The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes by Ellery Queen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a classic collection of stories written by a variety of authors in the early part of the twentieth century. Some of the authors are … Continue reading
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Douglas Adams is one of the best writers of humorous Science Fiction (which is how I am classifying this, though you could, I suppose, call it … Continue reading
Envoy to New Worlds by Keith Laumer My rating: 5 of 5 stars There aren’t too many people who can write humorous Science Fiction, but Keith Laumer does it in these classic stories. This book starts off the series, and … Continue reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Humorous science fiction is not common, but it exists. This is perhaps the highest form of humorous SF, written by a an author for the … Continue reading
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is #5 in the Discworld series, and brings back Rincewind and the Luggage as characters. As in previous books, the number 8 is very important. A Wizard is created … Continue reading
Mort by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #4 in the Discworld series, and takes the recurring character of Death to the center stage. Death always makes an appearance in each Discworld novel, but this is … Continue reading
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #3 in the infamous Discworld series, and it expands on the magic properties of this place. One thing Pratchett introduces in this series is the idea that … Continue reading
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is book #2 in the Discworld series of Terry Pratchett, and unusually for this series, it follows on directly from the previous book. Rincewind, Twoflower, and the … Continue reading
This The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is #1 in the infamous Discworld series, and it introduces us to a Flat disc world that sits on the backs of 4 giant elephants … Continue reading
