bring a sword to this fight!