BookGuide - Lincoln City Libraries - Booklist: In Space...No One Can Hear You Laugh

A popular subcategory of both Science Fiction and Fantasy for many years has been the "Humorous SF" and "Humorous Fantasy". This can range from broad farce and slapstick, to parodies, to strong humorous elements in otherwise serious plots. Whether you enjoy the pun-filled misadventures in Piers Anthony's Xanth stories or Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures, the riotous action parodies of Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat series, the incredibly witty contemporary fantasies of Peter David or Tom Holt, the long-running Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, or just want to try a light-hearted one-shot novel, you're bound to find something in this list that will tickle your futuristic funnybone!

Some of the following novels are "stand alones", but many are entries in popular series. In the cases of stand-alone novels, individual titles are in alphabetical order following the author's name. In the case of series, the novels are arranged in "series order" following the name of the series. We've included a number of titles in this list which are not currently owned by the Lincoln City Libraries. These appear here for the sake of providing complete series listings, or to identify classic humorous SF or Fantasy series or novels which may be out-of-print. All books owned by Lincoln City Libraries are hotlinked to their entries in our library catalog, so that you may check on their current availability. If you see a title on this list that is not hotlinked to our collection, please consider ordering it through our Interlibrary Loan department.

Adams, Douglas	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [series] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe, and Everything So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish! Mostly Harmless The Salmon of Doubt Don't Panic!: The Official HHGG Companion by Neil Gaiman Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency [series] Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Salmon of Doubt
Aldiss, Brian	The Eighty-Minute Hour: A Space Opera
Anderson, Poul	The High Crusade
Anthony, Piers	But What of Earth? A Novel Rendered Into a Bad Example Prostho Plus The Magic of Xanth [series] A Spell for Chameleon The Source of Magic Castle Roogna Centaur Aisle Ogre, Ogre Night Mare Dragon on a Pedestal Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn Golem in the Gears Vale of the Vole Heaven Cent Man From Mundania Isle of View Question Quest The Color of her Panties Demons Don't Dream Harpy Thyme Geis of the Gargoyle Roc and a Hard Place Yon Ill Wind Faun & Games Zombie Lover Xone of Contention The Dastard Swell Foop Up in a Heaval Cube Route Currant Events Pet Peeve Stork Naked Air Apparent Two to the Fifth Jumper Cable Piers Anthony's Visual Guide to Xanth
Asprin, Robert	The Cold Cash War The Myth Adventures [series] Another Fine Myth Myth Conceptions Myth Directions Hit or Myth Myth-ing Persons Little Myth Marker M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link Myth-nomers and Im-pervections M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action Sweet Myth-tery of Life Myth-ION Improbable Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. Phule's Company [series] Phule's Company Phule's Paradise Phule Me Twice No Phule Like an Old Phule
Ball, Margaret	Mathemagics
Beard, Henry N.	Bored of the Rings
Bester, Alfred	Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester [story: "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed"]
Bishop, Michael	The Secret Ascension: Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas
Bisson, Terry	Voyage to the Red Planet Pirates of the Universe
Blaylock, James	Digging Leviathan
Boucher, Anthony	The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories
Bowman, David	Bunny Modern
Brooks, Terry	Magic Kingdom of Landover [series] Magic Kingdom ~~for Sale~~ -- Sold! The Black Unicorn Wizard at Large The Tangle Box Witches' Brew
