Why am I passionate about this?
My tagline is “sci-fi with heart and humor,” and that’s the core of who I am. Making others smile is my reason for being—whether that’s through the books I write, the silly things I say, or the crazy things I do. I’ve written twenty-eight books so far, and the purpose of every one of them is to make you giggle. I’ve written funny sci-fi, cheerful space opera, and a series of terrestrial romantic comedies set in a kitschy, over-the-top small town.
Julia's book list on Science Fiction books to make you smile
Why did Julia love this book?
No list of funny sci-fi books would be complete without this book, the grandfather of humorous SF. I like underdogs, and as I mentioned above, Arthur Dent is the quintessential underdog. In fact, he’s almost too browbeaten to love, but he manages to come through in the end.
But the best parts of Adams’s famous book (and series) are the insanely ridiculous planets and circumstances Dent encounters. When I’m looking for something really silly, I reread this book.
33 authors picked The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
This box set contains all five parts of the' trilogy of five' so you can listen to the complete tales of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Bebblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android! Travel through space, time and parallel universes with the only guide you'll ever need, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Read by Stephen Fry, actor, director, author and popular audiobook reader, and Martin Freeman, who played Arthur Dent in film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is well known as Tim in The Office.
The set also includes a bonus DVD Life, the Universe and…