04-28-2010, 02:52 AM
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Can you recommend any authors similar to Douglas Adams
Hi folks
I have a itch to read something funny for a change - I'm after something SCI-FI-ish, but it's not a "core requirement". I've read Terry Pratchet too - but all other stuff along the same lines of his work fades in comparison. So fantasy is probably out, unless it's really original work as compared to Terry's (this is of course from my highly subjective point of view). Thanks for the input! Cheers, m-reader |
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04-28-2010, 05:34 AM
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It's not as slapstick as Douglas Adams, but it's funny, has lots of geeky/sci-fi in-jokes, and is a spoof of the old 1930's era sci-fi stories. |
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04-28-2010, 07:00 AM
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You might try Hal Spacejock. Not quite Douglas Adams but it is a giggle and it's free here https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ight=spacejock
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04-28-2010, 07:15 AM
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Harry Harrison's _The Stainless Steel Rat_ comes to mind, also Barry Hughart's _Bridge of Birds_
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04-28-2010, 10:34 AM
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I enjoy Spider Robinson's humour, and it's especially good if you have read Heinlein and like puns -- the Callahan books.
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04-28-2010, 01:07 PM
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04-28-2010, 01:32 PM
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I'm having deja vu...check out this thread for more suggestions:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=douglas+adams |
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04-28-2010, 05:20 PM
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Last edited by mediax; 04-28-2010 at 05:21 PM. Reason: second thoughts . . . |
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04-29-2010, 04:45 AM
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What about Jasper Fforde? I found the first book in his Nursery Crimes series hilarious.
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04-29-2010, 05:17 AM
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Muchos thanks everybody! I'll have a busy weekend checking all your suggestions!
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