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A raunchy, chaotic romp through a small town where supernatural mayhem cures the collective blues. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove.
- chaotic
- libidinous
- quirky
- frenetic
- 01
Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore · 1992
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp through a quirky coastal town besieged by a very hungry, very inconvenient monster.
- 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
Another roadside attraction
Tom Robbins
A psychedelic, philosophical road trip through the absurdity of Western civilization and the magic of the counterculture.
- 05
What the Hell Did I Just Read
David Wong
A hilarious and chaotic plunge into a terrifying, illusion-filled mystery where incompetence is just as dangerous as the monsters.
- 06
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.
- 07
Good guys
Steven Brust
A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.
- 08
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.
- 09
The Wizardry Compiled
Rick Cook
A delightfully geeky romp where the chaotic forces of high fantasy meet the rigid logic of a frustrated software engineer.
- 10
The Dastard
Piers Anthony
A playful and humorous fantasy romp through an imaginary forest in search of mischief.
- 11
California bones
Greg Van Eekhout
A gritty, sun-baked magical heist where a ragtag crew consumes the bones of mythical creatures to steal back their future.
- 12
Jitterbug Perfume
Outlet
A wild, philosophical romp through time that smells of earth, magic, and the secret essence of the universe.
