1636: The Devil’s Opera and The Span of Empire are two of David Carrico’s most well-known novels, both of which were written in collaboration with Eric Flint. His writing is highly regarded, with his work falling under the speculative fiction genre and offering unique perspectives on how life could have been different if history had taken a different course. Carrico’s novels are published by Baen Books, and he has also contributed to The Grantville Gazette e-magazine, Jim Baen’s Universe e-magazine, and Baen.com’s monthly free story offerings.
Carrico’s love for science fiction began in his childhood, when he discovered the books of Andre Norton in the 6th grade. This early exposure to the genre sparked a lifelong passion for reading and writing SF. He began his writing career in 2004, and since then, he has expanded his repertoire to include space opera, alternate history, fantasy, and urban fantasy. In addition to his work with Eric Flint, Carrico’s books are also published by Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press.
Carrico’s most recent book, 1636: Flight of the Nightingale, was released in November 2019. Looking ahead to 2022, Baen Books and Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press will be releasing new books by Carrico. Currently, he is working on a new space opera novel, which he is co-writing with Eric Flint, and is set to be published by Baen Books. With his unique storytelling abilities and his passion for the genre, Carrico’s work continues to captivate and engage readers.
Dragon Wizard Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Dragon's Boy
2020
2
The Dragon’s Apprentice
2020
Jao Books (with Eric Flint, with K.D. Wentworth)
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Course of Empire
2003
2
The Course of Empire (By: K.D. Wentworth)
2003
3
The Crucible of Empire
2010
4
The Crucible of Empire (By: K.D. Wentworth)
2010
5
The Span of Empire
2016
6
The Span of Empire (With: Eric Flint)
2016
Ring of Fire Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
1632
2000
2
1632 ( By: Eric Flint)
2000
3
1633
2002
4
1633 (By: David Weber, Eric Flint)
2002
5
1634: The Galileo Affair
2004
6
1634: The Galileo Affair (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2004
7
1634: The Ram Rebellion
2006
8
1634: The Ram Rebellion (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2006
9
1635: The Cannon Law
2006
10
1635: The Cannon Law (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2006
11
1634: The Baltic War
2007
12
1634: The Baltic War (By: David Weber, Eric Flint)
2007
13
1634: The Bavarian Crisis
2007
14
1634: The Bavarian Crisis (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2007
15
1635: The Dreeson Incident
2008
16
1635: The Dreeson Incident (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2008
17
1635: The Eastern Front
2010
18
1635: The Eastern Front (By: Eric Flint)
2010
19
1636: The Saxon Uprising
2011
20
1636: The Saxon Uprising (By: Eric Flint)
2011
21
1636: The Kremlin Games
2012
22
1636: The Kremlin Games (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2012
23
1635: Papal Stakes
2012
24
1635: Papal Stakes (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2012
25
1636: The Devil's Opera
2013
26
1636: The Devil's Opera (With: Eric Flint)
2013
27
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
2014
28
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2014
29
1636: The Viennese Waltz
2014
30
1636: The Viennese Waltz (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2014
31
1636: The Cardinal Virtues
2015
32
1636: The Cardinal Virtues (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2015
33
1635: A Parcel of Rogues
2016
34
1635: A Parcel of Rogues (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2016
35
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught
2017
36
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (By: Kerryn Offord)
2016
37
1636: Mission to the Mughals
2017
38
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (By: Eric Flint)
2017
39
1636: The Vatican Sanction
2017
40
1636: Mission to the Mughals (By: Eric Flint, Griffin Barber)
2017
41
1637: The Volga Rules
2018
42
1636: The Vatican Sanction (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2017
43
1637: The Polish Maelstrom
2019
44
1637: The Volga Rules (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2018
45
1636: The China Venture
2019
46
1637: The Polish Maelstrom (By: Eric Flint)
2019
47
1636: The Atlantic Encounter
2020
48
1636: The China Venture (By: Eric Flint, Iver P. Cooper)
2019
49
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line
2020
50
1636: The Atlantic Encounter (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2020
51
1636: Calabar's War
2021
52
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2020
53
1637: The Peacock Throne
2021
54
1636: Calabar's War (By: Charles E. Gannon, Robert E. Waters)
2021
55
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner
2021
56
1637: The Peacock Throne (By: Eric Flint, Griffin Barber)
2021
57
A 1632 Christmas
2021
58
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner (By: Rick Boatright, Kerryn Offord)
2021
59
1638: The Sovereign States
2023
60
A 1632 Christmas (By: Eric Flint, Walt Boyes, Joy Ward, Bjorn Hasseler)
2021
61
1637: The Transylvanian Decision ( By: Eric Flint)
2023
62
1638: The Sovereign States ( By: Eric Flint)
2023
63
1635: The Weaver's Code (By: Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint)
2024
64
1637: The Pacific Initiative (By: Iver P. Cooper)
2025
65
1637: The French Correction (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2025
Ring of Fire Series in Chronological Order
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
1632
2000
2
1632 ( By: Eric Flint)
2000
3
A 1632 Christmas
2021
4
A 1632 Christmas (By: Eric Flint, Walt Boyes, Joy Ward, Bjorn Hasseler)
2021
5
1633
2002
6
1633 (By: David Weber, Eric Flint)
2002
7
1634: The Galileo Affair
2004
8
1634: The Galileo Affair (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2004
9
1634: The Ram Rebellion
2006
10
1634: The Ram Rebellion (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2006
11
1634: The Baltic War
2007
12
1634: The Baltic War (By: David Weber, Eric Flint)
2007
13
1634: The Bavarian Crisis
2007
14
1634: The Bavarian Crisis (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2007
15
1635: The Cannon Law
2006
16
1635: The Cannon Law (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2006
17
1635: The Dreeson Incident
2008
18
1635: The Dreeson Incident (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2008
19
1635: Papal Stakes
2012
20
1635: Papal Stakes (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2012
21
1635: The Eastern Front
2010
22
1635: The Eastern Front (By: Eric Flint)
2010
23
1636: The Saxon Uprising
2011
24
1636: The Saxon Uprising (By: Eric Flint)
2011
25
1636: The Kremlin Games
2012
26
1636: The Kremlin Games (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2012
27
1636: The Devil's Opera
2013
28
1636: The Devil's Opera (With: Eric Flint)
2013
29
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies
2014
30
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2014
31
1636: The Viennese Waltz
2014
32
1636: The Viennese Waltz (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2014
33
1635: A Parcel of Rogues
2016
34
1635: A Parcel of Rogues (By: Eric Flint, Andrew Dennis)
2016
35
1636: The Cardinal Virtues
2015
36
1636: The Cardinal Virtues (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2015
37
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught
2017
38
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (By: Eric Flint)
2017
39
1636: Mission to the Mughals
2017
40
1636: Mission to the Mughals (By: Eric Flint, Griffin Barber)
2017
41
1636: The Vatican Sanction
2017
42
1636: The Vatican Sanction (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2017
43
1637: The Volga Rules
2018
44
1637: The Volga Rules (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2018
45
1637: The Polish Maelstrom
2019
46
1637: The Polish Maelstrom (By: Eric Flint)
2019
47
1636: The China Venture
2019
48
1636: The China Venture (By: Eric Flint, Iver P. Cooper)
2019
49
1636: The Atlantic Encounter
2020
50
1636: The Atlantic Encounter (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2020
51
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line
2020
52
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (By: Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2020
53
1637: The Peacock Throne
2021
54
1637: The Peacock Throne (By: Eric Flint, Griffin Barber)
2021
55
1636: Calabar's War
2021
56
1636: Calabar's War (By: Charles E. Gannon, Robert E. Waters)
2021
57
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner
2021
58
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner (By: Rick Boatright, Kerryn Offord)
2021
59
1638: The Sovereign States
2023
60
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (By: Kerryn Offord)
2016
61
1637: The Transylvanian Decision ( By: Eric Flint)
2023
62
1638: The Sovereign States ( By: Eric Flint)
2023
63
1635: The Weaver's Code (By: Jody Lynn Nye, Eric Flint)
2024
64
1637: The Pacific Initiative (By: Iver P. Cooper)
2025
65
1637: The French Correction (By: Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt)
2025
Standalone Novels
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Song of Passing
2020
2
Blood’s Call
2020
3
The Blood Is the Life
2022
Short Stories/Novellas
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Evening of the Day
2013
Ring of Fire Press Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Essen Steel
2013
2
Essen Steel (By: Kim Mackey)
2013
3
The Danish Scheme
2013
4
The Danish Scheme (By: Herb Sakalaucks)
2013
5
Joseph Hanauer
2013
6
Joseph Hanauer (By: Douglas W. Jones)
2013
7
No Ship for Tranquebar
2013
8
No Ship for Tranquebar (By: Kevin H. Evans, Karen C. Evans)
2013
9
Turn Your Radio On
2013
10
Turn Your Radio On (By: Wood Hughes)
2013
11
Second Chance Bird
2013
12
Second Chance Bird (By: Garrett W. Vance)
2013
13
Medicine and Disease after the Ring of Fire
2013
14
Medicine and Disease after the Ring of Fire (By: Iver P. Cooper, Kim Mackey, Vincent W. Coljee, Gus Kritikos, Brad Banner)
2013
15
Bartley's Man
2016
16
Bartley's Man (By: Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2016
17
The Muse of Music
2017
18
The Muse of Music (With: Enrico Toro)
2017
19
Love and Chemistry
2017
20
Love and Chemistry (By: Jack Carroll, Edith Wild)
2017
21
The Battle for Newfoundland
2018
22
The Battle for Newfoundland (By: Herb Sakalaucks)
2018
23
Essen Defiant
2018
24
Essen Defiant (With: Kim Mackey)
2018
25
The Monster Society
2018
26
The Monster Society (By: Robert E. Waters, Eric S. Brown)
2018
27
The Persistence of Dreams
2018
28
The Persistence of Dreams (By: Robert E. Waters, Meriah L. Crawford)
2018
29
Letters From Gronow
2018
30
The Hunt for The Red Cardinal
2018
31
The Hunt for The Red Cardinal (By: Bradley H. Sinor)
2018
32
The Chrysanthemum, the Cross, and the Dragon
2018
33
The Chrysanthemum, the Cross, and the Dragon (By: Iver P. Cooper)
2018
34
The Legions of Pestilence
2019
35
The Legions of Pestilence (By: Virginia DeMarce)
2019
36
The Legend of Jimmy Dick
2019
37
The Legend of Jimmy Dick (By: Terry Howard)
2019
38
Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice
2019
39
Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice (By: Mark H. Huston)
2019
40
A Red Son Rises in the West
2019
41
A Red Son Rises in the West (By: Herb Sakalaucks, John Deakins)
2019
42
The Trouble with Huguenots
2019
43
The Trouble with Huguenots (By: Virginia DeMarce)
2019
44
Magdeburg Noir
2020
45
A Holmes for the Czar
2020
46
A Holmes for the Czar (By: Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2020
47
Fire on the Rio Grande
2020
48
Fire on the Rio Grande (By: Kevin H. Evans, Karen C. Evans)
2020
49
A Red Son: Not Without Honor
2020
50
A Red Son: Not Without Honor (By: John Deakins)
2020
51
Tales From the Mermaid and Tiger: Engines of Change
2020
52
Tales From the Mermaid and Tiger: Engines of Change (By: Kevin H. Evans, Karen C. Evans)
2020
53
Things Could Be Worse: The Pastor Kastenmayer Stories
2020
54
Things Could Be Worse: The Pastor Kastenmayer Stories (By: Virginia DeMarce)
2020
55
Two Cases for the Czar
2020
56
Two Cases for the Czar (By: Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2020
57
Designed to Fail
2020
58
Designed to Fail (By: Virginia DeMarce)
2020
59
The Grantville Inquisitor
2021
60
The Grantville Inquisitor (By: Bradley H. Sinor, Tracy Morris)
2021
61
A Matter of Security
2021
62
A Matter of Security (By: Bjorn Hasseler)
2021
63
A Mission for the Czar
2021
64
A Mission for the Czar (By: Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2021
65
Missions of Security
2021
66
Missions of Security (By: Bjorn Hasseler)
2021
67
Saving The Dodo
2021
68
Saving The Dodo (By: Garrett W. Vance)
2021
69
The Horsewoman
2021
70
The Horsewoman (By: Karen Bergstralh)
2021
71
Mrs. Flannery's Flowers
2021
72
Mrs. Flannery's Flowers (By: Bethanne Kim)
2021
73
Security Threats
2021
74
Security Threats (By: Bjorn Hasseler)
2021
75
The Gourmets of Grantville
2021
76
The Gourmets of Grantville (By: Bethanne Kim)
2021
77
The Marshals
2022
78
The Marshals (By: Mike Watson)
2022
79
The Unexpected Sales Reps
2022
80
The Unexpected Sales Reps (By: Virginia DeMarce)
2022
81
I Want to Be Your Hero
2022
82
I Want to Be Your Hero (By: Kerryn Offord)
2022
83
Security Solutions (By: Bjorn Hasseler)
2024
Ring of Fire Anthology Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Ring of Fire I
2004
2
Ring of Fire I (By: Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, K.D. Wentworth, S.L. Viehl, Mike Turner)
2004
3
1634: The Ram Rebellion
2006
4
1634: The Ram Rebellion (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2006
5
Ring of Fire II
2008
6
Ring of Fire II (With: Eric Flint, Dave Freer, K.D. Wentworth, Andrew Dennis)
2008
7
1635: The Tangled Web
2009
8
1635: The Tangled Web (By: Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce)
2009
9
Ring of Fire III
2011
10
Ring of Fire III (By: Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon)
2011
11
1635: Music and Murder
2013
12
1636: Seas of Fortune
2013
13
1636: Seas of Fortune (By: Iver P. Cooper)
2013
14
1636: The Barbie Consortium
2014
15
1636: The Barbie Consortium (By: Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2014
16
Ring of Fire IV
2016
17
Ring of Fire IV (With: David Brin, Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon, Virginia DeMarce)
2016
18
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
2016
19
1635: The Wars for the Rhine (By: Anette Pedersen)
2016
20
1635: The Wars for the Rhine
2016
21
1636: Flight of the Nightingale
2019
22
1637: The Coast of Chaos (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2021
23
1637: The Coast of Chaos
2021
The Fallen World Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Broken City
2016
2
Broken City (By: Christopher Woods)
2016
3
This Fallen World
2018
4
This Fallen World (By: Christopher Woods)
2018
5
Don't Call Me Ishmael
2019
6
Don't Call Me Ishmael (By: Chris Kennedy)
2019
7
From the Ashes
2019
8
From the Ashes (With: 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)
2019
9
The Price of Freedom
2019
10
The Price of Freedom (By: Chris Kennedy)
2019
11
Farmer's Creed
2019
12
Farmer's Creed (By: Christopher Woods)
2019
13
Call Me Mr. Smith
2019
14
Call Me Mr. Smith (By: Alex Rath)
2019
15
Blue Crucible
2020
16
Blue Crucible (By: Benjamin Tyler Smith)
2020
17
They Call Me Princess
2020
18
They Call Me Princess (By: J.P. Chandler)
2020
19
The Island of Dr. Laroue
2020
20
The Island of Dr. Laroue (By: Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods)
2020
21
Relations
2020
22
Relations (By: Brisco Woods)
2020
23
Pacific Shogun
2020
24
Pacific Shogun (By: Jamie Ibson)
2020
25
Wildcat
2020
26
Wildcat (By: William Joseph Roberts)
2020
27
Blue Salvation
2020
28
Blue Salvation (By: Benjamin Tyler Smith)
2020
29
Kade
2021
30
Kade (By: Christopher Woods)
2021
31
Revenant
2022
32
Revenant (By: J.P. Chandler)
2022
33
Among the Embers
2022
34
Among the Embers (By: Kevin Ikenberry, Marisa Wolf, Jamie Ibson, Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, Jon R. Osborne, Benjamin Tyler Smith, Casey Moores, Kevin Steverson, Nick Steverson, Matt Novotny, Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, J.P. Chandler, Brisco Woods)