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Science fiction asks what happens next. Comic science fiction adds what goes wrong, who is paperwork-adjacent to the disaster, and why the galaxy still has middle management. These books use spaceships, strange futures and alternate presents to look sideways at how people actually behave.

Cover of Office Preserves by Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Office Preserves

Galen Surlak-Ramsey

Workplace comedy · Dark comedy

Cover of The Perfect Run by Maxime J. Durand

The Perfect Run

Maxime J. Durand

Cyberpunk · Superhero

Audiobook

Cover of Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Hollow Kingdom

Kira Jane Buxton

Post-apocalyptic · Zombie

Audiobook

Cover of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

Dry wit · Situational comedy

Cover of Terminal 3 by Illimani Ferreira

Terminal 3

Illimani Ferreira

First contact & aliens · Time travel

Cover of Dark Run by Mike Brooks

Dark Run

Mike Brooks

Space opera · Banter

Cover of Will Save the Galaxy for Food by Yahtzee Croshaw

Will Save the Galaxy for Food

Yahtzee Croshaw

Space opera · Banter

Audiobook

Cover of The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair

Jasper Fforde

Alternate history · Private eye & detective

Audiobook

Cover of Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection by Alexander C. Kane

Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for UltraHuman Protection

Alexander C. Kane

Superhero · Workplace comedy

Audiobook

Cover of The Cabinet by Un-Su Kim

The Cabinet

Un-Su Kim

Absurdism · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

Dark comedy · Satire

Audiobook

Cover of The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

Andy Weir

Dark comedy · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt

The Wrong Stars

Tim Pratt

First contact & aliens · Space opera

Cover of Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

Chilling Effect

Valerie Valdes

Space opera · Banter

Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

Gothic horror · Space opera

Audiobook

Cover of Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Just One Damned Thing After Another

Jodi Taylor

Time travel · Situational comedy

Audiobook

Cover of We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor

Space opera · Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Blanchland Blues by Tom Dell'Aringa

Blanchland Blues

Tom Dell'Aringa

Dry wit

Audiobook

Cover of Bob's Saucer Repair by Jerry Boyd

Bob's Saucer Repair

Jerry Boyd

First contact & aliens · Situational comedy

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