Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis
Baen, Apr 2004
ISBN: 0743488156
Two forces are at work in 1633-1634 Europe as the Thirty Year War devastates much of the continent. In Germany, the twentieth century West Virginia transplants forge the United States of Europe based on the principle of democracy. On the other extreme resides powerful Cardinal Richelieu who wishes to dominate a European theocracy. He knows that this “Grantville” is a threat to his ambitions especially those alliances with Sweden and the Ottomans.
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Pope Urban VIII welcomes the displaced Americans who come to Venice to stop the plague from spreading and to offer an alliance with His Holiness. Urban sees this group as a potential counterpoint to the growing influence of Richelieu and considers the astronomer Galileo odd. Though the Americans are split on whether to aid the beleaguered astronomer, Cardinal Richelieu has plans to discredit them regardless of what they intend to do.
Harriet Klausner
The review of this Book prepared by Harriet Klausner
