| 2020-07-12 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Impatient Griselda |
Margaret Atwood |
|
|
first person point of view (1), alien narrator (1), Folk Tale (1), quarantine (1), twin sisters (1), Duke (1), vengeance (1), marriage (1), storytelling (1), humor (1)
|
| 2014-11-24 |
NOVEL |
English |
House of Robots |
Chris Grabenstein and James Patterson |
|
|
juvenile sf (1), robots (1), Fifth grade (1), family (1), Inventors (1), humor (1)
|
| 2013-10-08 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Grimm Conclusion |
Adam Gidwitz |
|
|
juvenile fantasy (1), Fairy Tales (1), Characters in literature (1), brothers and sisters (1), adventure (1), humor (1)
|
| 2009-04-20 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Reformed Vampire Support Group |
Catherine Jinks |
|
|
urban fantasy (1), vampires (1), young-adult fantasy (1), murder mystery (1), support group (1), female protagonist (1), humor (1)
|
| 2005-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Anansi Boys |
Neil Gaiman |
|
|
fantasy (1), 2-award-winner (1), police (1), Caribbean (1), embezzlement (1), murder (1), magic (1), engagements (1), karaoke (1), humor (1), father (1), brothers (1), Anansi (1), mythology (1), Florida (1), songs (1)
|
| 2005-03-00 |
POEM |
English |
Frankenstein's Monster's Wife's Therapist |
Sandra Kasturi |
|
|
humor (1)
|
| 2002-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Three Rotten Eggs |
Gregory Maguire |
|
|
young-adult fantasy (1), Vermont (1), school (1), eggs (1), spring (1), humor (1), bullies (1)
|
| 1999-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Meeting Dad |
Tim Waggoner |
|
|
magic potion (1), protective father (1), high school prom (1), eerie (1), fantasy (1), contemporary (1), teenage protagonist (1), humor (1)
|
| 1997-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Navigational Error |
Steve Tymon |
|
|
twist ending (1), humor (1), intergalactic war (1), war with aliens (1), last man alive (1)
|
| 1996-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
And Then There Were Some: The Gamorrean Guard's Tale |
William F. Wu |
|
|
humor (1), murder mystery (1), stupidity (1), Gamorrean (1), Jabba the Hutt (1), star wars (1), Gartogg (1)
|
| 1996-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Poetic Licence |
Sansoucy Kathenor |
|
|
plumbing (1), cabinet minister (1), Canada (1), alien visitor (1), female protagonist (1), humor (1)
|
| 1993-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Cosmic Kidnappers |
Forrest J. Ackerman and Christian Vallini |
|
|
alien point of view (1), humor (1), alien abduction (1), early 1900s (1)
|
| 1991-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Cat•A•Lyst |
Alan Dean Foster |
|
|
humor (1), parallel worlds (1), ancient aliens (1), Incas (1), hollywood (1), cats (1), contemporary (1), Peru (1), lost treasure (1)
|
| 1991-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Lady Slings the Booze |
Spider Robinson |
|
|
polymorphous sexuality (1), humor (1), vigilantism (1), love (1), New York City (1), telepathy (1), time control (1), time travel (1), roman a cle (1), prostitution (1), private eye (1), nuclear terrorism (1)
|
| 1986-10-00 |
INTERIORART |
English |
Cartoon: "Hi There! I'd like to grant you three wishes with the exception of any in the areas of politics, ecology and state and local lotteries." |
Henry Martin |
|
|
fairy (1), city (1), contemporary (1), humor (1), typical businessman type (1)
|
| 1986-10-00 |
INTERIORART |
English |
Cartoon: "How would you like it — being the wee folks' wee folks?" |
S. Harris |
|
|
leprechauns (1), humor (1)
|
| 1986-10-00 |
INTERIORART |
English |
Cartoon: no caption |
Nurit Karlin |
|
|
humor (1), desktop (1), paranormal powers (1)
|
| 1986-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Fill It with Regular |
Michael Shea |
|
|
humor (1), apocalypse (1), spores (1), contemporary (1), automobiles (1)
|
| 1986-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Saucery |
Frederik Pohl |
|
|
humor (1), Ufology (1), contemporary (1), Martians (1), satire (1), Manhattan (1), public sentiment (1)
|
| 1983-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Amanda and the Alien |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
into-movie (1), adolescent girls (1), horror (1), humor (1), contemporary (1), first contact (1), shapeshifting alien (1)
|
| 1983-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Second Coming |
Frederik Pohl |
|
|
first person point of view (1), aliens (1), jesus (1), first contact (1), contemporary (1), humor (1)
|
