The Ring of Fire Press was created in 2013 to release material in the 1632 series that was originally published as serials over successive issues of The Grantville Gazettes magazine. Beginning in 2018, they had released original material in the 1632 series, and had published other works.
On August 16, 2022, Lucille Robbins, the widow of Eric Flint, officially announced the immediate shutdown of both The Grantville Gazette and the Ring of Fire Press. Without a huge infusion of new cash, it was determined that both business ventures would not be economically viable without Flint's participation. As a result, all titles became out-of-print; ebook distribution had ceased, and the limited pre-existing stock of new paper editions at authorized retailers will disappear soon.
Some authors, such as Bjorn Hasseler and Virginia DeMarce, have made arrangements with Baen Books to have Baen republish and distribute their books, while other authors, such as Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett, have decided on the self-publishing route via Amazon (which limit distributions to third-party resellers). Since not all authors have found a new publisher, some titles might remain out-of-print for some time.
1632 books
Time Spike books In October 2018, the Ring of Fire Press began releasing novels that are part of the Time Spike series that were previously published as serials in the Grantville Gazette.
+ Ring of Fire Press – Time Spike books Title Publication date Authors ISBN Notes Time Spike: The Mysterious Mesa October 2018 Garrett W. Vance Originally published as a serial in 11 parts in Gazette volumes 39–60 that is set in the Cretaceous Period of Time Spike that involved a U.S. cavalryman from 1838 and a Spanish soldier from 1540. Republished in 2026 by Baen Books. Time Spike: The First Cavalry of the Cretaceous June 2022 Garrett W. Vance Sequel to Time Spike: The Mysterious Mesa that was originally published as a serial in 9 parts in Gazette volumes 62–99. Will be Republished in March 2026 by Baen Books.
Queen of the Seas books In August 2021, the Ring of Fire Press began releasing novels that are part of the Queen of the Seas series.
+ Ring of Fire Press – Queen of the Seas books Title Publication date Authors ISBN Notes The Sicilian Coil September 2021 Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett The appearance of the cruise ship Queen of the Seas just after the death of Alexander the Great had shaken up the third century BCE world. The Roman Senate did not like the idea that their "republic" was destined to become a dictatorship and its Italian neighbors did not like the idea that they would lose their autonomy and be absorb by the then Roman city state. This book is centered on the power play occurring in the Italian peninsula while the ship people cruise back and forth from Trinidad and the Eastern Mediterranean. This title was privately re-released by the authors via Amazon in September 2022 ().
Non-Assiti Shards books In April 2017, the Ring of Fire Press began releasing novels that were not a part of either the 1632 or Assiti Shards book series.