Humor Space Fiction

James Hynes is the author of three New York Times Notable Books of the Year. That same publication praises Kings of Infinite Space as “unspeakably funny!” This offbeat novel satirizes an experience ubiquitous to modern times—office life. With a defeated sigh, ex-college professor Paul Trilby faces the downward spiral that is his existence. After his wife and three subsequent girlfriends dump him, and he loses just as many jobs, he’s sure he’s a pawn in some vast conspiracy.

(4-book series: Book 1: Awakening / Book 2: Realisation / Book 3: Struggle / Book 4: Control) 2357 AD. Officer Karina Reif wants to start afresh. Or does she? A ‘John Doe’ appears in the depths of her jurisdiction, an AxiCorp water extraction installation on Gubasci Dulu, thousands of light years from Earth, and breaks apart the fragile façade of her life. What will she do with the secrets she finds? A claustrophobic, humorous, psychotic future of people who no longer know why.

An overconfident pilot with a stolen spaceship must fix an alien device before time runs out. The Newtonians came to Earth 2000 years ago looking for a place to call home. Earth was perfect, except its sun had a fatal flaw that needed to be corrected. Once it was fixed, they were free to abandon their ship and leave it to orbit the planet below. Earthlings commonly refer to it as the moon.

That is Fanner Marston’s mantra—his reason for being—and while he knows a little about the first and a lot about the second, he may well be on the verge of learning everything there is to know about the third. Power. He may, in fact, be about to uncover the key to gaining absolute control over the entire universe. The only problem is, Fanner is certifiably insane.... His starship has crash-landed, and he’s the sole survivor, which doesn’t matter to him.

In 2488, Battle Quest, an arrow shooting, sword fighting, magic slinging live action RPG, is the most popular sport in the universe. Tal works in a trash dump by day and fights in a street samurai pit by night. He dreams of becoming a Battle Quest pro to pull his sisters and grandmother from the slums. Problem is he’s too short, too broke, and his highlight vid-reel has more fails than an ogre’s got warts.

How far would you go to make your dreams come true? On Hal Spacejock's home planet, efficient and highly intelligent robots have taken most of the jobs. Hal's one of the lucky ones, because he works as a cargo loader at a third-rate spaceport. Lucky perhaps, but not satisfied. Because instead of loading freighters, Hal wants to fly them, exploring the galaxy in his very own ship. But how can he possibly save for a spaceship? Hal can barely make rent, and he's hanging onto his job by his fingernails. It all seems like an impossible dream, until Hal intervenes in a one-sided fight in the ...

After a hit man blasts telepathic psychiatrist David Lumen’s mind into the body of a pampered kitty on its way home to the moon, David’s desperate plan to make himself whole again is hampered by his new feline life. The only person close enough to communicate with is struggling avant-garde artist, Pippin Applegate.

In the beginning ... was Chaos and nothing more. The exiles came. Cast out from Earth by Merlin the Wizard. The wizards, black magicians, sorcerors, warlocks, necromancers, witches, dark elves, rogue warriors...and the beasts - dragons, wyverns, gryphons, chimeras, and unicorns. The scum of the universe, except for us wizards, of course. We were the most powerful, the strongest, the best. And the greatest of these were selected to rule Chaos. Eight mighty Masters of Chaos and one, I Merlor, to rule all as Lord. My ambition on Earth had been to reign supreme, holding the entire planet under ...

When maintenance technician Triana Moore gets temporarily transferred to a passenger liner, she doesn't expect luxury and relaxation. Bot-minding is the same on a station or a ship. But with 12-hour workdays and five roommates in her cabin, Triana thinks she should have read the employment contract more carefully. Days into the cruise, her boss goes missing. Triana dusts off her sleuthing skills to go snooping. Together with a retired Marine Corps dance instructor, a socially inept hospitality intern, and her favorite security agent, she must navigate more than just the solar system.

What's in your genes? Baker doesn't know...but he's about to find out! Baker Holden is just trying to get things together. Things have been getting a little strange. Unbeknownst to him, he's been visited by aliens and been indoctrinated into their breeding program. Their goal; the offspring that will carry his rare genetic make-up. Join Baker's adventures in this final chapter where he faces the wrath of his gorgeous ex-wife, Eva! Is he prepared for what the aliens' manipulative breeding plan will do to the hearts and minds of all the fertile, unprotected ladies in his life? Find out in ...

