Funny fantasy booksPage 2

Magic makes a generous setup for comedy. Give someone a curse, a quest or a minor god's paperwork and they still have to deal with rent, rivals and their own bad decisions. These fantasy novels take their invented worlds seriously enough to make the jokes land.

Cover of They Were the Best of Gnomes, They Were the Worst of Gnomes by Robert P. Wills

They Were the Best of Gnomes, They Were the Worst of Gnomes

Robert P. Wills

Farce · Situational comedy

Cover of Jester by Tim Carter

Jester

Tim Carter

Dry wit · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar

The Good Fairies of New York

Martin Millar

Urban fantasy · Situational comedy

Cover of Soulless by Gail Carriger

Soulless

Gail Carriger

Paranormal romance · Parody

Cover of The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston

The Maleficent Seven

Cameron Johnston

Epic fantasy · Banter

Cover of Son of Man by O'Neil Sharma

Son of Man

O'Neil Sharma

Mythic fantasy · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of Bill the Vampire by Rick Gualtieri

Bill the Vampire

Rick Gualtieri

Urban fantasy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of Kobolds, Mimics and Orcs! Oh My! by Crithappens

Kobolds, Mimics and Orcs! Oh My!

Crithappens

Dark comedy · Situational comedy

Cover of Dragon Princess by S. Andrew Swann

Dragon Princess

S. Andrew Swann

Sword & sorcery · Dry wit

Cover of City of Others by Jared Poon

City of Others

Jared Poon

Urban fantasy · Workplace comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Throne in the Dark by A. K. Caggiano

Throne in the Dark

A. K. Caggiano

Romantasy · Romantic comedy

Cover of How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn

How to Survive Camping: The Man with No Shadow

Bonnie Quinn

Creature feature · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

Banter · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Club Monstrosity by Jesse Petersen

Club Monstrosity

Jesse Petersen

Paranormal mystery · Urban fantasy

Cover of Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Assistant to the Villain

Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Romantasy · Dark comedy

Cover of Wriggly Little Hands by Alex Knight

Wriggly Little Hands

Alex Knight

Quest · Banter

Cover of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Rebecca Thorne

Cozy fantasy · Romantasy

Audiobook

Cover of Mothman Is My Boyfriend by McKayla Coyle

Mothman Is My Boyfriend

McKayla Coyle

Monster romance · Paranormal romance

Audiobook

Cover of In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune

Fairy-tale retelling · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan by M. H. Foster

The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan

M. H. Foster

Cozy fantasy · Dry wit

Cover of The Gates by John Connolly

The Gates

John Connolly

Urban fantasy · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

Rivers of London

Ben Aaronovitch

Private eye & detective · Paranormal mystery

Cover of Grailblazers by Tom Holt

Grailblazers

Tom Holt

Mythic fantasy · Parody

Cover of The Everything Box by Richard Kadrey

The Everything Box

Richard Kadrey

Urban fantasy · Banter

Audiobook

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