Brown, Fredric	The Best of Fredric Brown From These Ashes Martians Go Home! Paradox Lost
Clarke, Arthur C.	Tales From the White Hart
Cook, Glen	Garrett, P.I. [series] Sweet Silver Blues Bitter Gold Hearts Cold Copper Tears Old Tin Sorrows Dread Brass Shadows Red Iron Nights Deadly Quicksilver Lies Petty Pewter Gods Faded Steel Heat Angry Lead Skies Whispering Nickel Idols Cruel Zinc Melodies
David, Peter	Howling Mad Sir Apropos of Nothing [series] Sir Apropos of Nothing The Woad to Wuin Tong Lashing Arthurian novels [series] Knight Life One Knight Only
de Camp, L. Sprague w/ Fletcher Platt or w/ Christopher Stasheff	The Incomplete Enchanter [series] The Incomplete Enchanter The Castle of Iron Wall of Serpents Sir Harold and the Gnome King The Enchanter Reborn The Exotic Enchanter
Denton, Bradley	Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede
Dick, Philip K.	Clans of the Alphane Moon The Divine Invasion Eye in the Sky
Dickson, Gordon & Anderson, Poul	The Dilbia books [series] Spacial Delivery Spacepaw Naked to the Stars The Hoka books [series] Earthman's Burden Star Prince Charlie Hoka! filed under: Anderson, Poul Hokas Pokas! filed under: Anderson, Poul
Dunsany, Lord	Jorkens Remembers Africa
Edghill, Rosemary	The Warslayer
Foster, Alan Dean	Codgerspace
Friesner, Esther	The Chick is in the Mail Hooray for Hellywood
Gaiman, Neil & Pratchett, Terry	Good Omens
Gardner, Craig Shaw	The Cineverse Cycle [trilogy] Slaves of the Volcano God Bride of the Slime Monster Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies Ebenezum Trilogy [series] A Malady of Magicks A Multitude of Monsters A Night in the Netherhells
Gentle, Mary	Grunts
Goulart, Ron	What's Become of Screwloose? and Other Inquiries Broke Down Engine and Other Troubles With Machines Nutzenbolts and More Troubles With Machines Skyrocket Steele Conquers the Universe and Other Media Tales Odd Job No. 101 and Other Future Crimes and Intrigues Calling Dr. Patchwork Big Bang Brainz, Inc. The Chameleon Corps [series] The Sword Swallower The Fire Eater Death Cell The Chameleon Corps and Other Shape Changers Plunder Shaggy Planet Flux Spacehawk, Inc. A Whiff of Madness The Wicked Cyborg Daredevils, Ltd. Starpirate's Brain Everybody Comes to Cosmos Star Hawk [series] Empire 99 The Cyborg King
Harrison, Harry	Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Bill the Galactic Hero [series] Bill the Galactic Hero Planet of the Robot Slaves Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Robot Slaves Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Bottled Brains Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Zombie Vampires Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars Bill the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasures The Final Incoherent Adventure The Stainless Steel Rat [series] The Stainless Steel Rat The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World The Stainless Steel Rat for President A Stainless Steel Rat is Born The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You! The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circus
Heinlein, Robert A.	Glory Road Magic Inc.
Holt, Tom	Expecting Someone Taller Flying Dutch Who's Afraid of Beowulf? Ye Gods!
Hughart, Barry	Master Li [series] Bridge of Birds The Story of the Stone Eight Skilled Gentlemen The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
Idle, Eric	The Road to Mars: A Postmodern Novel
Jones, Terry	Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic
Kessel, John	Good News From Outer Space Corrupting Dr. Nice
Kuttner, Henry pseud: Lewis Padgett	The Best of Henry Kuttner The Galloway Gallegher books [series] Robots Have No Tails Tomorrow & Tomorrow The Fairy Chessmen
Lafferty, R.A.	Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add?
Laumer, Keith	Retief [series] Envoy to New Worlds Galactic Diplomat Retief's War Retief and the Warlords Retief: Ambassador to Space Retief of the CDT Retief's Ransom Retief: Emissary to the Stars Retief at Large Retief Unbound Retief: Diplomat at Arms Retief to the Rescue The Return of Retief Retief in the Ruins Reward for Retief Retief!
