Humorous Space Opera (47 books)

It skates on the edge of SF stereotypes with an edge of panache and sparkle of humor. Have fun with tropes! Watch heroes in stretch lycra save the Universe! Squeal at the tentacles of Monsters!

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1	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,017,384 ratings score: 2,072, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Redshirts by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 117,806 ratings score: 1,165, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) by Douglas Adams 4.08 avg rating — 185,437 ratings score: 872, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Space Opera (Space Opera, #1) by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 17,136 ratings score: 589, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2) by Douglas Adams 4.20 avg rating — 316,391 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Android's Dream by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 24,106 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Will Save the Galaxy for Food (Jacques McKeown, #1) by Yahtzee Croshaw 3.91 avg rating — 8,046 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency, #2) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 37,295 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Chilling Effect (Chilling Effect, #1) by Valerie Valdes (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 4,308 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 59,901 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Terminal Alliance (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #1) by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,536 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase by Douglas Adams 4.33 avg rating — 958 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Last Hero (Discworld, #27; Rincewind, #7) by Terry Pratchett 4.18 avg rating — 39,704 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	By Bear Bones by Vasexandros (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Mechanical Failure (Epic Failure, #1) by Joe Zieja (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,988 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Retief of the CDT (Retief, #7) by Keith Laumer 3.90 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Stainless Steel Rat for President (Stainless Steel Rat, #8) by Harry Harrison 3.87 avg rating — 3,993 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	How Much for Just the Planet? (Star Trek: The Original Series #36, Star Trek: Worlds Apart, #2) by John M. Ford 3.58 avg rating — 1,793 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,715 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Retief and the Warlords (Retief, #4) by Keith Laumer 3.82 avg rating — 266 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase (Hitchhiker's Guide: Radio Play, #2) by Douglas Adams 4.42 avg rating — 1,490 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Willful Child (Willful Child, #1) by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 2,839 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Reluctant Adventures of Fletcher Connolly on the Interstellar Railroad: Book 1-4 by Felix R. Savage (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 216 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Terminal Alliance (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, #1) by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 3,536 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Starship Grifters (Rex Nihilo, #1) by Robert Kroese (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,231 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Strata by Terry Pratchett 3.53 avg rating — 11,564 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Terminal Uprising (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #2) by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 1,869 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Terminal Uprising (Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse, #2) by Jim C. Hines (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 1,869 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Space Captain Smith (Chronicles of Isambard Smith, #1) by Toby Frost (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,224 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Dark Side of the Sun by Terry Pratchett 3.64 avg rating — 10,548 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Gate Crashers by Patrick S. Tomlinson (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 973 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Wrong Stars (Axiom, #1) by Tim Pratt (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 3,900 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5,454 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Jane Carver of Waar (Jane Carver, #1) by Nathan Long (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 625 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Wrath of the Lemming Men (Chronicles of Isambard Smith, #3) by Toby Frost (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	God Emperor of Didcot (Chronicles of Isambard Smith, #2) by Toby Frost (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 577 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Game of Battleships (Chronicles of Isambard Smith, #4) by Toby Frost (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 293 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Return of Retief (Retief, #12) by Keith Laumer 3.93 avg rating — 240 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase by Douglas Adams 4.34 avg rating — 1,135 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Hal Spacejock (Hal Spacejock #1) by Simon Haynes (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,438 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Spacial Delivery (Dilbia, #1) by Gordon R. Dickson 3.71 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Magnificent Wilf by Gordon R. Dickson 3.55 avg rating — 245 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Pirates of Zan by Murray Leinster 3.60 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Everett Akasha and the Flatulent Feline: Novella 1 by Justin Dockins 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (Stainless Steel Rat, #1) by Harry Harrison 3.97 avg rating — 9,138 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Stainless Steel Trio (Stainless Steel Rat, #1-3) by Harry Harrison 4.13 avg rating — 776 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted (Stainless Steel Rat, #2) by Harry Harrison 3.92 avg rating — 5,409 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars