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Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming by Zelazny and Sheckley is all right.
The Myth-Adventures series by Aspirin is pretty good for several books. Some of the later ones are weak and some aren't.
I second the Dirk Gently books, though I wouldn't exactly... well... maybe "Fantasy" is the best word for them after all.
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If you like short stories, there's an anthology called The Wizards of Odd that contains only humorous/strange science fiction and fantasy. All of the authors are well-known (or were at one time). It's one of my favorite books.
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question: Is Pratchett worth reading? I don't think I've ever had the presumed pleasure. Where would one start?
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Pratchett writes the Discworld novels. To start, I recommend Mort, Weird Sisters, or Guards! Guards!. Posts: 2849 | Registered: Feb 2002
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Pratchett is great reading. Fully worth it.
Hm. I didn't think much of Tom Holt. He seemedto force the comedy, and that's just not on.
I would reccomend Diana Wynne Jones. If you're not scared off by the YA label, you're in for a treat. Look in particular for Howl's Moving Castle, Dark Lord of Derkholm, or Deep Secret.
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Some people call the Xanth series comedic fantasy. Others claims it is 1) not funny or 2) not fantasy. Piers Anthony wrote it, and it'll take you a while to read all of them, but you can jump in the middle of the series and still understand it as well as if you started at the beginning.
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quote:Originally posted by Eaquae Legit: Pratchett writes the Discworld novels. To start, I recommend Mort, Weird Sisters, or Guards! Guards!.
Mort! Mort! Mort!
Sorry. It's my favourite and I get a little excited whenever it comes up in conversation - or even when I bring it up in conversation. Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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I remember getting The Incompleat Enchanter before that one was out. Also, Gordon Dickson, I think has a book called The Dragon and the George. Kinda cute. And there's Peter David's Sir Apropos of Nothing, and... I don't remember who wrote Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming.
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Oh, thank you, starLisa. How did I forget all these great writers? I love the Dragon Knight books!
You'd think I'd never read any of this stuff before, the way I blanked when suddenly asked to come up with a list. A lot of these names I've read, but some I haven't, and that is exciting too. Yay for new books!
Oh, and there's Christopher Stasheff's The Warlock in Spite of Himself, which I rather enjoyed. And on the YA side of things, Patricia Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
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I misunderstood the title and was about to recommend Fables as an excellent fantasy comic Which is to say that it's a comic/graphic novel with a fantasy/folklore theme, but not particularly humorous. It is really, really good, though.
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Also I remember a series by John Morressy about a reclusive wizard named Kedrigern ... The spelling there might be off, it's been a long time since I've read that.
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Yeah, I remember Kedrigern in time to give the list I was asked for. But he's so hard to find, being out of print and all. Good stuff, though. I am always delighted to stumble across more Kedrigern.
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hmmm... I checked amazon and it looks like kedrigern was reprinted in volumes in the last couple years. I may have to buy those since my originals were .. ahem... 'borrowed'
I need to screen my borrowers more carefully!
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Every novel by Douglas Adams. I like Dirk GEntly, too, but The first "Hitchhiker" is definitely thes best, isn't it.
What about the "Otherland"- books by Tad Williams? I, mean, if you haven't read them, yet. I don't think, they are the best books I've ever read, not the worst either, but at least you can not finish them in two or three days. (Not having TV, I like it if I cannot finish a bool too fast.)
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