Andy Weir’s the Martian and Project Hail Mary are my favourite so far. It is technical and light hearted at the same time.
Love Terry Pratchett, i have read just about everything with his name on it. Really enjoyed The Long Earth. Not funny like normal, but i enjoyed its creativity.
David Wongs – John Dies In The End series was great. A bit dark, but funny to balance it.
The Fear series has been pretty good, but totally lacking in the “fun” component.
Hitchhikers Guide was great, but possibly a bit silly? Didn’t get into Dirk Gently.
Stephen King 11.22.63 is my favourite, but his work is pretty dark and tends to haunt my non reading time. The Dark Tower had me in a weird place for like 6 months.
Loved the technical side of The 3 Body Problem, but very serious for a long time.
I have reached the bottom of the rabbit hole of good authors that I know.
Any suggestions for authors between Stephen King and Terry Pratchett?
Thank you in advance for all of your suggestions. 🙂
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For a blend of myth and reality, ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman is a book I find myself recommending time and again. Gaiman’s tale explores the gods of old myths and their struggle to survive in modern America, a place of new gods like technology and media.
Vorkosigan series, Lois McMaster Bujold
Edit to include: Good mix of series, funny, romantic, adventure, and scary.
[The Murderbot Diaries](https://www.goodreads.com/series/191900-the-murderbot-diaries) are pretty fun. It does have some dark elements, but I just love having a main character who is a killer security cyborg who’d actually just rather watch its soap operas and not deal with people and their *terrible security practices* but who keeps having to save the day instead.
For those who love fairy tales reimagined, ‘Uprooted’ by Naomi Novik is a novel I often recommend. It’s a captivating story inspired by Eastern European folklore, with a strong and relatable heroine who discovers her own power in a world filled with magic and danger.
The Vorkosigan Saga books by Lois Master Bujold, real sci-fi that also has humor (be sure to read them in chronological, rather than publication, order).
The Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor
The Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell
John Scalzi writes really fun sci fi. My favorite series of his is old man’s war. It’s about space wears with aliens. I also liked the collapsing empire trilogy. It’s about space politics without any aliens.
Scott Lynch’s gentlemen bastards series is fun fantasy about misfit thieves doing elaborate heists.
Definitely the Expanse series by James S. A. Corey. The dialogue is smart and has lots of dry humor, and the action just doesn’t stop.
Have you read the Laundry Files series by Charles Stross. Espionage, dry wit, cosmic horror – pretty fun series!
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Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones – her books are pretty fun and whimsical