Ring of Fire book 1 · 2000
1632
In 2000, a strange cosmic accident throws the West Virginia mining town of Grantville back in time to Thuringia in 1631, in the middle of the Thirty Years’ War. Led by union organiser Mike Stearns, the townspeople set out to survive and to spread American democracy.
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Book facts
- Author
- Eric Flint
- Series
- Ring of Fire, book 1 of 5
- Published
- 2000
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Grantville, Thuringia
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in 1632
5 recurring or key characters from Eric Flint’s chart. Introduces Mike Stearns, Rebecca Abrabanel, Gretchen Richter, Jeff Higgins and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Mike StearnsFirst appearanceUnion leader who leads the town
Major 4
- Rebecca AbrabanelFirst appearanceSephardic scholar, Mike's wife
- Gretchen RichterFirst appearanceGerman camp follower turned revolutionary
- Jeff HigginsFirst appearanceTeenage gamer turned soldier
- Julie SimsFirst appearanceSharpshooter
Also featuring these characters
Other Eric Flint books that share the most characters with 1632.
- 1634: The Baltic War2007 · Ring of Fire · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- 1635: The Eastern Front2010 · Ring of Fire · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- 1636: The Saxon Uprising2011 · Ring of Fire · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon