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Thursday NextSeries
series8 books2001
Fantasy and science fiction, whimsical in tone.
“Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels follow a literary detective in an alternate England who can jump physically into the world of books to solve crimes against literature itself.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Eyre Affair →
Jeff LintSeries
series2 books2005
Literary & general and humor, about art and artists.
“A humorous novel written as a biography of Jeff Lint, a fictitious writer.”
from the catalogue
Start with Lint →
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Science fiction and humor, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Dirk Gently, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Prose BowlNovel
Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzinistandalone novel1980
Science fiction, about art and artists, set in near future.
“From the moment the Head Editor waves his red flag to the second the typewriting stops and a victor is chosen, every reader will be cheering at the sidelines of Prose Bowl.”
from the catalogue
Bunnicula UniverseSeries
series20 books1979
Fantasy and humor.
Start with Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery →
Nightmare at the Book FairNovel
Dan Gutmanstandalone novel2008
Fantasy and adventure, about transported to another world.