false 57371 3 The Thirty Years War continues to ravage 17th century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the Confederated Principalities of Europe, an alliance between Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident. The democratic ideals of the CPE have aroused the implacable hostility of Cardinal Richelieu, effective ruler of France, who has moved behind the scenes, making common cause with old enemies to stop this new threat to the privileged and powerful. But the CPE is also working in secret. A group of West Virginians have secretly traveled to Venice where their advanced medical knowledge may prevent the recurrence of the terrible plague which recently killed a third of the city-state's population. At the same time, the group hopes to establish commercial ties with Turkey's Ottoman Empire, then at the height of its power. And, most important, they hope to establish private diplomatic ties with the Vatican, exploiting Pope Urban VIII's misgivings about the actions of Richelieu and the Hapsburgs. But a Venetian artisan involved with the West Virginians may cause all their plans to come to naught. Having read 20th century history books of the period, he has become determined to rescue Galileo from his trial for heresy. The Americans are divided on whether to help him or stop him-and whether he succeeds or fails, the results may be catastrophic for the CPE.<P> 55898 2004 1634: The Galileo Affair (Assiti Shards, #3) total:259|5:1|4:2|3:3|2:1|1:0| 259 894 324 13 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 18:55:54 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 15:57:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 31 06:16:19 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 19 07:24:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 10 07:19:11 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 07:28:56 -0800 2007 Flint manages to very carefully thread the fine line between detail and readability. I've often thought th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 21 12:51:37 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 12:55:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 20:31:17 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 20:31:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 10 20:09:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 20:09:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 01 12:52:53 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 12:54:26 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 07:23:31 -0700 2007 Sat May 03 17:49:59 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 02 16:21:30 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 03 13:00:32 -0800 2007
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