1636: The Vatican Sanction: Volume 24

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Book #24in the multipleNew York Timesbest-selling Ring of Fire series.

SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, 1636

Its spring in Burgundy. The flowers are out and so are the cardinalsof Pope Urbans renegade papacy, now on the run from the Vaticans would-be usurper Borja. Most of the Churchs senior leaders have converged upon the city of Besancon, where the Pope plans to offer an ecumenical olive branch to the other Christian denominations with which Rome has been at war.

Fortunately, Urban has up-time help. He can rely upon Cardinal-Protector Larry Mazzares theological savvy, Sharon Nichols medical skills, and her husband Ruy Sanchezs keen-eyed experience as a body-guard-in-chief. And even though Urban has a new Papal Guard in the form of Owen Rowe ONeills Wild Geese, Mike Stearns has loaned the Pope a small contingent of the Hibernian Battalionjust in case.

Which is prudent, since Urban and his peace initiative are not merely at risk from Borjas assassins. There is another, more deadly, team of professional killers in town, directed by the man who almost killed the Pope before: lethal Spanish mastermind Pedro Dolor.

Dolor hasnt come to confess murderhes come to commit it.

About1635: A Parcel of Rogues:
"The 20th volume in this popular, fast-paced alternative history series follows close on the heels of the events inThe Baltic War, picking up with the protagonists in London, including sharpshooter Julie Sims. This time the 20th-century transplants are determined to prevent the rise of Oliver Cromwell and even have the support of King Charles."Library Journal

About1634: The Galileo Affair:
"A rich, complex alternate history with great characters and vivid action. A great read and an excellent book."David Drake

"Gripping . . . depicted with power!"Publishers Weekly

About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series:

This alternate history series is . . .a landmarkBooklist

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

. . .reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis . . .Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Eric Flint was the creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, the best-selling alternate history series of all time. Beginning with 1632, Flintalong with dozens of cowriterschronicled what happened when the 20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, was transported through time and space to 17th-century Europe. In addition, Flint was the author, with New York Times best seller David Weber, of the Crown of Slaves Saga, as well as the Belisarius serieswith best-selling author David Drake. Flint was the editor of Jim Baens Universe, as well as numerous short story anthologies. Before becoming a writer, Flint worked as a trade union organizer, longshoreman, truck driver, auto worker, steel worker, oil worker, meatpacker, glassblower, and machinist. Eric Flint passed away in 2022.

Charles E. Gannon is the author of the Compton Crook Award-winning, Nebula-nominated Caine Riordan series, as well as two novels in John Ringos Black Tide Rising series. With best seller Steve White, Gannon is the coauthor of several entries in the Starfire series. With Eric Flint, he has written several novels in the best-selling Ring of Fire series.