Raiders of the Lost Carpark
10 best books like Raiders of the Lost Carpark (Robert Rankin): Planet of the Apes, Pyramids, His Dark Materials, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Alien, The Mote in God's Eye, A Tourist Guide to Lancre, The Abyss, Carpe Jugulum: The Play, Falling Sideways
| Author | Pierre Boulle |
| ISBN | 0345447980 |
"I am confiding this manuscript to space, not with the intention of saving myself, but to help, perhaps, to avert the appalling scourge that is menacing the human race. Lord have pity on us!"
With these words, Pierre Boulle hurtles the reader onto the Planet of the Apes. In this simian world,...
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| ISBN | 0061020656 |
It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed to do. After all, he's been trained at Ankh-Morpork's famed assassins' school, across the sea from the Kingdom of the Sun. First, there's the monumental task of building a suitable resting place for Dad -- a pyramid...
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| ISBN | 0440238609 |
The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are available together in one volume perfect for any fan or newcomer to this modern fantasy classic series.
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering...
| Author | Lewis Carroll |
| ISBN | 0688120490 |
In 1865, English author CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, wrote a fantastical adventure story for the young daughters of a friend. The adventures of Alice-named for one of the little girls to whom the book was dedicated-who journeys down a rabbit hole and into a whimsical underworld...
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
| ISBN | 2290011150 |
Greatest book in the whole frickin' universe!!! (of course, having read it over 30 years ago this won't be a highly detailed review...)
Now,I was 11 years old when Alien came out. My mom wouldn't let me see R-rated flicks at the time and most older friends & cousins were afraid of my mother...
Very entertaining, interesting, intriguing, thought provoking, etc.
Good science fiction.
Robert A. Heinlein himself is quoted as saying something to the effect that this was the best science fiction novel he had ever read. I don’t know that I’d go that far, but this was very...
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| ISBN | 0552146080 |
Not only an artistic and breathtaking view of Lancre but also an interesting and informative guide to one of the Discworld's more, er, picturesque kingdoms.
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick live there. Lancre could hardly be somwhere ordinary, could it?
Magic glues...
| Author | Orson Scott Card |
| ISBN | 0099690608 |
Librarian's note: There are Alternate Cover Editions for this edition of this book here and here.
From the author of "Speaker's for the Dead", and "Seventh Son", this science fiction thriller is set in the Caribbean where a US submarine is mysteriously attacked. Foul play by the Soviets is...
I read Terry Pratchetts book when I was studying for my BTEC diploma in the performance arts. It was and still remains to this dby, the only book I have read by this author. We did a play based on this book which I did find extremely enjoyable but the genre is one I am not so familiar with hence the low rating....
| Author | Tom Holt |
| ISBN | 1841491101 |
From the moment Homo Sapiens descended from the trees, possibly onto their heads, humanity has striven towards civilization. Fire. The Wheel. Running Away from furry things with more teeth than one might reasonably expect—all are testament to man's ultimate supremacy. It is a noble story and...
