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ⓘ About David Carrico
A David Carrico novel is speculative fiction at its best. It introduces you to how life would have changed- if history had. David’s novels have much to offer. We introduce you to the man, review his SF books and tell you why they are so difficult to put down. Biography: Who is David Carrico? Think of speculative fiction, and David Carrico’s name comes to mind immediately. The genre has become a part of him, and you cannot pry him from it. So how did he get started?
All Book Series by David Carrico
The Course of Empire
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2003 Anthology · K.D. Wentworth
The Span of Empire
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016 Co-authored · Eric Flint
1634: The Galileo Affair
Book 3 of 36 · published 2004 Anthology · Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis
1634: The Ram Rebellion
Book 4 of 36 · published 2006 Anthology · Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce
1635: The Cannon Law
Book 5 of 36 · published 2006 Anthology · Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis
1634: The Baltic War
Book 6 of 36 · published 2007 Anthology · David Weber,Eric Flint
1634: The Bavarian Crisis
Book 7 of 36 · published 2007 Anthology · Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce
1635: The Dreeson Incident
Book 8 of 36 · published 2008 Anthology · Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce
1636: The Kremlin Games
Book 11 of 36 · published 2012 Anthology · Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
1635: Papal Stakes
Book 12 of 36 · published 2012 Anthology · Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon
1636: The Devil's Opera
Book 13 of 36 · published 2013 Co-authored · Eric Flint
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
Book 14 of 36 · published 2014 Anthology · Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon
1636: The Viennese Waltz
Book 15 of 36 · published 2014 Anthology · Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
1636: The Cardinal Virtues
Book 16 of 36 · published 2015 Anthology · Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt
1635: A Parcel of Rogues
Book 17 of 36 · published 2016 Anthology · Eric Flint,Andrew Dennis
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
Book 18 of 36 · published 2016 Anthology · Kerryn Offord
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught
Book 19 of 36 · published 2017 Anthology · Eric Flint
1636: Mission to the Mughals
Book 20 of 36 · published 2017 Anthology · Eric Flint,Griffin Barber
1636: The Vatican Sanction
Book 21 of 36 · published 2017 Anthology · Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon
1637: The Volga Rules
Book 22 of 36 · published 2018 Anthology · Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
1637: The Polish Maelstrom
Book 23 of 36 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Flint
1636: The China Venture
Book 24 of 36 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Flint,Iver P. Cooper
1636: The Atlantic Encounter
Book 25 of 36 · published 2020 Anthology · Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line
Book 26 of 36 · published 2020 Anthology · Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon
1636: Calabar's War
Book 27 of 36 · published 2021 Anthology · Charles E. Gannon,Robert E. Waters
1637: The Peacock Throne
Book 28 of 36 · published 2021 Anthology · Eric Flint,Griffin Barber
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner
Book 29 of 36 · published 2021 Anthology · Rick Boatright,Kerryn Offord
A 1632 Christmas
Book 30 of 36 · published 2021 Anthology · Eric Flint,Walt Boyes,Joy Ward,Bjorn Hasseler
1637: The Transylvanian Decision
Book 31 of 36 · published 2023 Anthology · Eric Flint
1638: The Sovereign States
Book 32 of 36 · published 2023 Anthology · Eric Flint
1635: The Weaver's Code
Book 33 of 36 · published 2024 Anthology · Jody Lynn Nye,Eric Flint
1637: The Pacific Initiative
Book 34 of 36 · published 2025 Anthology · Iver P. Cooper
1637: The French Correction
Book 35 of 36 · published 2025 Anthology · Eric Flint,Walter H. Hunt
1637: The Pilgrim's Passage
Latest in the series · book 36 of 36 · published 2026 Anthology · Eric Flint,Griffin Barber
Ring of Fire I
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2004 Anthology · Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,S.L. Viehl,Mike Turner
1634: The Ram Rebellion
Book 2 of 12 · published 2006 Anthology · Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce
Ring of Fire II
Book 3 of 12 · published 2008 Co-authored · Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,Andrew Dennis
1635: The Tangled Web
Book 4 of 12 · published 2009 Anthology · Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce
Ring of Fire III
Book 5 of 12 · published 2011 Anthology · Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon
1636: The Barbie Consortium
Book 8 of 12 · published 2014 Anthology · Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
Ring of Fire IV
Book 9 of 12 · published 2016 Co-authored · David Brin,Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon,Virginia DeMarce
1635: The Wars for the Rhine
Book 10 of 12 · published 2016 Anthology · Anette Pedersen
