18 books like Mostly Harmless

What to read after Mostly Harmless — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut · 1961 · ★ 4.2 · 206p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all. Shares: Science Fiction

So long, and thanks for all the fish Douglas Adams · 1984 · ★ 4.1 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Preceded by: [Life, the Universe and Everything][1] So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" written by Douglas Adams. Its title is the message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Followed by:… Shares: Dent, Ford Prefect, Prefect, Arthur Dent

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 250p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. It was originally published by Pan Books as a paperback. The book was inspired by the song "Grand Hotel" by British rock band Procol Harum. The book title refers to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the… Shares: Dent, Prefect, Arthur Dent, Interplanetary voyages

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams · 1979 · ★ 4.2 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months. The namesake of the novel is The… Shares: Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Interplanetary voyages, Humorous stories

Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Life, the Universe and Everything is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. ---------- Also contained in: [Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1] Hitchhiker's Trilogy [More Than Complete Hitchhiker's… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Starman Jones Robert A. Heinlein · 1953 · ★ 3.9 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When his stepmother's remarriage drives him from home, Max and a hobo fake their way into the Space Stewards, Cooks, and Purser's Clerks brotherhood to get an opportunity for space travel in an age when only the wealthy are privileged. Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey · 1986 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold, where Lord Alessan was frantically… Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City K. J. Parker · 2019 · ★ 4.2 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate K. J. Parker's new novel is the remarkable tale of the siege of a walled city, and the even more remarkable man who had to defend it.A siege is approaching, and the city has little time to prepare. The people have no food and no weapons, and the enemy has sworn to slaughter them all.To save the city will take a miracle, but what it has is Orhan. A colonel of engineers, Orhan has far more… Shares: English literature, Fantasy

The Napoleon of Notting Hill Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1904 · ★ 3.8 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging A witty and surreal novel of the future. In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism and civil war between the boroughs of London. Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction

The description of a new world Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle · 1666 · ★ 3.0 · 100p · ≈ 3h · Demanding A young lady is abducted by sea and finds herself transported into a new world where the blazing stars make night as bright as day. She marries the world’s Emperor, becoming Empress, and through consultation with many creatures and immaterial spirits she elaborates on contemporary scientific and philosophical topics. The story presents the view that a society with a unified language and religion… Shares: Voyages, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke · 1973 · ★ 4.1 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried effort to intercept it. The closest available ship rushes to rendezvous so as to have a quick study before it gets too close to the sun. Able to enter via an airlock on one end of the ship, the crew explores the huge world found inside, a world full of wonder and mystery. As… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

The Gunslinger Stephen King · 1976 · ★ 4.2 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate [The Dark Tower][1] I The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in the Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King substantially revised the novel in 2003; this version has remained in print ever since, with the subtitle… Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Helping Hercules Francesca Simon · 1999 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Susan, forced to clean up her room, finds that wishing on a Greek coin transports her to the past. She suffers a much worse fate - helping Hercules clean the Augean stables, narrowly avoiding being turned to stone by Medusa, and much more. Shares: Humorous stories, Fantasy

Up Jim River Michael Flynn · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 407p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award-winning SF writer Michael Flynn returns to space opera with Up Jim River. There is a river on Dangchao Waypoint, a small world out beyond Die Bold. It is a longish river as such things go, with a multitude of bayous and rapids and waterfalls, and it runs through many a strange and hostile country. Going up it, you can lose everything. Going up it,… Shares: Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction

Lettres philosophiques Voltaire · 1733 · ★ 3.7 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Découvrez l'esprit audacieux de Voltaire avec cette édition des "Lettres philosophiques". Rédigées pendant son exil à Londres, ces vingt-cinq lettres reflètent l'esprit critique et la curiosité intellectuelle de Voltaire alors qu'il explore des thèmes variés tels que la religion, la politique, les sciences et les arts. Conçues pour un public non initié à la philosophie, ces correspondances… Shares: Voyages, English literature

An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4) Madeleine L'Engle · 1989 · ★ 3.8 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Polly's stay with her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious strangers and finds herself traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation. Shares: Fantastic fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Salvation Lost Peter F. Hamilton · 2019 · ★ 4.3 · 736p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Duplicate of https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20840033W/Salvation_Lost?edition= Shares: English literature, Science Fiction

The Human Neal L. Asher · 2020 · ★ 4.3 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate A Jain warship has risen from an ancient prison, wielding lethal technology. The ship's goal is to catch its old adversary, the Client, and to destroy all who stand in its path. Humanity and the prador thought the Jain were long extinct. But their nemesis is back, and Orlandine must prepare humanity's defence. She'll need the Client's knowledge to do this - but is the enemy of your enemy a friend? Shares: English literature, Science Fiction

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