1632 is a science fiction alternative history novel written by Eric Flint. Originally intended to be a single story, it is now the first of an open-ended series (1632 series , also known as 163x series) in which the fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia (modeled on the real town of Mannington) is, through a side effect of an alien technology, transported back in time into the middle of the Thirty Years' War, in the German province of Thuringia .

It was first published in New York by Baen Books in 2001 with ISBN 0671319728 . The full text of the novel is available from the Baen Free Library (see below).

As of June 2004, the following sequels have been published by Baen Books:

• 1633 (with David Weber)
• Ring of Fire (a collection of short stories by a variety of authors, set in the universe initially created by 1632)
  • In the Navy: David Weber
  • To Dye For: Mercedes Lackey
  • A Lineman For the Country: Dave Freer
  • Between the Armies: Andrew Dennis
  • Biting Time: Virginia Easley DeMarce
  • Power to the People: Loren K. Jones
  • A Matter of Consultation: S.L. Viehl
  • Family Faith: Anette M. Pedersen
  • When the Chips are Down: Jonathan Cresswell and Scott Washburn
  • American Past Time: Deann Allen and Mike Turner
  • Skeletons: Greg Donahue
  • A Witch to Live: Walt Boyes
  • The Three R's: Jody Dorsett
  • Here Comes Santa Claus: K. D. Wentworth
  • The Wallenstein Gambit: Eric Flint
• Grantville Gazette (volumes 1 – 3) (Each volume contains short stories by various authors, as well as various nonfiction pieces describing aspects of the 1632 universe. As of December 2004, volume 1 is available as a paperback book, while the other volumes are only available electronically. Further volumes are planned and to be released every 6 months.)
• (with Andrew Dennis )

Currently planned books include:

• 1634: Escape from the Tower, by Flint alone
• 1634: The Baltic War, with David Weber (the direct sequel to 1633)
• The Wallenstein Gambit, with Mike Spehar
• Several other as-yet-unnamed books, with Virginia DeMarce and Mike Spehar
• Grantville Gazette (at least volume 4)

External links

• Baen Free Llibrary ebook of 1632
• First Chapters of 1633 on Webscription.net
• Baen's Bar is an official forum with several sections dedicated to the 1632 universe: 1632 Tech Manual, Slush and Comments
• 1632.org, a general fan page about 1632 universe
• 163x Commonwealth of Two Nations Resource Page - a page about Polish-Lthuanian Commonwealth in the 163x universe