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1636: The Atlantic Encounter

1632 Universe/Ring of Fire • Book 34

by Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt

Narrated by George Guidall

3.76 ABR Score (535 ratings)
★ 3.98 Goodreads (467) ★ 4.31 Audible (68)
10h 8m Released 2022 Sci-Fi

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Book 34 in a series and it still has something genuinely urgent to say — this time about whether you repeat history just because you can.

  • Great if you want: alternate history with real moral stakes beyond the adventure
  • Listening experience: deliberate and cerebral — geopolitical chess across two continents
  • Narration: Guidall's gravitas makes dense political maneuvering feel consequential
  • Skip if: you haven't read earlier entries — this rewards series familiarity

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About This Audiobook

When the time-displaced Americans of the United States of Europe finally turn their gaze toward the New World in 1636, they face a radically different colonial landscape than the one their history books described. With English claims transferred to France and the balance of European power shifted by their very presence, the expedition crossing the Atlantic carries more than just advanced technology and an airship. Armed with foreknowledge of the devastating consequences of slavery and Native American genocide, these displaced Americans hope to forge a different path in the Americas, one that avoids the bloodiest chapters of their original timeline.

George Guidall's masterful narration transforms this ambitious alternate history into a compelling audio experience that captures both the grand scope of historical reimagining and the intimate human drama of characters grappling with impossible choices. His measured delivery allows listeners to fully absorb the complex political maneuvering and technological details that define Flint and Hunt's world-building, while his nuanced character work brings depth to the diverse cast of time-displaced Americans, Europeans, and Native peoples whose fates intertwine across the Atlantic. The audio format proves ideal for this dialogue-heavy narrative, with Guidall's performance enhancing the story's exploration of how knowledge of the future might reshape the past.