Epsilon by Blood Stain Child
Melodic death metal with techno/trance
That's not Fürst Pückler, that's Napoleon!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neapolitan_ice_cream#History
... (or maybe some books)...
Then how about the Bobiverse series? That should fit the bill perfectly. Even has a Riker! I'm a big fan of the audio books.
And definitely Project Hail Mary as a one off.
And maybe Expeditionary Force. That one is a bit much militaristic for my taste but I got to love the audio books anyways.