Author Recommendations Please

Scattergorie · Apr 22, 2014

Over the years I've devoured every page ever written by Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman (and several other classics), but I've now hit a wall...

Can anyone recommend any contemporary authors of satirical, humorous or otherwise tongue-in-cheek fantasy/scifi? I'd love to find some new funny guys!

buz · Apr 22, 2014

Depending on your specific taste...

Christopher Moore, Jasper Fforde, Walter Moers, A. Lee Martinez, Susanna Clarke

Maggie Maxwell · Apr 22, 2014

Seconding Christopher Moore. His newest is out today and I am SO excited for it!

Scattergorie · Apr 22, 2014

Thanks so much for the quick replies! After a brief search on Amazon, looks as though Christopher Moore may be just what I'm looking for. Some other interesting selections as well.

Thanks again!

Wilde_at_heart · Apr 22, 2014

Spider Robinson - he's one of my brother's favourite writers. I'm assuming you're familiar with Robert Anton Wilson...

Putputt · Apr 22, 2014

Daniel O'Malley. When I read him, I thought, "Omg, he's like Pratchett's little brother!"

I am counting the days to his next book.

ULTRAGOTHA · Apr 22, 2014

I second Jasper Fforde. Wonderful stuff.

Scattergorie · Apr 22, 2014

So many great recommendations! I've made a list of about 20 titles so far. Wonderful for reading, studying, analyzing... for getting any writing done, not so much.

Thanks again!

rwm4768 · Apr 22, 2014

If you're willing to read stuff that's for a younger audience, I've found Brandon Sanderson's Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians MG series a lot of fun. I think it can work for older audiences, too, because there's a lot of good humor in there for writers and avid readers.

Plus, it features a main character whose magical talent is breaking things. Other characters have similarly ridiculous abilities.

Warning: it completely obliterates the fourth wall, referring to the reader directly.

waylander · Apr 23, 2014

JC Hines (an AWer)

Smiling Ted · Apr 23, 2014

Ben Aaronovitch (who also wrote for Doctor Who), has a fairly witty (but not over-the-top) urban fantasy series, Rivers of London.

And then there's this guy...the one who wrote the book just to my left.

Author Recommendations Please

Scattergorie

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buz

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Maggie Maxwell

Making Einstein cry since 1994

Scattergorie

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Wilde_at_heart

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Putputt

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ULTRAGOTHA

Merovingian Superhero

Scattergorie

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rwm4768

practical experience, FTW

waylander

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Smiling Ted

Ah-HA!

Author Recommendations Please

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Merovingian Superhero

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practical experience, FTW

Who's going for a beer?

Ah-HA!

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