| 1983-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The High Test |
Frederik Pohl |
|
|
attack by aliens (1), black holes (1), love (1), aliens (1), spacecraft driving instructor (1), interstellar travel (1), epistolary format (1), first person point of view (1), humor (1)
|
| 1981-02-16 |
POEM |
English |
Improbable Bestiary: The Bug-Eyed Monster |
F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre |
|
|
humor (1), monster (1), destruction (1)
|
| 1980-04-00 |
INTERIORART |
English |
Cartoon: "... anyhow, if I were you. I'd take every precaution, Mr. Steele." |
Gahan Wilson |
|
|
cartoon (1), humor (1), murder (1), police (1)
|
| 1980-05-00 |
ANTHOLOGY |
English |
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 23rd Series |
Edward L. Ferman |
|
|
1980 Best Anthology (1), fantasy (1), SF (1), criticism (1), science essay (1), humor (1)
|
| 1979-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Bobo's Star |
Glenn Chandler |
|
|
failure to follow instructions (1), humor (1), schoolboy protagonist (1), near future (1), antigravity (1), black hole (1), apocalypse (1)
|
| 1977-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Assassins |
Ron Goulart |
|
|
pulp novels (1), assassination (1), humor (1), human-animal hybrids (1), publishing (1), ghost-writers (1), secret plots (1), wintry planet (1), fandom (1), fanzines (1), fan conventions (1), artificial intelligences revolt (1)
|
| 1977-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
James Quinn |
|
|
contemporary (1), championship (1), humor (1), smoke rings (1), Insecurity (1), gamesmanship (1), first person point of view (1)
|
| 1977-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Astronomical Hazards of the Tobacco Habit |
Dean McLaughlin |
|
|
humor (1), scientific satire (1), astronomy (1), France (1), spectroscopy (1), potassium (1), epistolary (1), time travel (1)
|
| 1977-05-02 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Kugelmass Episode |
Woody Allen |
|
|
fantasy (1), contemporary (1), New York City (1), Emma Bovary (1), magic (1), extramarital affairs (1), humor (1), be careful what you wish for (1)
|
| 1977-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Zorphwar! |
Stan Dryer |
|
|
contemporary (1), humor (1), corporate memos (1), computer games (1)
|
| 1975-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Litter of the Law |
J. Douglas Burtt |
|
|
humor (1), first contact (1), near future (1), Pioneer space probes (1)
|
| 1974-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
I'm Looking for Kadak |
Harlan Ellison |
|
|
only aliens (1), humor (1), Judaism (1), Yiddish (1), first person point of view (1), religion (1), no humans (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1973-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Cosmic Report Card: Earth |
Forrest J. Ackerman |
|
|
humor (1), only Earth (1), disappointment (1)
|
| 1973-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Probability Zero! The Population Implosion |
Theodore R. Cogswell |
|
|
humor (1), statistics (1)
|
| 1969-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Santa Claus vs. S. P. I. D. E. R. |
Harlan Ellison |
|
|
James Bond parody (1), Kris Kringle (1), humor (1), US politicians (1), parody (1)
|
| 1968-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Pitll Pawob Division |
Harlan Ellison |
|
|
humor (1), alien point of view (1), human alien contact (1)
|
| 1967-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Sepia Springs Affair |
Roscoe E. Wright |
|
|
epistolary style (1), contemporary (1), SF fandom (1), aliens on Earth (1), humor (1)
|
| 1966-10-00 |
POEM |
English |
The Hamadryad of Ragweed |
Ed Fisher |
|
|
allergy (1), hamadryads (1), Grecian pantheon (1), Zeus (1), humor (1), love (1)
|
| 1965-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Computers Don't Argue |
Gordon R. Dickson |
|
|
errors (1), inexorable system (1), epistolary (1), book club (1), satire (1), computers (1), humor (1), jurisdiction (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1963-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Anthem Sprinters |
Ray Bradbury |
|
|
movie theaters (1), contemporary (1), ireland (1), humor (1), first person point of view (1)
|
| 1961-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Joy Leache |
|
|
leprechauns (1), sexism (1), strong female character (1), middle management (1), humor (1), economics (1), alien species (1), Galactic Federation (1), marketing (1), shoemaking (1), alien culture (1)
|
