{"product_id":"the-danish-scheme-ring-of-fire-press-fiction","title":"The Danish Scheme (Ring of Fire Press Fiction)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristian IV  King of Denmark  Sir Thomas Roe  the English Ambassador to Christians court  and various elements of the extended Abrabanel family have arranged an unusually well-funded and well led expedition to North America. The purpose of this mission? To establish a powerful Danish presence in Newfoundland  from which the Danes will extend their influence and commercial presence across North America  in the regions above the French possessions in the New World.The Danish scheme is one of King Christians responses to his forced incorporation into the new Union of Kalmar  following Denmarks defeat in the Baltic War of 1634. In some ways  it is aimed as much against Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden as it is against Richelieus France. It is an attempt to restore Denmarks power without coming into direct conflict with the Swedish king and his American allies.But neither Gustav Adolf nor Mike Stearns are fooled by Christians machinations. Their response is depicted in Eric Flints short story Brave New World  also part of this volume  and it is not one that the Danish king had foreseen. The world of the 1630s  already thrown into tumult by the Ring of Fire and the arrival of the town of Grantville from across time and space  just got more complicatedand more exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44950175154229,"sku":"ByrdShop_1490502904","price":225.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781490502908.jpg?v=1770099619","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-danish-scheme-ring-of-fire-press-fiction","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}