Grantville Gazette 73's theme could be returning characters. First up are Blaise Pascal and Logan Sebastian, in Tim Roesch's "Chaffing." Next, the Elzevirs have plans in Anne Keener's "A Printer's Dream." And Fast as Lightning in the Sky is back in "Blood Brothers," by Eric S. Brown and Robert E. Waters.

Philip Fröhlich is still trying to get published in David Carrico's "Letters From Gronow, Episode Four," and the consortium continues working on guns in "SMC, Part Three," by Mike Watson.

Next up are three non-fiction articles: Iver P. Cooper's "Fair or Foul, Part 2, Observing Pressure and Wind," Walter H. Hunt's "Freemasonry in the World of 1632," and Jack Carroll's "1636: Land Radio Communication in Europe." Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Notes From the Buffer Zone column is "The Shifting World Order."

Ni-T'o, T'cumu, Gonzalo, Nate, and the Raven Priestess are back, in Garrett W. Vance's Time Spike story "First Cavalry of the Cretaceous, Part Five: Charge!" Finally, in the Universe annex, Edward M. Lerner follows up his previous story "The Company Man," with "The Company Dick."

Grantville Gazette 76 has some of our best stories to date.

First, we have David Carrico's story "Requiem For the Future" which explores up-timers' reactions to the Ring of Fire.

Next, we have we head south for Phillip Riviezzo's caper "The Sicilian Job."

Sergeant Hartmann returns in Part 1 of "Honing the Blade" by Nick Lorance.

Iver P. Cooper begins a new non-fiction series on airship handling with "The Wind is the Enemy: Part 1, Airship Takeoff, Landing, Hangaring, and Ground Handling."

Kristine Kathryn Rusch point out that "We Live in the Future Now" in her Notes From the Buffer Zone column.

In the Universe Annex section, we have "The Problem With Demons" by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, and Paula Goodlett. This is a companion story to their novel The Demons of Paris, published through Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press.

Grantville Gazette 74 begins with Sarah Hays' story "WWJD is the Wrong Question," in which horse trainer Alyse Glazer asks a different question.

Next is David Carrico's "Quelles Misérables." Cardinal Richelieu is apprised of the danger of Victor Hugo's works.

Elsewhere in France, an effort to build an air force is underway. In "Air France," Thomas Hare and Terry Howard show us le Laboratoire.

David Carrico continues his serial "Letters From Gronow" with episode five. Phillip Fröhlich encounters new complications in his quest to be published.

Iver P. Cooper continues his non-fiction series on weather forecasting with "Fair or Foul, Part 3: Meteorological Observation Networks."

In "Notes from The Buffer Zone," Kristine Kathryn Rusch wonders about "The Jetsons and the Alternate Future."

In "Old Habits" by David Dove, a car thief encounters a fast car in the Time Spike universe.

And in the Universe Annex, Steve Quinn brings us "The Touch of Iron."

This issue begins with "Whodunnit?", a story by David Carrico featuring lawyer Andy Wulff, whom we first met in "The Tax Man Cometh." Phillip Riviezzo gives us "Greta's Day Off," a story about . . . well, you'll have to see. In "Between East and West," Iver P. Cooper shows how post-RoF events influence members of a Japanese delegation who came to Spain many years ago.

We have two serial installments: David Carrico's "Letters From Gronow, Part 3," in which Philip Fröhlich is still trying to get published, and Mike Watson's SMC, Part 2," detailing the Suhl Corporation's project to produce metallic cartridge firearms.

Have you ever wondered why some things take a while to happen in the 1632 universe? Charles E. Gannon and David Carrico explain why in "Time May Change Me, But I Can't Trace Time." Iver P. Cooper begins a new series on meteorology with "Fair or Foul: Part 1, Observing Temperature, Humidity, and Precipitation.

Editor-in-Chief Walt Boyes provides the after-action report on this year's 1632 Minicon, held at Balticon, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch's "Notes From the Buffer Zone" column focuses on Wonder Woman.

The Universe Annex presents Part 2 of Dominic diCiacca's story "Time's Angel."

This issue begins with David Carrico's story "Lex Talionis." It's got Marla and Franz, Gunter Achterhof, and a really hard question.

Next is "The Men From M.A.R.S.: The Martians Are Coming." Kerryn Offord shows us how those Marines in Bavaria in 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught got there.

Robert and Amanda Teeter bring us "Kudzu Werke—Safety First Always." This continues the late Karen Bergstralh's storyline.

David Carrico concludes his serial with "Letters From Gronow, Episode 6."

Charles E. Gannon and David Carrico give us the second installment in their non-fiction series about the rate of technological advance in "Time May Change Me, Part 2."

Iver P. Cooper concludes his non-fiction series with "Fair or Foul, Part 4: Weather Analysis and Forecasting."

Kristine Kathryn Rusch just wants her phone the way she wants it, in "Notes from The Buffer Zone: Get Off My Phone!"

Mystery stories have been spreading across Europe, and in "An Iconic Mystery" by Caroline Palmer, some French schoolboys have found a case.

In "From the Ashes" by Eric S. Brown and Anna G. Carpenter, the members of the Monster Society try to come to terms with the death of one of the LARPers.

New author Thomas K. Scot gives us "Small is Good." A master gunsmith needs to adapt.

Joy Ward continues the story arc from "The Night Soil King" with "Barbie and the Musicians of Bremen." Down-time teenagers discover rock 'n roll, and one of them has to deal with a controlling father.

In "Letters From Gronow, Part 2" by David Carrico, Philip continues trying to get his story published.

Mike Watson shows us what the Suhl gunsmiths are up to in "SMC, Part 1."

Iver Cooper concludes his non-fiction "Life at Sea" with P"art 4: Lights Across the Waters"

Kristine Kathryn Rusch shares a perspective "From the Analog Couch."

Garrett Vance continues "The First Cavalry of the Cretaceous" with "Part 4: War Drums at Dawn."

For the first time we have two Universe Annex stories: Edward M. Lerner's "The Company Man" and the first installment of Domenic diCiacca's "Time's Angel."