It’s not a huge secret. We started Ring of Fire Press to publish the overflow from the 1632 Universe, the Ring of Fire Universe. It is overflow because Baen Books, the publisher of the mainline Ring of Fire books has only so many book slots with its distributor, Simon...
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How Do I Pick a Book?
As editor in chief of Ring of Fire Press, I’m the one who picks the books we publish. I am also the chief reader. To keep things under control, and not be deluged by over-the-transom submissions, we are nominally closed. If somebody knows me, I’ll look at their book, or the book of a person they recommend.
Timelines #1 – Bjorn Hasseler
And then I was out of things to read again. I walked down the aisle, and I saw this book whose cover has three guys in a pickup facing off against a couple guys in armor. It had the same rocket ship publisher logo the Honor Harrington books had. I figured it would be a fun read. 1632 turned out to be awesome.
1632 Inc. and Ring of Fire Press Stands in Solidarity with Ukraine
For Immediate Release March 15, 2022 1632 Inc. and Ring of Fire Press Stands in Solidarity with Ukraine. East Chicago, IN— March 15, 2022 — Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press and 1632 Inc., theworld’s largest multi-author shared universe, with more than 12 million words...
Shane Gries’s From the Ashes of a Dead World
by Jim McCoy Welcome to the last day of Jimbo's Memorial Day Weekend Extravaganza 2021, where I honor our fallen by honoring their buddies who wrote Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. Yes, I am aware that Memorial Day is to honor our war dead, but I'm not aware of...
Walt Boyes Interview with Marella Sands
By day, Walt Boyes is a not-so-mild-mannered chief futurist and manufacturing expert and partner in a high-technology consulting firm, Spitzer and Boyes LLC. Ah, but by night, he transforms into the Bananaslug of Baen’s Bar, and...
Episode #4: Neil Litherland
In this episode Joy talks with Neal F. Litherland about his latest novel, Marked Territory, available now!
Episode 3: Wayland Smith
In this episode Joy talks with Wayland Smith, author of the novels Blood of a Nation and Tools of the Trade, both of which are available now.
Episode 2: Virginia DeMarce
In this episode, Joy interviews author Virginia DeMarce. Virginia Easley DeMarce grew up on a farm near Columbia, Missouri, and turned into an academic, ending up with a Ph.D. in early modern European History from Stanford. After some...
Episode 1: David Drake
This is the first in a series of Conversations Around Joy Ward’s Campfire. In this edition, Joy interviews David Drake. Ring of Fire Press is re-publishing David Drake’s seminal novel, Old Nathan, which was an homage to science fiction and...
Steve Ruskin reads from The Newton Cipher
Steve Ruskin writes science fiction, alternate history, and thrillers. He is an award-winning historian, with a PhD in the history of science, and has written numerous non-fiction books and articles, including the #1 Amazon Bestseller, ‘America’s First Great Eclipse.’
Steven H Silver reads from his novel After Hastings
Steven H Silver is a seventeen-time Hugo Award nominee and was the publisher of the Hugo-nominated fanzine Argentus as well as the editor and publisher of ISFiC Press for 8 years.