1632
Eric Flint
6 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2007–2026.
What people on Hacker News said
1632 By Eric Flint, and the subsequent series, got me thinking about the nature of civilization and all the things that go into making it.
It's a fascinating study of society and the infrastructure that makes civilization work. Their struggles to avoid starvation and being over-run by the armies of the 30 years war are gripping reading.
Read 1632 by Eric Flint, deeply embedded in it is a lesson about the infrastructure that keeps modern society going.
1632 by Eric Flint - it became a series. I can read them over and over. - Alternate history, contemplative of everything that makes modern civilization possible and keeps it going.
Not quite science fiction, but it's an alternative history that teaches a lot about infrastructure and science along the way.
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