If you don't mind something for a younger audience Once Upon a Marigold is a fun romp through fairy tale cliches and manages to be a decent romance, too. Very fun stuff set in a fantasy kitchen sink.
Of course, for sci-fi that's hilarious you've gotta read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All six books in the trilogy (yes, you read that right). Easily one of my favourite books ever, and on the International Baccalaureate reading list, too.
Fantasy: You must read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. It's complex, literary, layered, and incredibly well-written. Regency England, two men "bringing magic back" to the world, using magic against Napoleon, battling each other, themselves, the world, and occasionally the fairies, all in a perfect Jane Austen deadpan satire.
You also need to read Sunshine by Robin McKinley. It's about a baker whose life gets thrown into chaos after she escapes from the vampires that kidnapped her, but it's not a vampire novel. The vampires are creepy, unique to the story, and are just a sideline to Rae, even the "hero" vamp.
If you're at all interested in the "noir mystery" style of urban fantasy, take a look at the Greywalker series by Kat Richardson. It's arguably the best written series I've seen, with a protagonist who feels human, and it's refreshing in that she isn't a vampire, were, or witch like so many seem to be. She is, essentially, half ghost. *grins*
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Of course, for sci-fi that's hilarious you've gotta read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. All six books in the trilogy (yes, you read that right). Easily one of my favourite books ever, and on the International Baccalaureate reading list, too.
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You also need to read Sunshine by Robin McKinley. It's about a baker whose life gets thrown into chaos after she escapes from the vampires that kidnapped her, but it's not a vampire novel. The vampires are creepy, unique to the story, and are just a sideline to Rae, even the "hero" vamp.
If you're at all interested in the "noir mystery" style of urban fantasy, take a look at the Greywalker series by Kat Richardson. It's arguably the best written series I've seen, with a protagonist who feels human, and it's refreshing in that she isn't a vampire, were, or witch like so many seem to be. She is, essentially, half ghost. *grins*
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I haven't even read the whole damn thing but yeah.
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