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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 The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

The Love of My Afterlife

Kirsty Greenwood

Paranormal romance · Romantic comedy

Audiobook

Cover of A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

T. Kingfisher

Dry wit

Cover of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

Sangu Mandanna

Cozy fantasy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones

Year of the Griffin

Diana Wynne Jones

Parody · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of Bad Karma by David Safier

Bad Karma

David Safier

Farce · Situational comedy

Cover of The (Sort of) Dark Mage by Nelson Chereta

The (Sort of) Dark Mage

Nelson Chereta

Quest

Audiobook

Cover of Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

Kings of the Wyld

Nicholas Eames

Epic fantasy · Banter

Cover of Thief's Covenant by Ari Marmell

Thief's Covenant

Ari Marmell

Banter · Dry wit

Cover of Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis

Scales and Sensibility

Stephanie Burgis

Cozy fantasy · Historical romance

Cover of Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne

Kill the Farm Boy

Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne

Absurdism · Parody

Audiobook

Cover of The Cabinet by Un-Su Kim

The Cabinet

Un-Su Kim

Absurdism · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of The Graveyard Shift by D. M. Guay

The Graveyard Shift

D. M. Guay

Urban fantasy · Situational comedy

Audiobook

Cover of I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage

I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend

Jessica Cage

Monster romance · Paranormal romance

Audiobook

Cover of The Gorgon Bride by Galen Surlak-Ramsey

The Gorgon Bride

Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Mythic fantasy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Swordheart

T. Kingfisher

Romantasy · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of The Ghost and the Dead Librarian by Cleo Coyle

The Ghost and the Dead Librarian

Cleo Coyle

Amateur sleuth · Cozy mystery

Audiobook

Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

Gothic horror · Space opera

Audiobook

Cover of Liches Get Stitches by H. J. Tolson

Liches Get Stitches

H. J. Tolson

Progression fantasy · Dark comedy

Cover of Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Sandman Slim

Richard Kadrey

Urban fantasy · Dark comedy

Audiobook

Cover of The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Urban fantasy · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys by Jennifer Fischetto

Lipstick, Lies & Dead Guys

Jennifer Fischetto

Cozy mystery · Paranormal mystery

Cover of A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie

A Ghost in Shining Armor

Therese Beharrie

Paranormal romance · Romantic comedy

Cover of Them Bones by Carolyn Haines

Them Bones

Carolyn Haines

Paranormal mystery · Banter

Cover of Violence & Vigilance by David T. List

Violence & Vigilance

David T. List

Epic fantasy · Dark comedy

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