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The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 1983 · Fantasy Another witty, satirical comic fantasy that pokes fun at its own genre.
Good Omens Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 1990 · Fantasy A comedy about the end of the world, with similar English dry humour and cosmic scale.
Redshirts John Scalzi 2012 · Science fiction A newer science-fiction comedy that turns genre conventions inside out.