i just finished doulgas adams dirk gentlys holoistic detective agancy and i loved it i wanted to know if any one knew of some books by a different writer that are scifi but kind have a littile humor to them im not a hardcore scifi fan
look for some books by Neil Gaiman. I think the funniest is a joint project with Terry Pratchett titled "Good Omens". The other Gaiman books are good too.. "American Gods" is a mind bender.
Try getting a subscription to Analog Science Fiction and Fact. I think you might like Asimov's robot stories. I, Robot is the most findable collection. Niven's Known Space series is good. Ringworld would be a good start. You might want to go back to the start of the Golden Age and read the Skylark and Lensman series by Doc Smith. (By the way, among the readers of science fiction it is abbreviated SF. We leave scifi to the movie people.)
If you want to read something like Adams' work, try Discworld. It's more fantasy than sci-fi, but very similar and equally funny and wise. My favorite sci-fi book would have to be Dune, but it's not humorous at all.
funny scifi, well... spider robinson's whole "callahan's bar" series... robert heinlein's _job: a comedy of justice_
What was I thinking? Humerous Science Fiction for hippies.... Spider Robinson of course. Callahan's Crosstime Saloon is a good start. Stardance is not so humerous but a good story. Time Pressure is great.
Anyone new to ScFi would be better off starting out with an Anthology. They'll help you in discovering what styles and stories you'll like best.
yeah im not hippie and im actuly getting pretty into scifi so far athur c clark is one of my favortie my favorite scifi writers
Asimov and Niven would be a good way to go if you like hard SF. I highly reccomend a subscription to Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine.
it's hard to think of a comedic writer, but the good ones usually have some jokes in their work. There's Isaac Asimov's books, Douglas Adams' books you already seem formiliar with, Arthur C Clarke's, the famous Ender's Game, and my personal favorite- Larry Niven. I remember reading a soft sci fi book recently by the name of A World Lost by James R. Johnson. It was pretty funny, especially the parts about peanut butter.
Try Stanislaw Lem, except for Solaris which is not that funny and not representative of the bulk of his output. Or Robert Sheckley.
