1636: The Devil's Opera is a stand-alone novel in the alternative history 1632 series with minor character overlaps.[1] Published on October 1, 2013 the book is written by David Carrico and Eric Flint. It is a semi-detective novel set in a growing industrial city that is a continuation of two series of stories that David Carrico had originally written in the electronic versions of the Grantville Gazette that were serialized[2] over several issues and later compiled into the compilation 1635: Music and Murder, one series involving criminal investigation and crime fighting and other series involving music and social revolution.
The novel starts with the discovery of a body floating in a river by a new character, but things are not as simple as they first appear to be since more unsolved crimes begin to occur. Later, detectives Byron Chieske and Gotthilf Hoch of the recently formed Magdeburg Police, formerly the city watch, are called in to investigate. These two characters were first introduced in the story "None So Blind" that was published in the tenth issue of the Grantville Gazette. Some of the criminals involved in this novel were also developed in these serials.
The other main storyline involves musician Marla Linder and her husband Franz Sylwester and how they used music to motivate the common people to resist the conservative forces that were trying to take over and return the world to medieval way of doing things after the emperor was incapacitated during battle. These two characters were first introduced in the story "The Sound of Music" that was published in the third issue of the Grantville Gazette.
Literary significance and receptionedit
The reviewer for Booklist wrote that the book is "Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre."[3] However, he does warn readers that "familiarity with previous stories is, if not essential, at least strongly recommended." The reviewer for SFRevu wrote "This is a later book in a well-established world and is not the best entry point."[4] Mark Lardas of the Galveston Daily News called it "an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany."[5] Two separate reviews were published in the Midwest Book Review. One reviewer called the book "a powerful and fast-paced story"[6] while the other called it "an engaging for the most part low key tale".[7] The Fistful of Wits reviewer admired "the pacing and denouement" of the novel.[8]
1636: The Devil's Opera barely missed getting listed on the Locus (magazine) Hardcovers Bestsellers List in 2014, but did well enough to be labeled as a runner-up.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Uchronia: The Assiti Shards (1632) Series". www.uchronia.net.
^Carrico, David (December 13, 2011). "Bibliography". David Carrico Fiction.
^Pitt, David (October 1, 2013). . Booklist. Vol. 110, no. 3. p. 43. ISSN 0006-7385. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Alternate Link via EBSCO (institutional library access)
^Lawhorn, Bill (October 1, 2013). "1636: The Devil's Opera (Ring of Fire)". SFRevu.
^Lardas, Mark (October 20, 2013). "'Devil's Opera' is strong addition to fun series". Galveston Daily News.
1636, devil, opera, stand, alone, novel, alternative, history, 1632, series, with, minor, character, overlaps, published, october, 2013, book, written, david, carrico, eric, flint, semi, detective, novel, growing, industrial, city, that, continuation, series, . 1636 The Devil s Opera is a stand alone novel in the alternative history 1632 series with minor character overlaps 1 Published on October 1 2013 the book is written by David Carrico and Eric Flint It is a semi detective novel set in a growing industrial city that is a continuation of two series of stories that David Carrico had originally written in the electronic versions of the Grantville Gazette that were serialized 2 over several issues and later compiled into the compilation 1635 Music and Murder one series involving criminal investigation and crime fighting and other series involving music and social revolution 1636 The Devil s OperaAuthorEric Flint and David CarricoCover artistTom KiddCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeries1632 seriesGenreAlternate History Science fictionPublisherBaen BooksPublication dateOctober 1 2013Media typePrint hardback amp paperback Pages528 hardback ISBN978 1 4516 3928 5 hardback OCLC830352082The novel starts with the discovery of a body floating in a river by a new character but things are not as simple as they first appear to be since more unsolved crimes begin to occur Later detectives Byron Chieske and Gotthilf Hoch of the recently formed Magdeburg Police formerly the city watch are called in to investigate These two characters were first introduced in the story None So Blind that was published in the tenth issue of the Grantville Gazette Some of the criminals involved in this novel were also developed in these serials The other main storyline involves musician Marla Linder and her husband Franz Sylwester and how they used music to motivate the common people to resist the conservative forces that were trying to take over and return the world to medieval way of doing things after the emperor was incapacitated during battle These two characters were first introduced in the story The Sound of Music that was published in the third issue of the Grantville Gazette Literary significance and reception editThe reviewer for Booklist wrote that the book is Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre 3 However he does warn readers that familiarity with previous stories is if not essential at least strongly recommended The reviewer for SFRevu wrote This is a later book in a well established world and is not the best entry point 4 Mark Lardas of the Galveston Daily News called it an old style police procedural mystery set in 17th century Germany 5 Two separate reviews were published in the Midwest Book Review One reviewer called the book a powerful and fast paced story 6 while the other called it an engaging for the most part low key tale 7 The Fistful of Wits reviewer admired the pacing and denouement of the novel 8 1636 The Devil s Opera barely missed getting listed on the Locus magazine Hardcovers Bestsellers List in 2014 but did well enough to be labeled as a runner up 9 References edit Uchronia The Assiti Shards 1632 Series www uchronia net Carrico David December 13 2011 Bibliography David Carrico Fiction Pitt David October 1 2013 1636 The Devil s Opera Booklist Vol 110 no 3 p 43 ISSN 0006 7385 Archived from the original on May 25 2014 Alternate Link via EBSCO institutional library access Lawhorn Bill October 1 2013 1636 The Devil s Opera Ring of Fire SFRevu Lardas Mark October 20 2013 Devil s Opera is strong addition to fun series Galveston Daily News The Bookwatch Midwest Book Review Vol 8 no 12 December 2013 MBR Bookwatch Midwest Book Review Vol 12 no 12 December 2013 White Henry September 23 2013 1636 The Devil s Opera by David Carrico and Eric Flint Fistful of Wits Locus Bestsellers January 2014 Locus January 2014 External links edit1636 The Devil s Opera title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database nbsp This article about an alternate history novel of the 2010s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1636 The Devil 27s Opera amp oldid 1154600061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
