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Books Like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams · about this book

Loved The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams? If its series, absurdist humor and funny hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Starter Villain, Carl's Doomsday Scenario and We Are Legion (We Are Bob). Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Series · Absurdist Humor · Funny · Science Fiction · Male Lead

1. 

   Starter Villain

   John Scalzi

   Reluctant Hero · Satirical Humor · Satire · Lighthearted · Absurdist Humor

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   Carl's Doomsday Scenario

   Matt Dinniman

   Absurdist Humor · Satirical Humor · Reluctant Hero · Satire · Science Fiction

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   We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

   Dennis E. Taylor

   Space Exploration · Science Fiction · Dry Humor · Funny · Male Lead

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4. 

   Searching for Dragons

   Patricia C. Wrede

   Lighthearted · Whimsical · Dry Humor · Funny · Witty Banter

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5. 

   Candide

   Voltaire

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Absurdist Humor · Omniscient Narrator · Funny

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   Of Monsters and Mainframes

   Barbara Truelove

   Science Fiction · Space Exploration · Robots & Androids · Whimsical · Funny

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   All Systems Red

   Martha Wells

   Dry Humor · Robots & Androids · Science Fiction · Funny · Fast-Paced

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8. 

   The Perfect Run II

   Maxime J. Durand

   Absurdist Humor · Science Fiction · Witty Banter · Male Lead · Fast-Paced

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   The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild

   Mathias Énard

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Absurdist Humor · Omniscient Narrator · Whimsical

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10. 

    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir

    Space Exploration · Reluctant Hero · Science Fiction · Male Lead · Funny

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11. 

    The Fall of Babel

    Josiah Bancroft

    Robots & Androids · Dry Humor · Adventure · Whimsical · Series

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12. 

    The Hobbit

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    Reluctant Hero · Omniscient Narrator · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Male Lead

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13. 

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    LEWIS CARROLL

    Absurdist Humor · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Satire · Omniscient Narrator

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14. 

    Mickey 7

    Edward Ashton

    Science Fiction · Dry Humor · Male Lead · Funny · Fast-Paced

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15. 

    Defiant

    Brandon Sanderson

    Robots & Androids · Science Fiction · Adventure · Fast-Paced · Series

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16. 

    A Most Agreeable Murder

    Julia Seales

    Satirical Humor · Lighthearted · Absurdist Humor · Funny · Whimsical

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17. 

    This Will Be Fun

    E.B. Asher

    Lighthearted · Funny · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Witty Banter

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18. 

    Clockwork Boys

    T. Kingfisher

    Dry Humor · Robots & Androids · Funny · Witty Banter · Adventure

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19. 

    Dreadful

    Caitlin Rozakis

    Lighthearted · Absurdist Humor · Funny · Whimsical · Witty Banter

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20. 

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Reluctant Hero · Omniscient Narrator · Whimsical · Male Lead · Adventure

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