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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 (Sort of) Dark Mage by Nelson Chereta

The (Sort of) Dark Mage

Nelson Chereta

Quest

Audiobook

Cover of Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis

Scales and Sensibility

Stephanie Burgis

Cozy fantasy · Historical romance

Cover of Thief's Covenant by Ari Marmell

Thief's Covenant

Ari Marmell

Banter · Dry wit

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 A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

A Dirty Job

Christopher Moore

Urban 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 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

Cover of Of Mages and Makers by Rel Carroll

Of Mages and Makers

Rel Carroll

Romantasy · Banter

Cover of Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Hughart

Eight Skilled Gentlemen

Barry Hughart

Private eye & detective · Mythic fantasy

Cover of First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

First Grave on the Right

Darynda Jones

Paranormal mystery · Paranormal romance

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Cover of It's a Wonderful Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

It's a Wonderful Midlife Crisis

Robyn Peterman

Paranormal romance · Urban fantasy

Audiobook

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