Leiber, Fritz	Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser [series] Swords and Deviltry Swords Against Death Swords in the Mist Swords Against Wizardry The Swords of Lankhmar Swords and Ice Magic The Knight and Knave of Swords
Lem, Stanislaw	The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age Imaginary Magnitude Peace on Earth
McCrumb, Sharyn	Bimbos of the Death Sun Zombies of the Gene Pool
Moorcock, Michael	The Dancers at the End of Time [series] An Alien Heat The Hollow Lands The End of All Songs Legends From the End of Time A Messiah at the End of the Time A Cure for Cancer
Morrow, James	This is the Way the World Ends
Pohl, Frederick and Kornbluth, C.M.	The Space Merchants
Pratchett, Terry	Discworld [series] The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! ~~Faust~~ Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms Soul Music Interesting Times Maskerade Feet of Clay Hogfather Jingo The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum The Fifth Elephant The Truth Thief of Time The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Night Watch The Wee Free Men Monstrous Regiment A Hat Full of Sky Going Postal Thud! Making Money Unseen Academicals
Rankin, Robert	The Fandom of the Operator [book-on-CD only] Nostradamus Ate My Hamster [book-on-CD only]
Reed, Kit	The Revenge of the Senior Citizens Plus: A Short Story Collection
Resnick, Mike	Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun?
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Crosstime Saloon [series] Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Time Travelers Strictly Cash Callahan's Secret Callahan's Lady Lady Slings the Booze The Callahan Touch Callahan's Legacy Callahan's Key Callahan's Con
Russell, Eric Frank	Wasp
Shaw, Bob	Cosmic Kaleidoscope
Sheckley, Robert [see also Zelazny, Roger and Sheckley, Robert]	Dramocles: An Intergalactic Soap Opera Godshome Is That What People Do?
Sladek, John	The Lunatics of Terra Roderick: The Education of a Young Machine Tik-Tok
Smith, Dean Wesley	Men in Black [series] The Green Saliva Blues The Grazer Conspiracy
Smith, Thorne	Topper Topper Takes a Trip
Spinrad, Norman	The Iron Dream
Stasheff, Christopher	Escape Velocity The Warlock of Gramarye [series] The Warlock in Spite of Himself King Kobold King Kobold Revived The Warlock Unlocked The Warlock Enraged The Warlock Wandering The Warlock is Missing The Warlock Heretical The Warlock's Companion The Warlock Insane The Warlock Rock Warlock and Son Warlock's Heirs [series] M'Lady Witch Quicksilver's Knight The Spell-Bound Scholar Here Be Monsters The Rogue Wizard [series] A Wizard in Absentia A Wizard in Mind A Wizard in Bedlam A Wizard in War A Wizard in Peace A Wizard in Chaos A Wizard in Midgard A Wizard and a Warlord A Wizard in the Way A Wizard in a Feud Wizard in Rhyme [series] Her Majesty's Wizard The Oathbound Wizard The Witch Doctor The Secular Wizard My Son, the Wizard The Haunted Wizard The Crusading Wizard The Feline Wizard Starship Troupers [series] A Company of Stars We Open on Venus A Slight Detour
Stephenson, Neal	Snow Crash
Twain, Mark	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court [The library owns numerous different editions of this title]
Vance, Jack	Tales of the Dying Earth
Vonnegut, Kurt	Cat's Cradle The Sirens of Titan Slaughterhouse Five
Waldrop, Howard	All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past Going Home Again Howard Who?
Watt-Evans, Lawrence and Friesner, Esther	Split Heirs
Wells, H.G.	Best Science Fiction Stories of H.G. Wells [story: "The Truth About Pyecraft"]
Westlake, Donald	Tomorrow's Crimes
Williams, Walter Jon	Facets [story: "The Bob Dylan Solution"] Drake Maijstral novels [series] The Crown Jewels House of Shards Rock of Ages
Willis, Connie	Bellwether To Say Nothing of the Dog
Zelazny, Roger and Sheckley, Robert	Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming A Farce to Be Reckoned With If at Faust You Don't Succeed