Jake tries hard, but spying is a tough job. When a botched pickup and a drunken indiscretion drop him in jail, he's sent to serve his sentence in the Milita. His new commander wants Jake's next tour to be out an airlock without a suit. At least his fellow conscript is friendly, and has a sexy single sister! But an accidental shooting and a boarding by his old friend Nadine complicate his life. Now the girls don't trust him, Mr. Dashi won't answer his calls, and there are armed ships chasing him through the rings. Is he in trouble? Or was this Dashi's plan all along?

Space Traipse strikes again with this parody of ST: TAS “Yesteryear.” An away mission in time erases Ensign Ellie Doall, replacing her with a busybody alternate self that wreaks havoc across the Union. Now a vengeful warlord razes the galaxy on a mission to kill her, and her former friends are glad to help. Can Ellie stop her younger self from ruining their life? Cringe at the improbable character 'shipping. Learn the secret to the Impulsive’s Miracle Ensign. Watch Warlord Enigo LaFuentes put Khan to shame. Snag this Space Traipse adventure and let’s do the time plot as only the HMB...

We always knew in the back of our minds that we'd have to use them on our own world if we were to save it, but I still can't get around the fact we vaporized D.C. to keep the demons at bay. Every day that passes sees humanity more and more on the brink of obliteration. That said, we've managed to secure some intel that gives us a glimmer of hope when it comes to our species' survival. In short, we've got the opportunity to get behind enemy lines—as in, off the planet—and sow chaos amongst their ranks. And from there, who knows?

“Trust your musta,” Pilots yelled to each other as they ran out of Smuggler’s Corner, hoping to get to their ships before the Delmar Vipers got there. Piloting his 29-year-old second hand ship, Thomas Sellick finds himself in trouble when a shortcut takes him through the restricted Monarch Bluff Meteor Field. Tossed into a Tuez prison, he meets Keet, a small green mischievous alien, Journey, a fifty-year-old hippie from the planet Haight Ashbury and Journey’s partner Copilot Mick, an android with a computer brain. After friends of Thomas help the four escape, they become main ...

Space Bimbos are human too, right? ...and Sam is finding he's their ultimate Alpha Male! Sam's a geek for alien abduction stories. Heck, he's even been seeking them out, hoping to join the ranks. His dreams were never quite like this, though, as he finds himself abducted by a crew of gorgeous Bimbos from Space!. Seems as if this long-lost human civilization doesn't have a clue about real men, and Sam's more than happy to teach them the hot and steamy truth. He'll need courage, wisdom, and all the stamina he can muster to protect his new benefactors from the harsh realities of the universe, ...

Nicola and her friends' whirlwind tour of the galaxy isn't about to stop! The Space Brigade's third adventure takes them to a strange pair of planets that couldn't be more different. On one side is a planet covered in volcanoes. On the other side, a beautiful place full of daydreamy poets. Nicola and the Space Brigade find themselves caught in the middle of a war between the two, and must find a way to make peace before it's too late!

Humans - there's no understanding them, and no dealing with them either. Or even their planet. Pity the poor aliens, whose shape-changing ability should let them take over the planet Earth before the humans even know they're there - if it weren't for all that omnipresent pollution. Or consider another set of invaders, from a planet where the weather is always mild and the changing of the seasons is hardly noticeable. They land in force; their weapons more powerful than those of the primitive humans, but they've never had to deal with below-zero temperatures, flash floods, or tornadoes.

What's so special about Ted? Nobody knows...and certainly not Ted! Ted's back for more in this THIRD installment! Well, Ted didn't really go anywhere, but the let's not forget the fact that he's still trapped on a space ship crewed by over six thousand gorgeous females drawn from his own desires... Ted isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The Council is acting more and more strangely; especially Annalisa, taking on the hot and luscious form of some of the other Councilwomen. She seems to be taking more of an interest in, ahem, collecting Ted's genetic material than performing her normal ...

Which of the following short stories would you read first? A.) A stubborn donkey challenges a Tennessee race horse. B.) A chess match ends in bloodshed. C.) Two sisters beg a funeral director to play their daddy's favorite Johnny Cash song. D.) A shooter takes aim from a church baptistry. E.) Two astronauts survive a horrific spinout only to return to earth and find everybody else walking around in super slow motion. Why not read them all? They're all in this far-flung collection of short stories and more. Scroll up and get them now with just one click.

A new species has jumped into the Sol system for a quick look, leading the Stryx to assign humans to the greeting mission. Dorothy and Kevin leave on a trading mission in his new ship, bringing the dog, and Samuel and Vivian start at the Open University.