| 1961-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Machine That Won the War |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
near future (1), computers (1), war with aliens (1), humor (1), satire (1), science fiction (1), interstellar war (1)
|
| 1961-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
What Is This Thing Called Love? |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
Merril07 (1), humor (1), captured by aliens (1), reproduction (1), romance (1), contemporary (1), alien point of view (1), evolution (1), science fiction (1), sexual dimorphism (1), human experiment (1)
|
| 1959-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Pride of Carrots |
Robert Nathan |
|
|
fantasy (1), satire (1), interplanetary travel (1), two act play (1), intelligent vegetables (1), venus (1), first contact (1), romance (1), humor (1)
|
| 1958-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Dread Tomato Addiction |
Mark Clifton |
|
|
moral panic (1), tomatoes (1), humor (1), social commentary (1), parody (1)
|
| 1958-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Men Who Murdered Mohammed |
Alfred Bester |
|
|
only Earth (1), absent minded scientist (1), time travel (1), only humans (1), contemporary (1), humor (1), infidelity (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1957-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
I'm in Marsport Without Hilda |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
sexism (1), humor (1), detective story (1), only humans (1), interstellar travel (1), first person point of view (1), twist ending (1), tryst (1), drugs (1), science fiction (1), mystery (1), mars (1), artificial gravity (1)
|
| 1956-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
On Camera |
John Novotny |
|
|
civil defense (1), humor (1), telepathy (1), do it yourself (1), television (1), fantasy (1), CBS (1)
|
| 1955-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Diabologic |
Eric Frank Russell |
|
|
first contact (1), dominance (1), psychology (1), humor (1), bureaucracy (1), exploration (1), aliens (1)
|
| 1955-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Funeral |
Richard Matheson |
|
|
contemporary (1), supernatural (1), humor (1), funeral (1), fantasy (1), into-tv (1), Night Gallery (1)
|
| 1955-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
We Are Holding Our Own |
John Steinbeck |
|
|
extinction (1), United Nations (1), human nature (1), humor (1), social commentary (1), society (1), prehistory (1), mob psychology (1), prehistoric (1)
|
| 1954-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Space-Crime Continuum |
H. F. Ellis |
|
|
detective story (1), authorship (1), story within a story (1), first person point of view (1), murder mystery (1), science fiction (1), humor (1)
|
| 1953-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Specialist |
Robert Sheckley |
|
|
alien point of view (1), interstellar travel (1), social commentary (1), humor (1)
|
| 1953-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Chessplayers |
Charles L. Harness |
|
|
first person point of view (1), chess (1), rats (1), humor (1), chess players (1), chess club (1), immigration enforcement (1)
|
| 1950-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Martian Oddity |
Forrest J. Ackerman |
|
|
space exploration (1), Martians (1), contact with aliens (1), mars (1), humor (1), word play (1), alien point of view (1), twist ending (1), alien contact (1)
|
| 1950-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Swordsmen of Varnis |
Clive Jackson |
|
|
fantasy (1), humor (1), Barsoom (1), twist ending (1)
|
| 1941-02-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
"—And He Built a Crooked House" |
Robert A. Heinlein |
|
|
tesseract (2), science fiction (1), architecture (1), humor (1), california (1), Laurel Canyon (1), contemporary (1), only humans (1), fourth dimension (1), topology (1), earthquake (1), escape (1), mathematics (1), Los Angeles (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
| 1921-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Psychical Mallards |
E. F. Benson |
|
|
satire (1), levitation (1), marriage (1), telekinesis (1), england (1), Clairvoyance (1), precognition (1), humor (1)
|
| 1911-00-00 |
NONFICTION |
English |
The Devil's Dictionary |
Ambrose Bierce |
|
|
English language (1), dictionary (1), humor (1), semantics (1), vocabulary (1)
|
| 1842-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
Russian |
|
|
|
|
fantasy (1), dinner (1), granddaughter (1), grandmother (1), devil (1), Napoleon (1), russia (1), humor (1)
|
Search the database
