1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (Ring of Fire

1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (Ring of Fire Series Book 15)

New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling alternate history series. Book #14 in the Ring of Fire series created by Eric Flint.

Eddie Cantrell, now married to the king of Denmarkâ€™s daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continentâ€”not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral has also provided Eddieâ€™s small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navyâ€™s shipyards.

Even with the frigates, a giant obstacle stands in his way: the Gulf-girdling Spanish presence in the New World. So a diversion is needed, carried out by an up-time car mechanic and a down-time mercenary colonel who also happens to be the last earl of Ireland. Their mission: grab the oil fields on Trinidad, and so distract the attention of Spainâ€™s New World governors.

While the Spanish galleons and troops head for Trinidad, Commander Cantrellâ€™s smallest and fastest steam sloop will make a run to the Louisiana coast. There, her crew will wind their way up the bayous to the real New World prize: the Jennings Oil Field.

But Cantrellâ€™s plans could be wrecked in a multitude of ways. He faces often-hostile natives, rambunctious Dutch ship captains, allied colonies on the brink of starvation, and vicious social infighting that can barely be contained by his capable and passionate new wife. When the galleons finally come out in force to engage his small flotilla, Eddie will discover that the Spanish arenâ€™t the only enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down.

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About Eric Flintâ€™s Ring of Fire series:
â€œThis alternate history series isâ€¦a landmarkâ€¦â€â€”Booklist

â€œ[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.â€â€”Booklist

â€œâ€¦reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicisâ€¦â€â€”Publishers Weekly

Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. Heâ€™s the author/creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the â€œBelisariusâ€ alternate Roman history series, including, and with David Weber collaborated on 1633 and 1634: The Baltic War. Flint was for many years a labor union activist. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Charles E. Gannon is a breakthrough rising star in science fiction with a multiple short story and novella publications in Baen anthologies, Man-Kzin Wars XIII, Analog, and elsewhere. His original trade paperback, Fire With Fire was a national best-seller. Gannon is a contributing author in David Weberâ€™s Beginnings: Worldâ€™s of Honor 6. Gannon is coauthor with Steve White of Extremis, the latest entry in the legendary Starfire series, created by David Weber. He is also co-writer with alternate history master, Eric Flint of 1635: The Papal Stakes a Wall Street Journal Best Seller. A multiple Fulbright scholar, until recently Gannon was Distinguished Professor of American Literature at St. Bonaventure University.
Country USA
Manufacturer Baen Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-05-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Baen Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-05-15
Format	Kindle eBook

1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (Ring of Fire Series Book 15)