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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

series21 books1957

completed

Funny and adventurous in tone, about con artists, set in far future.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

Bill, the Galactic HeroSeries

series10 books1964

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Harry Harrison's Bill, the Galactic Hero is a satire of militaristic science fiction, following a hapless draftee named Bill through a galactic war run by an absurd, dehumanizing military bureaucracy.”
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StrataNovel

Terry Pratchettstandalone novel1981

About space exploration, set in space and far future.

SvetzSeries

series9 books1969

Time travel.

Start with The Flight of the Horse →

CallahanSeries

series33 books1973

Set in contemporary.

“Narrated largely by patron Jake Stonebender, the series runs from the original 1977 story collection through further novels and a later spinoff strand centered on Lady Sally McGee's establishment, continuing into the 2000s.”
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Start with Callahan's Crosstime Saloon →

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