1636: Flight of the Nightingale

ADVENTURE SET TO THE MUSIC OFTIME!Time waits for no one, butfor the residents of 17th-century Europe, the future comes calling—aheadof time! Due to a temporal disturbance known as the Ring of Fire, the20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, finds itself transported throughtime and space to Central Europe in the year 1632. Massive political and socialupheavals take place. But change happens on a smaller, human scale,too. In “The Flight of theNightingale” down-timer Francesca Caccini is inspired by the arrival ofGrantville to seek a different destiny from what would have been her lot in afuture without the up-timer intrusion—that is, to die with a reputation asa brilliant composer and performer, but to later be essentially forgotten by allbut the cognoscenti. And in “Bach to the Future,” Johann and hisbrothers commit themselves to preserve, protect, and promote theirfamily’s heritage from the future, even if in this future there will be noJohann Sebastian Bach!Two novels setin Eric Flint’s best-selling Ring of Fire series shine a light on theoverlooked corners of the Ring of Fire universe, where small actions can havelife-alteringconsequences. About 1636:The Devil's Opera, by Eric Flint and DavidCarrico:“Another engagingalternate history from a master of thegenre.”—Booklist“. . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertainingstory. . . . a strong addition to a fun series.”—The GalvestonCounty Daily News