The world turned upside down

Eric Flint (1947-2022) was an American author, editor and e-publisher, best known for alternate history science fiction and humorous fantasy. His best-known work is the 1632 series (also called the Ring of Fire or Assiti Shards universe), which begins with 1632 (2000), when a modern West Virginia town is thrown back into the Thirty Years' War. He extended that universe through many collaborators and through the Grantville Gazette, and wrote the Belisarius series with David Drake, Honorverse nove...

Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...

Jim Baen is known for his contributions to science fiction and alternate history. He authored works such as The World Turned Upside Down and the popular Far Frontiers and New Destinies series. His stories often explore speculative futures and different historical paths.