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    1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
    1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
    1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
    Audiobook21 hours

    1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies

    Written by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    About this audiobook

    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 Denmark's daughter, is sent by Admiral Simpson to the Caribbean to secure access to the most valuable commodity on that continent-not the gold and silver which the Spanish treasure, but the oil which up-time machines and industry need. The admiral has also provided Eddie's small task force with the new steam-powered frigates that have just come out of the navy'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 Spain's New World governors. While the Spanish galleons and troops head for Trinidad, Commander Cantrell'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 Cantrell'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 aren't the only enemies who will be coming against him in a fateful Caribbean show-down.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 31, 2014
    ISBN9781490647388
    1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies

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    • 4/5
      Stable writing as always of Flint, perhaps a bit long winded in places, as usual. The concept of the 1632 series is interesting and double up that because Flint has allowed it to grow into a shared universe. That allows for a real "world-buliding" on several conjectures and tangents not possible (or highly unlikely) for one person. But the strength of 1632 is also its fate. As more and more of the 17th century is transformed by the "up-timers" it becomes less and less alternate history and more and more alternate contemporary. But there is still a lot of good stories to write in there.
    • 4/5
      1636 the Saxon Uprising is a continuing novel in the Ring of Fire story world. As the title implies this story is set in 1636. King Gustav is mentally incapacitated and his second in command is actively launching a counter revolution to reverse the changes brought by the Americans to Germany and Europe. There are multiple story plots. I was not interested in some of the subplots, but perhaps different subplots will appeal to different people. Dresden becomes the central military focus of the story with the largest Swede army laying siege in the name of the counter revolution. Inside is Gretchen and a small unit of revolutionaries. Gustav's daughter the young princess is 8 years old and plays an important role in supporting the revolution. This novel was in the spirit and tone of the previous Ring of Fire stories and readable and well written. My only criticism is that most of the characters are the same person.
    • 3/5
      Finally we're back to at least solid competence. This isn't a good book - I don't think more than one or two of the ten have been objectively good - but at least it's workmanlike and the plot moves along some. It will probably be the last one I actively seek out, because the conceit is wearing on me by now and the charmingly archetypal characters have become merely flat and predictable, but at least it leaves me on a relatively high note.
    • 4/5
      With Emporer Gustav in a coma from his wounds the USE is on the brink of a civil war. A fast paced fun book.
    • 4/5
      New worlds to explore and new ships for young Commander Eddie Cantrell to do so. Lots of world building and adaptive technology to describe provide for a slow pace but interesting characters, some real and some fictional, create an inventive scenario. Uptimer weapons provide impressive advantages but a skilled opponent demands that Commander Eddie adapt them quickly in order to prevail for the "Age of Fighting Sail" battles he will fight.
    • 4/5
      Another interesting entry in the long-running Ring of Fire/1632 series of alternate history novels. This one moves away from Europe to the Caribbean, where shifting alliances are reshaping the Spanish Main.Four years ago, Eddie Cantrell was a high school geek. Now he is a naval commander and Danish nobleman, married to the king's daughter. An expedition to the Caribbean in search of oil for the USE's expanding industry leads to exciting sea action.