None of these books are Unforgettable Must Read Stories, but all are useful for wiling away an idle hour or evening.
Eric Flint with Virginia DeMarce:
1634: The Ram Rebellion.
The all-over title for this sprawling series is
Ring of Fire. While the idea and framework are Eric Flint's there are a lot of willing sharecroppers on his Fiction Plantation, both on and off line.
http://www.baen.com/bar/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Flint
In
1632 the opening volume, a coal-mining chunk of West Virginia is transported to 17th century Germany. Since then Flint and his co-authors have been documenting the practical and theoretical implications of this event throughout Europe.
Cherie Priest:
Not Flesh nor Feathers
This is Ms. Priest third novel featuring Eden Moore, a reluctant medium. I liked the earlier installments better, but am willing to cut Ms. Priest some slack. While she was writing about a disastrous flooding of the Mississippi River at Chattanooga, Katrina hit New Orleans. Obviously a work of fiction isn't exploiting real life tragedy, but worry is not good for narrative flow.
I also have trouble believing in zombies.
www.cheriepriest.com
cmpriest.lovejournal.com
Wm. Mark Simmons:
One Foot in the Grave.
This is another Vampires Walk Among Us yarn. The Hero has a propensity for quoting Great Works of English Literature. Delightful.
http://www.sff.net/people/wm.mark.simmons/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mark_Simmons
Dave Freer:
The Forlorn
I've mentioned Dave Freer as a co-author with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey.
The Forlorn is a stand-alone first novel--a little rough, but a Good Read all the same.
http://www.doctormonkey.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Freer
