I know it's already on Jon's list, but I'd like to say that Audrey Niffenegger : The Time Travellers Wife is one of the best books I've read in the last couple years. The story is brilliant, and I have recommended it to pretty much everyone I know. Another suggestion is SELDON EDWARDS : THE LITTLE BOOK . Much of it is set in Vienna at the end of the 19th century, which he describes quite vividly. Also, don't forget a classic, Robert A. Heinlein : Farnhams Freehold . It's an oldie but goodie from the seventies. Kind of a cross-over time travel/post apocalyptic novel.