Not for First-time Readers in the Ring of Fire 'verse
1637: The Peacock Throne (31) by Eric Flint
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a direct sequel to 1636: Mission to the Mughals, and as such is very heavy on the politics, particularly the political infighting both in the runup to the fight between the two claimants to the Peacock Throne, and afterward. I found it very slow going at times, and it's definitely not a good introduction to the series. You really have to be invested in the 'verse to enjoy this volume.
Worse, the ending is pretty clearly a setup for another novel, maybe even a couple of them. However, I have no idea whether that novel (or novels) was ever written -- and now that Eric Flint is gone, whatever additional volumes may have been planned are unlikely to ever be written.
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