1637: The Coast of Chaos
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2021 Anthology · Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
Essen Steel
Series opener · book 1 of 43 · published 2013 Anthology · Kim Mackey
No Ship for Tranquebar
Book 4 of 43 · published 2013 Anthology · Kevin H. Evans,Karen C. Evans
Medicine and Disease after the Ring of Fire
Book 7 of 43 · published 2013 Anthology · Iver P. Cooper,Kim Mackey,Vincent W. Coljee,Gus Kritikos,Brad Banner
Bartley's Man
Book 8 of 43 · published 2016 Anthology · Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
Love and Chemistry
Book 10 of 43 · published 2017 Anthology · Jack Carroll,Edith Wild
The Battle for Newfoundland
Book 11 of 43 · published 2018 Anthology · Herb Sakalaucks
The Monster Society
Book 13 of 43 · published 2018 Anthology · Robert E. Waters,Eric S. Brown
The Persistence of Dreams
Book 14 of 43 · published 2018 Anthology · Robert E. Waters,Meriah L. Crawford
The Hunt for The Red Cardinal
Book 16 of 43 · published 2018 Anthology · Bradley H. Sinor
The Chrysanthemum, the Cross, and the Dragon
Book 17 of 43 · published 2018 Anthology · Iver P. Cooper
The Legions of Pestilence
Book 18 of 43 · published 2019 Anthology · Virginia DeMarce
The Legend of Jimmy Dick
Book 19 of 43 · published 2019 Anthology · Terry Howard
Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice
Book 20 of 43 · published 2019 Anthology · Mark H. Huston
A Red Son Rises in the West
Book 21 of 43 · published 2019 Anthology · Herb Sakalaucks,John Deakins
The Trouble with Huguenots
Book 22 of 43 · published 2019 Anthology · Virginia DeMarce
A Holmes for the Czar
Book 24 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
Fire on the Rio Grande
Book 25 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · Kevin H. Evans,Karen C. Evans
A Red Son: Not Without Honor
Book 26 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · John Deakins
Tales From the Mermaid and Tiger: Engines of Change
Book 27 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · Kevin H. Evans,Karen C. Evans
Things Could Be Worse: The Pastor Kastenmayer Stories
Book 28 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · Virginia DeMarce
Two Cases for the Czar
Book 29 of 43 · published 2020 Anthology · Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
The Grantville Inquisitor
Book 31 of 43 · published 2021 Anthology · Bradley H. Sinor,Tracy Morris
A Mission for the Czar
Book 33 of 43 · published 2021 Anthology · Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett
Mrs. Flannery's Flowers
Book 37 of 43 · published 2021 Anthology · Bethanne Kim
The Gourmets of Grantville
Book 39 of 43 · published 2021 Anthology · Bethanne Kim
The Unexpected Sales Reps
Book 41 of 43 · published 2022 Anthology · Virginia DeMarce
I Want to Be Your Hero
Book 42 of 43 · published 2022 Anthology · Kerryn Offord
Security Solutions
Latest in the series · book 43 of 43 · published 2024 Anthology · Bjorn Hasseler
Broken City
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher Woods
From the Ashes
Book 4 of 20 · published 2019 Co-authored · Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Mark Wandrey,Ian J. Malone,Christopher Woods,Alex Rath,Derek Shupert,Jon R. Osborne,Joseph Capdepon II,Kevin Steverson,David Alan Jones,Jan Kotouč,Brisco Woods,Philip S. Bolger
The Island of Dr. Laroue
Book 10 of 20 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Kennedy,Christopher Woods
Among the Embers
Book 17 of 20 · published 2022 Anthology · Kevin Ikenberry,Marisa Wolf,Jamie Ibson,Chris Kennedy,Christopher Woods,Jon R. Osborne,Benjamin Tyler Smith,Casey Moores,Kevin Steverson,Nick Steverson,Matt Novotny,MarkStallings,Melissa Olthoff,J.P. Chandler,Brisco Woods
Children of the Fall
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2023 Anthology · J.P. Chandler
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is David Carrico?
A David Carrico novel is speculative fiction at its best. It introduces you to how life would have changed- if history had. David's novels have much to offer.
Which David Carrico series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ring of Fire series, the earliest of David Carrico's multi-book series: it opens with 1632 (2000) and runs to 36 books across 2000–2026, ending with 1637: The Pilgrim's Passage (2026). David Carrico's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David Carrico written?
David Carrico has 123 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2026. 118 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Ring of Fire Press series with 43 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should David Carrico's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David Carrico's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ring of Fire (2000–2026, 36 books), Jao (2003–2016, 3 books) and Ring of Fire Anthology (2004–2021, 12 books), plus 3 more.
How are David Carrico's books organised into series?
This guide splits David Carrico's 123 books into 7 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ring of Fire Press (43 books, 2013–2024); Ring of Fire (36 books, 2000–2026); Ring of Fire Anthology (12 books, 2004–2021); Jao (3 books, 2003–2016); Blood's Call Duology (2 books, 2020–2025), plus 2 further series.