The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy

8 best books like The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (Mike Ashley): Brief Lives, Another Fine Myth, A Game of You, The Wizards of Odd, The Wyrdest Link: A Terry Pratchett Discworld Quizbook, Lord Peter Views the Body, Guards! Guards!: The Play, Have His Carcase

Brief Lives
AuthorNeil Gaiman
ISBN1563891379
A mad journey about change.


Creative Team:

Writer: Neil Gaiman

Illustrators: Jill Thompson & Vince Locke

Covers: Dave McKean

Letterer: Todd Klein


COINS, BUTTERFLIES, PONdS, QUESTS & FAMILIES

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Another Fine Myth
AuthorRobert Lynn Asprin
ISBN0441013465
“C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts.”

Skeeve

used to be a magician apprentice until an assassin (who paid for the deed with his life right away) brought an untimely end to his master, but not before the latter summoned a demon.
“The Demon curled its lips back, revealing...
A Game of You
AuthorNeil Gaiman
ISBN1563890933
Take an apartment house, mix in a drag queen, a lesbian couple, some talking animals, a talking severed head, a confused heroine, and the deadly Cuckoo. Stir vigorously with a hurricane and Morpheus himself and you get this fifth installment of the Sandman series. This story stars Barbie, who first...
AuthorPeter Haining
ISBN0441004873
This first-time collection showcases the Wizards of Odd--the masters of science fiction and fantasy at their quirky, comical best. Included are: a rare short story set in the world of Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams, a never-before-anthologized work by Terry Pratchett, unexpected offerings...
AuthorDavid Langford
ISBN0575073195
A follow-up to the highly successful DISCWORLD UNSEEN UNIVERSITY QUIZBOOK, THE WYRDEST LINK will present itself as qualifying tests for various levels of mastery in Ankh-Morpork City's Guilds and other organisations - from the dignified Thieves' Guild to illicit outfits like the feared Breccia...
Lord Peter Views the Body
AuthorDorothy L. Sayers
In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures.Lord Peter views the body in 12 tantalizing and bizarre ways in this outstanding collection. He deals with such...
Guards! Guards!: The Play
AuthorStephen Briggs
ISBN0552144312
I don't read science fiction or fantasy. Some might say that Pratchett is a fantasy writer. I say that he is a humorous satirist. This is the book that started my love of his writing, with at least a giggle on nearly every page, and "the sentence" that made me want to read anything he writes... ever... for...
Have His Carcase
AuthorDorothy L. Sayers
Mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach -- deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut.

From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery...
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