Are there any aurthors similiar to Terry Pratchett?

Question

I love Terry Pratchett but I have read and reread all of his books and was wondering if anyone could give me any suggestions as to who else I might enjoy who has the same style and sense of humour as Terry Pratchett?

*authors even (can't believe my spelling sometimes) shesh

Thanks to everyone for all the great answers and help. :)

Answer 1

I would certainly recommend anything by Douglas Adams, especially Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first in the series. It's Science Fiction, however, it's easy to read because there's not pages of technical description to bog you down. The same tongue-in-cheek humor appears in Adams' books as it does in Pratchett's.

I also would suggest the M.Y.T.H. series by Robert Asprin. This is another great comic fantasy series. A young man, Skeeve is apprentice to the wizard Garkin, but he's a slow learner (think Rincewind). Have fun with all the messes Skeeve gets into (and out of) in the first book in the series - Another Fine Myth.

Although it's not necessarily "fantasy" in the classic sense, Jasper Fforde's books are always good for a chuckle. The Eyre Affair is the first in a rollicking good series. In this world, England is a police state and you can get sucked into books. Literally. Thursday Next, a literary detection Special Operative is one the case when characters start disappearing from books. Jane Eyre is snatched from the pages of the Emily Bronte book, and it's up to Thursday to get her back. Terry Pratchett actually said of Jasper Fforde : "Ingenious. I shall watch Jasper Fforde nervously."

If these don't get you started try:

Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocolypse by Robert Rankin
Who's Afraid of Beowulf by Tom Holt
Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt
The Master Li Series by Barry Hughart
or anything by Neil Gaiman

Best of luck to you and happy reading!

Answer 2

Authors recommended for people who enjoy Terry Pratchett are:
Douglas Adams (Hitchiker's series)
Paul Di Filippo, short stories (Fractal Paisleys);
Jasper Fforde, Tuesday next series (The Eyre Affair)
Eric Flint (The Philosophical Strangler)
Tom Holt (Who's Afraid of Beowulf)

Answer 3

There are quite a few differences here. Sir Terry Pratchett has Alzheimers disease, which for some bloody stupid reason, probably gross ignorance, is an illness that carries alot of stigma. What he is trying to do is help to eliminate that "silly old sod" stigma associated with Alzheimers disease. In all fairness, Sir Terry Pratchett has not gone out of his way before now, to get himself on television, or court publicity. He has been quite happy to write his books, publish them, and then leave it at that. What Jade Goody is doing is trying to drum up as much money as she can, to leave to her young family. I don't really see anything wrong with that either. Terry Pratchett became famous for being an extremely talented and prolific author, and his Discworld Novels are loved all over the World. He has been knighted for his services to literature, and is one of Britains most loved authors. I am not having a go at Jade for what she is doing right now. Its the best thing she can do for her kids, and it's not as if I don't have any sympathy for Jade and her family. My father died of cancer just over a year ago. But I often have doubts about the society we live in, when people like Jade become famous in the first place. Her original claim to fame was her remarkable lack of general knowledge. She seemed to delight audiences with absolutely daft questions, and doing stupid things because she knew no better. Then when the race row over Big Brother erupted, it was Jade who got slaughtered. In all fairness, she did bully Shilpa Shetty, but when it came to racist remarks, she was the least guilty out of the three who also ganged up on the Bollywood actress. It seems to me that she was ultimately put on a pedestal to have the p!ss taken out of her, and then was absolutely taken to the cleaners, at the first opportunity. It is the reasons why Jade Goody famous that I find to be vulgar, not Jade herself.

Answer 4

There is a book called Comic Fantasy and it is a collection of short stories all by authors of the same style and humour.
Terry Pratchet wrote a story in this book about bridge trolls.
If you find this book, you'll find many authors of the same style.

Please note that I am NOT talking about: The Mammoth Book series.

-Edit: You might also try Robert Asprin and his Myth series.

Answer 5

Me, I'm an 'Aurthor' similar to Terry, but without the English accent, and the droll wicked sense of humor, and the talent.

I would also recommend the books previously answered, and add Stuart McLean

Answer 6

Try Michael Green and Stella Gibbons.

Answer 7

Try Robert Sheckley, Phillip K. Dick, and Douglas Adams.

Answer 8

maybe Piers Anthony? avoid most of the novels based on puns and you won't do wrong (Xanth)