For readers who don't remember an older thread on the subject, there are some comments by Forstchen as well as John Ringo quoted within this older thread:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=35251
Concur with sentiments about the crappiness of Galileo Affair. The main characters were unsympathetic buffoons. The declining quality of the 163x series makes me want to stay away from anything that Eric Flint himself didn't have a direct hand in writing. The fan fiction that is published is...
This being AH.COM, I suppose I should ask WI Paradox Plaza were able to release a relatively bug-free game in version 1.0? Usually it takes several patches to get to a good balance state, and the early versions often have near-gamebreakers that require avoiding entire strategies or options.
Yeah, I remember a paragraph in which some German dude describes how they'll use the Dornier 335, the Me 262, and the Arado 234 in various roles. That's classic technomasturbation at its finest.
Thanks for your thoughts Mr. Stirling...I recall you had some history with Jim Baen and his company's workings?
ANyway, I do appreciate Baen Books preview material for their products, and I have actually prepurchased both collections of the Grantville Gazette, but the later issues are declining...
Early reviews on 1634: The Ram Rebellion are not encouraging on Amazon. After being suckered into buying the lackluster 1634: The Galileo Affair after enjoying 1632 & 1633, I think I'll pass on this one. And what's with the stock romances in each of these books (the age discrepancy in 1634 was...