''Worlds'' is a collection of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

short stories by

Eric Flint Eric Flint (February 6, 1947 – July 17, 2022) was an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also wrote humorous fantasy adventures. His works have been listed ...

. It was first published in hardcover and ebook format by

Baen Books Baen Books () is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher an ...

on February 1, 2009; a paperback edition was issued by the same publisher in October 2011. The collection consists of ten short works of fiction, together with a preface, introductory notes introducing the individual stories and a bibliography of the author's works.

* "Preface" The

Belisarius series The Belisarius Series is a fictional saga in the alternate history and military history subgenres of science fiction, written by American authors David Drake and Eric Flint. Its protagonist is a real historical figure, the late Roman gene ...

* "Author's Note" * "Islands" (from '' The Warmasters'', May 2002) The

1632 series The ''1632'' series, also known as the 1632-verse or ''Ring of Fire'' series, is an alternate history book series and sub-series created, primarily co-written, and coordinated by American author Eric Flint and published by Baen Books. The s ...

* "Author's Note" * "The Wallenstein Gambit" (from ''

Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. The Ring o ...

'', January 2004) The Anne Jefferson stories * "Portraits" (from '' The Grantville Gazette'', Oct. 2003) * "Steps in the Dance" (from ''

Grantville Gazette II ''Grantville Gazette II'' is the third collaborative anthology published in print set in the 1632-verse shared universe in what is best regarded as a canonical sub-series of the popular alternate history that began with the February 2000 public ...

'', March 2006) * "Postage Due" (from ''

Grantville Gazette III The ''Grantville Gazette III'' is the third collaborative and the fourth anthology in the 1632 series edited by the series creator, Eric Flint. It was published as an e-book by Baen Books in October 2004. It was released as a hardcover in Janu ...

'', January 2007) The Honor Harrington series * "Author's Note" * "From the Highlands" (from ''

Changer of Worlds ''Changer of Worlds'', published in 2001, was the third anthology of stories set in the Honor Harrington universe or Honorverse. The stories in the anthologies serve to introduce characters, provide deeper more complete backstory and flesh out t ...

'', March 2001) The Joe's World series * "Author's Note" * "Entropy, and the Strangler" (from ''L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume IX'', October 1993) * "The Realm of Words" (from ''

Jim Baen's Universe ''Jim Baen's Universe'' (''JBU'') was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen (founder and long-time publisher of Baen Books). It was recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. ''JBU'' began ...

'', June 2007) The Rats, Bats & Vats series * "Author's Note" * "Genie Out of the Bottle" (with Dave Freer) (from ''Cosmic Tales II: Adventures in Far Futures'', February 2005) The Ranks of Bronze series * "Author's Note" * "''Carthago Delenda Est''" (from ''Foreign Legions'', June 2001) * "Appendix: Eric Flint Bibliography"

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