Eric Flint
Eric Flint
Eric Flintis an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures. His works has been listed on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Locus Magazine best seller lists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
greater high
Poul Anderson's 'The High Crusade' may have had a greater impact on my development as a writer than any other book I ever read.
based changed history series
The 'Heirs of Alexandria' series mixes the Renaissance with magic and demons, based on a changed theological history.
weakness building grows
Strength grows from building other strength, not from trampling on weakness.
age becoming craft given return time
By the time I was twenty-three, I'd given up any thought of becoming a fiction writer, and I didn't return to the craft for over two decades. But, at the age of forty-five, return I did.
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My first published novel was 'Mother of Demons,' which is simply 'The High Crusade' standing on its head. Poul Anderson placed his medieval human heroes in a futuristic alien setting; I placed my futuristic human heroes in a bronze age alien setting.