Fiction - Science Fiction - Humorous

In the year 2050, what will Vermont look like? And will it be somewhere you'd recognize, or want to live?Thirty-seven Vermonters-from students and octogenarians, businesspeople and academics, to poets and journalists-take a half-serious, half-humorous approach to imagining life in Vermont in twenty-five years. The...

In Anthony Burgess's influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends' intense reaction against...

When Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not to the familiar scenes of nineteenth-century America but to the bewildering sights and sounds of sixth-century Camelot. Although confused at first and quickly imprisoned, he soon realises that his knowledge of...

Fans of Terry Pratchett and Shane Kuhn's THE INTERN'S HANDBOOK will love this noir supernatural thriller. Death needs a vacation. Badly. But there's a catch: There are people who cheat the system, always falling through the cracks and not dying like they're supposed to....

BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR, BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY - Discover the magical beginning of Piers Anthony's enthralling Xanth series Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled--where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs and...

The twenty-first-century heir to Kurt Vonnegut, Kanan Gill's debut, Acts of God, is a madcap futuristic romp that dares to question the meaning of existence--with equal parts reverence and hilarity.Private detective P. Manjunath thinks like fire and works like dust as he sets out...

The twenty-first-century heir to Kurt Vonnegut, Kanan Gill's debut, Acts of God, is a madcap futuristic romp that dares to question the meaning of existence--with equal parts reverence and hilarity.Private detective P. Manjunath thinks like fire and works like dust as he sets out...

Part alien invasion story, part buddy comedy, and part workplace satire, After The Fall by Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 (inspiration for the film Mickey 17), asks an important question: would humans really make great pets?Humans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans...

America's venture capitalist werewolves meet their match in USA Today bestseller Emily Jane's third rollicking, genre-defying novel. "It takes aliens (or an Emily Jane) to help us see our society for the bizarre, sugary, microplastic-poisoned dream it is." --Edgar Cantero From the author of...

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller! Indie Next pick Library Reads pick Most Anticipated at Electric Lit, Ms. Magazine, Gizmodo, Autostraddle,...

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller! Indie Next pick Library Reads pick Best of the Year at Elle, Gizmodo, Reactor, Library...

From New York Times bestselling author of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix takes a break from horror and goes all-in on sci-fi in this novella about backyard rocket jockeys...

A Classic Space Opera of Alien Invasion, Dystopian Resistance, and Non-Stop Action & Adventure "This has EVERYTHING: suspense, pathos, politics, war, humor, diplomacy and intergalactic finance. " --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A pulse-pounding mile-a-minute sci-fi action adventure that does not stop. It is a masterpiece of...

Denied a dog, a baby, and even a faithful fiancé, Cat suddenly craves a snake: a glistening, writhing creature that can be worn like "jewelry, living jewelry" to match her black jeans. But when the budding social media star promptly loses the young "Burmie"...

Nestled amongst the snow-capped peaks of Colorado's western slope lies a town with a rich history and spectacular scenery-as well as a dark undercurrent of the miraculous and the macabre. What first appears as a sun-dappled mountainous hideaway from the techno-modernity of our chaotic...

"The novel exudes the curious feel of old-fashioned vampire and Frankenstein legends. . . . Pratchett lampoons everything from Christian superstition to Swiss Army knives here, proving that the fantasy satire of Discworld 'still ate'nt dead.'"--Publishers WeeklyAn invasion of fashionable blood-sucking vampyres are no...

Now collected into a beautiful omnibus edition, this romantic sci-fi trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis is perfect for fans of Martha Wells When Ada, a charming grifter, crosses paths with Rian, a no-nonsense government agent, the ensuing chaos will lead...

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, with this funny festive sci-fi horror comedy full of sea creatures and hillbillies!This Christmas, a hero will rise from the trailer park.Earl Frost isn't what most people would call a hero. He's indoorsy. He lives with his grandma...

Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant novel poses the question--what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors....

From Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, comes a wildly inventive novel of ghosts, time travel, and one detective's mission to save humanity from extinction. DIRK GENTLY'S...