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ALTERNATE HISTORY TITLES BY ERIC FLINT

1632

1633(with David Webber)

Ring of Fire

1634: The Galileo Affair(with Andrew Dennis)

Grantville Gazette

1812: The Rivers of War

1824: The Arkansas War



The Belisarius Series (with David Drake)

An Oblique Approach

In the Heart of Darkness

DestinyтАЩs Shield

FortuneтАЩs Stroke

The Tide of Victory

The Dance of Time




CHAPTER 1


Washington, D.C.

APRIL 25, 1824



тАЬHouston must have known.тАЭ The president turned his head away from the window, presenting his profile
to the other two men. The expression on his face was not condemnatory so much as simply pensive.
тАЬMust have known for several years, in fact. Am I right, Winfield?тАЭ

The tall, handsome general in one of the chairs in MonroeтАЩs office shifted his position. Only slightly, of
course. The very fancy uniform he favored didnтАЩt lend itself well to extravagant movement while he was