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Going Postal

Please, do not post Fantasy books.

A separate list can be created for them.

Not everyone who reads Science Fiction reads Fantasy, and vice-versa.

Please, someone, have the Fantasy titles removed.

Slaughterhouse Five and Snowcrash are not comedic.

Can you add Colony by Rob Grant? That was hilarious.

You could vote for it; it's easy to add books to lists. At the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

Thanks Susanna!

You are right - it's pure fantasy. Removed it along with several duplicates.

Hah, Douglas Adams takes up the first five. He totally deserves it though.

He (justifiably) has a lot of fans.

Bit of selfless promotion here - my first published book on Amazon is 'Intergalactic Terrorist' - it's a space comedy! Please check it out - if you like it, add it to this list! :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00D5EO4LO...

Santa Claus vs S.P.I.D.E.R. may not be a novel but it's one of my favorites.

So, does anyone have a recommendation for a Goodreads group for people that have read and enjoyed a number of the books on this list?

Yes I realize the last comment on this was months ago but you never know...

Senchaii wrote: "So, does anyone have a recommendation for a Goodreads group for people that have read and enjoyed a number of the books on this list?

Yes I realize the last comment on this was months ago but you ..."

So, responding half a year later... Perhaps you should check out the "Dragons and Jetpacks" group?

Kirsten wrote: "Senchaii wrote: "So, does anyone have a recommendation for a Goodreads group for people that have read and enjoyed a number of the books on this list?

Yes I realize the last comment on this was mo..."Thanks for the tip. I will check that out.

Greegs & Ladders



Fans of Hitchhiker's may enjoy this one.

Possibly someone on here can help me. I'm trying to remember the author or series title of a comedic sci-fi series that I owned in the early 1990s (maybe around 1992/1993?).

There were at least 2 books in the series, maybe more, they were near future (no more than about 1500 years ahead of today and probably less) and they revolved around the adventures of a team of reporters.

I remember that one of the books in the series began with a chap who was both a decorated soldier and a respected artist using some sort of bomb to sculpt a huge statue.

If anybody can enlighten me as to what these books were/are, I'd be very grateful - I've been looking for ages and haven't been able to identify them yet.

Thanks,
Mike

Have you tried the group What's the Name of That Book?

Who was the focus of the book? What was the POV? Plot? Are you sure it was future and not time travel or alternate history? Were the journalists the main story or just the scene you remember? Did they travel the galaxy? Similar planet? Could it have been short stories or pieces for magazines that became full novels a la Retief or Sector General? Were they reporters aka this is Jane from team xzy news channel 9, or journalists? Was it sci-fi or possibly fantasy?

Abby wrote: "Hah, Douglas Adams takes up the first five. He totally deserves it though."

The Futurological Congress should be #2 or #3.

The seven novels written by Douglas Adams are all in the top 10. Excellent.

11 duplicates found and removed.

But really, who on earth added the Hobbit here?

Amazing book but neither sci fi and definitely not comedic, really. Come on.