Grantville is a fictional town modeled after the real town of Mannington, West Virginia which is the source of resources, technology, and above all up-timer protagonists in the best selling alternate history books by historian-author-creator and editor Eric Flint. The book series, now numbering in the double-digits, has grown astonishingly fast since the lead novel 1632 was published in hardcover in February 2000 because in part it evolved to become a large experiment in collaborative fiction under Flint's guidance. (See: 1632 Editorial Board for additional information.) Mannington is a city located in Marion County, West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... Eric Flint (born California, USA, 1947) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically marketed as a group by a particular author or publisher. ... // Introducing The Novel 1632 is a hugely popular, entertaining, thought provoking, educational, and extremely successful upbeat novel set in the Holy Roman Empire by writer-historian Eric Flint that has spawned worldwide interest and an almost cult-like following in less than five years. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The term refers to collaboration on writing works of fiction. ... This article is a sub-article of the 1632 series of articles and in particular of the Grantville Gazettes historic role in collaborative authorship of complex fiction. ...

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To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Baen Free Library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house Baen Books where (as of June 2005) 77 full books are available for free download in a number of formats, without copy protection. ... Baens Bar is an online community created around Baen Books message board (originally BBS). ... 1632 Tech Manual is one of three specialized sub-forums and a specific sub-community of the general online community known as Baens Bar which is dedicated to developing the background for collaborative fiction in the first Assiti Shards type fictional universe—1632 universe or 1632-verse— that began... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a scholarly process used in the publication of manuscripts and in the awarding of funding for research. ... Eric Flint (born California, USA, 1947) is an American science fiction and fantasy author and editor. ... Grantville Gazette II cover as an serialized eMagazine The Grantville Gazette cover as original experimental paperback. ... This article is a sub-article of the 1632 series of articles and in particular of the Grantville Gazettes historic role in collaborative authorship of complex fiction. ... Canonical is an adjective derived from canon. ... A book series is a sequence of books with common characteristics, typically marketed as a group by a particular author or publisher. ... The term refers to collaboration on writing works of fiction. ... The Grantville Gazettes describes all the Grantville Gazettes in all published forms. ... 1632 Tech Manual is one of three specialized sub-forums and a specific sub-community of the general online community known as Baens Bar which is dedicated to developing the background for collaborative fiction in the first Assiti Shards type fictional universe—1632 universe or 1632-verse— that began... The Grantville Gazettes describes all the Grantville Gazettes in all published forms. ... The term refers to collaboration on writing works of fiction. ...

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