There was a great thread about sci-fi classics recently: https://t.co/jGs0AItDcw I had fond memories about many of the books mentioned, and I immediately bought several that I hadn't already read. (spoilers) The first one I got through was Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson, and \
I really enjoyed 1633, the second book in “The Ring of Fire” — plop a 21st century American town into 17th century Europe and see what happens. It is “competence porn”, but a different take than post-apocalyptic works.
https://amazon.com/1633-Ring-Fire-Book-2-ebook/dp/B00AP8YZI0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QZ36I3AYHTM6&keywords=1633+book&qid=1691162569&sprefix=1633+book%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1
Book 2 of… 27 ???
I enjoyed this. Biography has never been one of my favorite genres, and I have a bit of an irrational bias against reading bios of people I have interacted with personally, but I am reevaluating.