Holy Roman Empire about a small American town of three-thousand 'West Virginians' sent back to May 1631 by historian-writer-editor Eric Flint, which has spawned worldwide interest and a wide following in less than five years. While initially not a best seller, and originally available only as a paperback, the alternate history set in 1631—1632 Europe during the heyday of the Thirty Years' War has remained continuously in print.