Grantville Gazette III
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The Grantville Gazette III is the third collaborative work set in the '1632verse' in what is best regarded as a canonical sub-series of the popular alternate history that began with the February 2000 publication of the hardcover novel 1632 (novel) by author-historian Eric Flint. Overall it is the fourth anthology in the atypical series which consists of a mish-mash of main novels and anthologies produced under popular demand after publication of the initial novel which was written as a stand-alone work. The internet forum Baen's Bar in the Eric Flint oriented sub-forums 1632 Tech Manual and 1632 Slush figure prominently in the background of these works as is covered in the The Grantville Gazettes main article and are an example of the internet-age Collaborative writing in the literary field.
Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, (1612-21), Oil on canvas
Grantville Gazette III is an anthology in the 1632 series edited by the series creator, Eric Flint. It was published as an e-book by Baen Books in October 2004. It is scheduled for release as a hardcover in January 2007.
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The illustration on the e-book cover is Judith Slaying Holofernes (Naples Version) by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653), painted circa 1612–1613. Gentileschi was the most prominent female artist of the period, and is referred to in 1634: The Galileo Affair. The Biblical episode involving Judith and her maidservant killing the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes was an immensely popular theme for painters and sculptors of the Renaissance and the early modern era.
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Note: In the earliest two Grantville Gazettes, there were differences between the print published version and the original serialized e-magazine, and then again the intermediate e-book as the 'kinks' were worked out of the experiment. In general, at each more refined stage, material is added, including, as a rule, a short story by creator Eric Flint. Should additional published works differ, it will be noted in the pertinent article.
- Editor's Preface
- Fiction
- “Pastor Kastenmayer’s Revenge” by Virginia DeMarce
- “Other People’s Money” by Gorg Huff
- “Hobson’s Choice” by Francis Turner
- “If the Demons Will Sleep” by Eva Musch
- “Hell Fighters” by Wood Hughes
- “The Sound of Music” by David Carrico
- “Euterpe”, part 2 by Enrico Toro
- "An Invisible War", part 2 by Danita Ewing.
The third volume of the Gazette also contain factual articles exploring such topics as the centrality of iron to the industrial revolution, the prospects for the mechanization of agriculture in the 17th century, and the logic behind the adoption of the Struve-Reardon Gun as the basic weapon of the USE’s infantry.
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The Grantville Gazettes are all edited by Eric Flint who maintains editorial control over the canon for the series on the 1632.org website in conjunction with the 1632 Editorial Board, and the various 1632 Research Committees, all being regular participants to the Baen's Bar forum 1632 Tech Manual. Gazettes include fact articles (see the research committee) and stories which are initially vetted through a tough peer review on the forum 1632 slush, typically requiring several rewrites then are subsequently nominated by the editorial board, whereupon Flint chooses the stories for inclusion in the Canon and for each volume based in part how it leads into or integrates with the ongoing main storyline 'threads' in the various novels.
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- baen.com: Grantville Gazette III, First printing as e-book, April 2006, DOI: 101125/0017, Full
Electronic version by WebWrights http://www.webscription.net
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Distributed by Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
Printed in the United States of America
Copyright© 2006 by Eric Flint
A Baen Books Original Baen publishing Enterprises P.O. Box 1403 Riverdale, NY 10471 http://www.baen.com
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| Baen Books in the 1632 series | List of 1632 Series Books grouped by the series by Baen Books. Includes the first few chapters of each. |
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| 1632 full text | Full text of the novel 1632 from the Baen Free Library. |
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| Baen Books catalog for Eric Flint | List of Eric Flint books published by Baen Books. Includes the first few chapters of each. |
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| baen.com/library/eflint.htm | List of Eric Flint books available in toto in the Baen Free Library. |
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| http://bar.baen.com/ | Baen's Bar is an official fan-forum with several specific sections (sub-forums) dedicated to the 1632 universe. These are: 1632 Tech Manual, and 1632 Slush for manuscript submission (Slushpile in publishing: Stack of manuscripts for vetting) and 1632 Comments where Peer review feedback, suggestions, and comments on the slushpile submissions are posted. The two together form a collective collaborative workshop for wannabe authors. |
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| http://ericflint.net/ | Eric Flint's website, which has much about his work currently in progress or upcoming (in publication, in planning, under contract, in process) matters in the publication cycle. |
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| http://www.1632.org | The official web site by Eric Flint's 1632.org on and about the 1632 universe and related matters. It is run by the 1632 Research Committee in conjunction with the 1632 Editorial Board. It includes the canonical references for the entire book series available for browsing and download by any participating in the collaborative writing process in the series. Eric's partners that are also professional writers use the same data. If you want to write a contribution to The Grantville Gazettes, this is a must-visit site. Additional Technical articles resulting from 1632 Tech Manual discussions and the Research Committee are also posted here. |
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| klaus-leiss.de/1632Tech | 1632 universe dedicated German Wikiproject organized to cross reference and encyclopediatize matters and characters pertaining to the 1632verse. Another must-browse site for would-be contributors to The Grantville Gazettes and students of Collaborative writing projects. | |
| Fan Page collecting 1632 research | 1632verse Commonwealth of Two Nations Resource Page - a webpage about Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 1632 universe, but especially valuable for 1632 fans for its many period maps and links to other resources. | |
| 1632 parallel universe (1632-verse) series by Eric Flint, et.al. |
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Main threads: | 1632 | 1633 | Ring of Fire | The Galileo Affair | The Ram Rebellion | The Cannon Law | The Baltic War The Grantville Gazettes: | Grantville Gazette I | Gazette II | Gazette III | Gazette IV | Gazette V | Gazette VI | Gazette VII | |
