Book #20 in the multiple New York Times_best-selling Ring of Fire series.
When the diplomatic embassy from the United States of Europe was freed from the Tower of London during the Baltic War, most of its members returned to the continent. But some remained behind in Britain: Oliver Cromwell and a few companions, including the sharpshooter Julie Sims, her Scot husband Alex Mackay, and CromwellÂs Irish-American self-appointed watchdog Darryl McCarthy.
Soon, the hunt is on for the most notorious rebel in English history, with King Charles himself demanding CromwellÂs head. The new chief minister Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, brings over from Ireland a notorious crew of cutthroats led by the man called Finnegan to track down and capture the escapees from the Tower.
The hunt passes through England and into Scotland, where the conflict between Cromwell and his companions and their would-be captors becomes embroiled in ScotlandÂs politics, which are every bit as savage and ruthless as Finnegan and his men. To make things still more conflicted and confused, the time Darryl McCarthy spends fighting alongside Cromwell forces him against his will to admire and respectÃand even likeÃthe man, despite CromwellÂs demonic reputation among all self-respecting Irish nationalist families like DarrylÂs own.
ItÂs a Gordian knot anywhere you lookÃuntil Julie Sims brings out her rifle. Now itÂs the turn of Scot partisans and English lords and Irish toughs to learn the lesson already learned on the continent:
A safe distance isnÂt what you think it is. Not after the American angel of death spreads her wings.
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About 1635: A Parcel of Rogues
"...[P]opular, fast-paced alternative history series..." --Library Journal
About 1634: The Galileo Affair:
"A rich complex alternate history with great characters and vivid action. A great read and an excellent book."ÃDavid Drake
"Gripping . . . depicted with power!"ÃPublishers Weekly
About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series:
_This alternate history series is à a landmarkÃÃŽÃBooklist
_[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.ÃŽÃBooklist
_Ãreads like a technothriller set in the age of the MedicisÃÃŽÃPublishers Weekly
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