After skimming this thread, I miss one of my favorite authors: Eric Flint; especially his alternate history books about the town of Grantville, West Virginia, which suddenly will transferred into 30-year-war-Germany: The in-(?)
famous "Ring of fire"-Series + the Grantville Gazettes
These books are really great readings; and most of them are available for free via the even (in)famous
Baen-CD's ...