Stirling's Change/Dies the Fire

[DTStone]

Just a question. I heard that Stirling was going to reveal what caused the change in the Dies the Fire in his Change novels. I'm planning on picking them up in the near future. My question, is, simply:

Does Stirling actually answer that question? If not yet, does it appear that he's leading that way?

That's my main query. I love the Dies the Fire series (and the sister series, the Nantucket novels) and would love to see what his explanation is, if any. Other than giant alien spacebats.

- David

 

[sparkchaser]

That's a damn good question. A friend of mine is reading the series and she loves it. The newest one, The Scourge of God, just came out. I'll ask her if he explains it and get back to you.

 

[sparkchaser]

In the first three books, he does not definitively say what caused The Change or why. The fourth probably doesn't shed any light. The how and why is really irrelevant to the story. Personally, I can't buy the "no steam power" thing.

 

[abecedarian]

Have either of you read the 1632 Series by Eric Flint and friends? This one transports a whole West Virgina town and countryside from 2000 to 1632 Germany. I started this series during the same time period I read the Nantucket novels and loved them both.

 

[DTStone]

Actually, I read Flint's 1632 series first, and then found out about Stirling's books, so yes. I absolutely adore them, especially the first two or so. I wasn't so fond of the Canon Law one, but in general I adore the series.

I'm waiting impatiently to see what happens now that, as of Dreeson incident... well, I don't think it's a spoiler as it was predicted over and over in previous novels, but as of Dreeson incident with Mike.