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A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp through a quirky coastal town besieged by a very hungry, very inconvenient monster. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Practical Demonkeeping.
- chaotic
- quirky
- eccentric
- lightly gruesome
- 01
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Christopher Moore · 2004
A raunchy, chaotic romp through a small town where supernatural mayhem cures the collective blues.
- 02
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Christopher Moore · 2000
A manic, sun-drenched fever dream of a comedy where a disgraced pilot finds redemption among cargo cults and talking fruit bats.
- 03
The Portable Door
Tom Holt · 2003
A delightfully absurd collision of soul-crushing corporate bureaucracy and chaotic magical realism.
- 04
Johannes Cabal the necromancer
Jonathan L. Howard · 2008
A delightfully wicked romp through a demonic carnival run by a deadpan necromancer who just wants his soul back.
- 05
The Everything Box
Richard Kadrey
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud supernatural heist where the fate of the world rests in the hands of the most unqualified misfits imaginable.
- 06
Prosper's Demon
K. J. Parker
A delightfully cynical plunge into the grimy business of exorcism, led by a narrator who might just be worse than the demons he hunts.
- 07
Reaper Man
Terry Pratchett
A hilarious, deeply moving meditation on mortality wrapped in a chaotic, warm-hearted fantasy adventure.
- 08
Good guys
Steven Brust
A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.
- 09
Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey
A whiskey-soaked, blood-spattered joyride through a grimy supernatural Los Angeles with a protagonist who literally crawled out of Hell.
- 10
Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede · 1990
A delightfully pragmatic dismantling of fairy tale tropes where common sense is the ultimate superpower.
- 11
Staked: The Iron Druid Chronicles
Kevin Hearne
A globe-trotting, myth-colliding urban fantasy where ancient grudges meet modern snark.
- 12
Another fine myth
Robert Asprin · 1978
A hilarious, fast-paced buddy comedy that lovingly skewers classic fantasy tropes with endless charm and wit.
