8 Best humor books like Magnus Ridolph by Jack Vance

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Magnus Ridolph

By: Jack Vance

3.92

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

"Magnus Ridolph didn't look like an interstellar troubleshooter, at first. He was not tall and musc…

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1. The Dark Light Years

By: Brian W. Aldiss

3.45

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

The Utods are a highly advanced alien species from whom the human race might learn much, with super… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Civilisation is the distance that man has placed between himself and his own excreta."

-Brian W. Aldiss, The Dark Light Years

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2. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

By: Robert A. Heinlein

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its maste… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Drop dead-but first get permit"

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"Women talk when they want to. Or don't."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"I waited. Women talk when they want to. Or don't."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

"Nothing uses up alcohol faster than political argument."

-Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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3. Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.27

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Ronald Psmith (“the ‘p’ is silent, as in pshrimp”) is always willing to help a damsel in distress. … read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
"It seems to me that you and I were made for each other. I am your best friend’s best friend and we both have a taste for stealing other people’s jewellery."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

"Very rapidly now Freddie realised that what he had been wishing for was a partner to share the perils of this enterprise which he had so rashly undertaken. In fact, not so much to share them as to ta…"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

"In the past she had been compelled to describe this man as a hunk of cheese and to express the opinion that his crookedness was such as to enable him to hide at will behind a spiral staircase; but no…"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Leave It to Psmith (Psmith, #4)

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4. Citizen of the Galaxy

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.50

Format: 92 pages,

In a distant galaxy, the atrocity of slavery was alive and well, and young Thorby was just another … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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5. Childhood’s End

By: Arthur C. Clarke

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city—intellectually, technologically, and militarily sup… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"...no on of intelligence resents the inevitable."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"...no one of intelligence resents the inevitable."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

"Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias—boredom."

-Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End

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6. Wasp

By: Eric Frank Russell

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

The war has raged for nearly a year and Earth desperately needs an edge to overcome the Sirian Empi… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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7. A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

By: Vernor Vinge

4.32

Format: 775 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The prequel to A Fire Upon The Deep, this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstell… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"So even in hell, there are clowns."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"So High, So Low, So Many Things to Know"

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"So high, so low, so many things to know."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

"The light shining through was a rainbow from hell."

-Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

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8. Deathworld 1 (Deathworld, #1)

By: Harry Harrison

4.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

The planet was called Pyrrus...a strange place where all the beasts, plants and natural elements we… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
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9. Ulysses

By: James Joyce

3.75

Format: 925 pages, Paperback

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the A… read more

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  • fiction
"Shite and onions!"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Let my country die for me."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"Be just before you are generous."

-James Joyce, Ulysses

"no more pain. wake no more. nobody owns"

-James Joyce, Ulysses

10. The Weapon Shops of Isher

By: A.E. van Vogt

3.95

Format: 253 pages,

With the publication, in the July 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, of the story S… read more

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11. Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga [Publication] #5.1-5.3)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

Limited edition volume. Contents: Frame story that follows Miles' time on Earth in Brothers in Arms… read more

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12. Whammo Ranch (Bob and Nikki, #2)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.35

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

A saucer comes in damaged, with sick people aboard. A deadly plague threatens Earth. Can Bob and hi… read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
Cover of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton

13. Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.13

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. A new technology of linke… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Ideology is a sick-soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause."

-Peter F. Hamilton, Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #1)

Cover of Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2) by Peter F. Hamilton

14. Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.30

Format: 494 pages, Kindle Edition

The comparative utopia of twenty-third century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry when a seemingl… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
"Underneath the drones, the pedestrians and board riders along Plough Lane had stopped to look around in confusion as power and digital connectivity was taken from them—basic human rights since before…"

-Peter F. Hamilton, Salvation Lost (Salvation Sequence, #2)

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15. The Saints of Salvation (Salvation Sequence, #3)

By: Peter F. Hamilton

4.39

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity is struggling to hold out against a hostile takeover by an alien race that claims to be on… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Bob's Saucer Repair (Bob and Nikki, #1) by Jerry  Boyd

16. Bob's Saucer Repair (Bob and Nikki, #1)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.09

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07TCN8WYB Ride along as Bob's life goes from ordinary to out of… read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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17. Shady Oaks (Bob and Nikki, #3)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.46

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Bob and the boys continue their crusade against the scourge of pedestrianism. John is taken hosta… read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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18. Starfoot (Bob and Nikki, #4)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.50

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

Are Jim and Molly okay? John’s old friend Steve needs help. Can the crew take care of his problem? … read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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19. Charlie's Planet (Bob and Nikki, #5)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.49

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Bob and Nikki decide to take a honeymoon, to celebrate Nikki’s pregnancy. Will Murphy let them enjo… read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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20. Lost in Transit (Bob and Nikki, #6)

By: Jerry Boyd

4.58

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

Can Bob handle his biggest challenge yet, a couple days off? Will John ever find true love? What's … read more

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  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
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21. Magnus Ridolph

By: Jack Vance

3.92

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

"Magnus Ridolph didn't look like an interstellar troubleshooter, at first. He was not tall and musc… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • humor
  • fiction

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The Dark Light Years

Brian W. Aldiss

3.45

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Robert A. Heinlein

4.15

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P.G. Wodehouse

4.27

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3.50

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Jamie McFarlane

4.06

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Laurence E. Dahners

4.59

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4.33

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