Great suggestions all, which are greatly appreciated!
jehane: If I Were an Evil Overlord looks like great fun and has been duly appropriated. Cheers!
Drake-san: thank you for that absolute abundance of suggestions! One or two I've read, one or two I've got and the remainder I'm in the process of looking into.
MicheleA: The Sad Tale of... looks great too and has also been duly picked up, along with K. J. Parker's Autumn series. Thanks!
xg4bx: I have all the Dune books under my belt already, although in the case of several of the later ones I rather wish that wasn't the case. Appreciate the input though!
flipreads: I'll certainly have a look at Troll's Eye View too. Sounds like it could be enjoyable and I've no problem with books meant for a younger audience. Cheers!
Although I'm beginning to ever so slightly lose hope of actually finding a book which fulfils the stated criteria, please do keep those suggestions coming.
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