1637: The Pacific Initiative by Iver P. Cooper - ISBN: 9781668073117
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Stranded in time, worlds collide, shaping a new Pacific destiny.

1637: The Pacific Initiative

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    512 pages

  • Release Date

    10 February 2026

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Summary

RING OF FIRE SERIES ENTRY FROM IVER P. COOPER SET IN THE AMERICAS

A cosmic catastrophe, the Ring of Fire, strands the West Virginia town of Grantville back in time in the middle of the Thirty Years War. One of its ripple effects is that Japan has pulled back from a policy of isolation and staked out its own claims on the west coast of North America. But it is not the only power interested in that part of the New World, and the native Americans have also responded, in …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668073117
ISBN-10:1668073110
Author:Iver P. Cooper
Publisher:Baen Books
Imprint:Baen Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:10 February 2026
Weight:238g
Dimensions:171mm x 105mm x 25mm
Series:Ring of Fire
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Critics Review

Praise for 1636: Seas of Fortune: “… expand[s] the Ring of Fire universe into new or previously limited geography and culture. ‘Stretching Out’ includes seven excellent entries mostly in South America and the Carribean build on real events but with a nice Grantville twist. ‘Rising Sun’ contains five terrific tales … also built on real events enhanced by historical speculation but with a nice Grantville twist.” —Alternate Worlds

About The Author

Iver P. Cooper

Iver P. Cooper has been an active contributor to Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire universe, with short stories and articles published in the online Grantville Gazette and in the hardcover anthology Ring of Fire II. He is the author of 1636: Seas of Fortune. Cooper is an intellectual property law attorney with Browdy & Neimark, Washington DC. He has received legal writing awards from the American Patent Law Association, the U.S. Trademark Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and is the sole author of Biotechnology and the Law, now in its twenty-somethingth edition. In his spare time, he teaches swing and folk dancing, and participates in local photo club competitions. Cooper is married with a son and daughter.

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