Lackey, Mercedes, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer. The Heirs of Alexandria
Divergence: 415 CE
What if: Hypatia of Alexandria triumphed in her debate/conflict with Cyril and her
philosophy was blended into Christianity.
Series note: Series originally announced as a tetralogy but which will include seven books
if all are published. Includes
The Shadow of the Lion,
A Mankind Witch (by Freer only),
This Rough Magic,
Much Fall of Blood
and the forthcoming
Burdens of the Dead,
The Great Doom's Image (by Lackey and Flint),
and
Tooth of Wolf, Claw of Dragon (by Flint and Freer).
Lackey, Mercedes, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer. The Shadow of the Lion
Divergence: 415 CE
Summary: Murder, magic and intrigue in a 16th-century Venice, where the demon-possessed
grand duke of Lithuania seeks to distract the attentions of the Holy Roman Empire.
Series note: First volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Baen 2002 (0743435230BUY), 2003 (0743471474BUY).
Freer, Dave. A Mankind Witch
Divergence: 415 CE
Series note: Second volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Comments: Third published book in the series. It was not part of the originally planned
tetralogy but was subsequently written as an intersticial work.
Published: Baen 2005 (0743499131BUY), 2007 (1416521151BUY).
Lackey, Mercedes, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer. This Rough Magic
Divergence: 415 CE
Summary: The Lithuanian attack against the H.R.E. again focuses on subverting Venice,
but this time through a Hungarian attempt to capture Corfu and thereby close
the Adriatic.
Series note: Third volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Baen 2003 (0743471490BUY), 2005 (0743499093BUY).
Lackey, Mercedes, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer. Much Fall of Blood
Divergence: 415 CE
Series note: A volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Baen 2010 (1439133514BUY), 2011 (1439134162BUY).
Lackey, Mercedes, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer. Burdens of the Dead
Divergence: 415 CE
Series note: A volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Not yet published;
expected from Baen in June 2013 (1451638744BUY).
Lackey, Mercedes, and Eric Flint. The Great Doom's Image
Divergence: 415 CE
Series note: A volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Not yet published;
publication date unknown.
Flint, Eric, and Dave Freer. Tooth of Wolf, Claw of Dragon
Divergence: 415 CE
Series note: A volume of The Heirs of Alexandria.
Published: Not yet published;
publication date unknown.