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Dear Phoul,
I love Pratchett, also Connie Willis and Steven Brust, who were recommended already- do give them a try. Willis is really uplifting, and a fine writer. Brust is just a lot of fun, with sly characters and some very strange expressions that are hilarious. For lighthearted reads, I also recommend Christopher Moore (Practical Demonkeeping, the Stupidest Angel, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove), or for turn of century Egyptology with a bit of romance, Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank. For slapstick humor, try to find Selina Rosen's Queen of Denial. If you want light vamps, Mary Janice Davidson's Undead and Unwed is very funny. Evelyn Smith had a series starting with Miss Melville Regrets- which shows how a formerly rich girl down on her luck accidentally starts a new career. Cassandra French's Finishing School by Eric Garcia is a scream. Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair is a literary treat- where you REALLY get lost in a good book. If you like good mysteries, Laurie King has a Sherlock Holmes-Mary Russell series starting with The Beekeeper's Apprentice- which is very good. Kage Baker has an SF series about The Company- which transforms children into immortal cyborgs to send them back into time to collect artifacts or preserve something that might be lost. Just like Connie Willis, can be depressing at some times, but overall uplifting. Sorry to go on so long, but I love books and hope others will enjoy some of the ones I found engrossing.
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