18 books like Mostly Harmless

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

So long, and thanks for all the fish Douglas Adams · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 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… Shares Ford Prefect, Prefect, Dent, 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 Prefect, Dent, Arthur Dent, Interplanetary voyages

Life, the Universe and Everything Douglas Adams · 1982 · ★ 4.3 · 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… Shares Interplanetary voyages, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City K. J. Parker · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares English literature, Fantasy with this book.

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

The Turing option Harry Harrison · 1992 · ★ 3.7 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Classic SF Harry Harrison enthralls with the discovery, loss and re-discovery of AI. Quaint but fairly accurate predictions of modern computing power. 24 style presentation. Shares New York Times reviewed, Science Fiction

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

Truckers Terry Pratchett · 1989 · ★ 4.2 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: "Everything Under One Roof." Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense. That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside,… Shares Humorous stories, Science Fiction, Fantasy

War Bodies

War Bodies Neal Asher Duplicate of https://openlibrary.org/works/OL29326678W/War_Bodies Shares English literature, Science Fiction

Jack Four Neal Asher · 2021 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Jack Four is one of twenty human clones, sold to the alien prador's king for warfare. However, no clone should possess the secrets in Jack's head - and they could help him escape. The prador king has been horribly mutated by the Spatterjay virus. But the prador will use any weapon against humanity, so they've infected a human. Now this experiment has broken free to rampage through the king's… Shares English literature, Science Fiction

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

Bone Silence Alastair Reynolds · 2020 · ★ 4.0 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Sequel to Shadow Captain. 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

War Bodies Neal Asher · 2023 · ★ 4.0 Rebellion will be their salvation or their doom. Long ago, the Cyberat faction left Earth to co-evolve with machines. Now, led by the powerful dictator Castron on a distant colony world, they believe machines should replace the physical body. But these beliefs are challenged when emissaries from Earth's Polity civilization arrive, igniting rebellion. Piper was raised as a covert weapon against… Shares English literature, Science Fiction

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Ilona Andrews Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn't take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she's been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting… Shares Fantasy

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) Vol. 14

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Light Novel) Vol. 14 Rifujin na Magonote Nanahoshi, Rudeus, and the rest of their group take a trip to Perugius's mysterious floating fortress, seeking adventure and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn new magic. What they find instead is disaster, as one of their number is struck down by a deadly illness. How far will Rudeus go to save a dear friend's life? Shares Fantasy

Starside

Starside Alex Aster AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From Alex Aster, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside, where swords wield magic and power is not inherited...but claimed.Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic and immortals—the descendants of the gods, living in a… Shares Fantasy

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