(Part 2) Best humorous fiction books according to redditors

It is actually a book! It's called Good Boy. I read it after the author talked about it on an r/askreddit answer late last year. I'd recommend reading it if you like this idea.

The actual answer I saw (here) was removed (and I can't seem to get ceddit working RN), but there's another post here about it with links.

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My book “Good Boy” is about a guy who dies during the zombie apocalypse and becomes a ghost. His body becomes a zombie and they travel the world as a duo, fighting zombies and demons.

It starts off like this but quickly devolves into a different story with tons of LitRPG elements. The second book (which is currently a WIP) will explore the LitRPG side much more heavily.

It was the #2 best selling science fiction book on Amazon for a couple weeks.


(https://www.amazon.com/Good-Boy-Seth-McDuffee-ebook/dp/B07726Y7X3)

Check it out.

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years (SoL, basically “Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid in isekai form)

Average Abilities (Adventure, SoL, a humorous twist on the OP protagonist story)

So I’m a Spider, So What? (isekai, humor, starts as humorous and develops a shockingly complex and dramatic plot; the lead is female but it doesn’t really factor in the plot much so far)

I Shall Survive Using Potions! (humor, SoL; a very funny and feminist take on isekai, by the same author as Average Abilities)

All of these are licensed in English, all of the digitally and some physically available to purchase

(Edited links to show Amazon instead of NU)

Edit 2: thought of a couple more that need to be mentioned

Obsessions of an Otome Gamer (otome isekai, romance, drama; one of the better LNs I’ve read; inspiring lead character who takes charge of her own life and pursued her newfound passion for the piano, a real treat if you played/play an instrument)

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (otome isekai, comedy; absolutely hilarious story of a reincarnated “Villainess” character trying to prevent her disastrous fate, but is actually a lovable idiot. A must-read)

It sounds like you should take a stab at Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy. It starts with Oryx and Crake, set in a classist capitalist society with rampant bioengineering. A genius genetically engineers a new species of humans. The Year of the Flood is a companion volume (not a sequel - don't let that trip you up) that covers the same time period from the POV of a child raised in a hippie-ish cult. The third book (MaddAddam) is meant to tie the two narratives together, but I haven't read it yet.

Context:
http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Scarfolk/dp/0091958482

I am going to take issue with that Brave New World and Hunger Games are dystopian, but not science fiction" line. The article linked to explain that distinction is based around the idea that dystopia must involve an ideological critique and uses The Matrix as an illustrative example, but doesn't seem to talk about what makes something science fiction rather than just blanket speculative fiction. (e.g. According to the author, The Matrix is not dystopian because the central narrative line is a messiah's human triumph over machines in thriller format, not the prediction/parable about humanity's end that would mark it as dystopian according to the thesis. I disagree.)

As far as I'm concerned, science fiction incorporates technology and/or science that is conceivable, but not currently available. So I'd say Brave New World's Bokanovsky's Process and The Hunger Games' genetic engineering in the form of mockingjays and tracker jackers as well as the flight craft and force fields and massive leaps in other technologies easily qualify them both as sci-fi. And dystopian.

So ha. ^Though ^you ^might ^get ^me ^to ^argue ^that ^Brave ^New ^World ^is ^actually ^utopian.

More Recommended Dystopian Sci-Fi Reads:

• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (adult literary sci-fi). Hyper-relevant commentary on social stratification, corporate power, class warfare, and rampant genetic engineering. One of my favorite books ever. Companion volumes (not sequels) are The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam
  
• Feed by M.T. Anderson (YA sci-fi), where everyone has the internet in their heads from birth. The consequences of instantaneous gratification and hypercapitalism. Super depressing and yet another one of my favorite books.
  
• Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (YA and a free ebook, btw). Maybe not the best ever, but hyper-relevant and you can treat it as a primer on internet security, higher level math, and coding. In near-future California, a teenage hacker is swept up by the Department of Homeland Security following a terrorist attack. Serious social commentary on mass surveillance and privacy.
  
• World War Z by Max Brooks, bearing no resemblance to the movie beyond the name (adult post-apocalyptic, an easy - and favorite - read. The abridged audiobook is good too). Despite the zombie apocalypse, this might not even count as dystopian because the interconnected interview narratives about the triumphs of human ingenuity are pretty uplifting. Themes of social change, the levels we'll sink to for survival, resilience...
  
• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (YA sci-fi). At 16, the perfect society will make you pretty... And dumb. Society's obsession with beauty, etc, etc. I thought the series went downhill, but this is worth reading.
  
• Habibi by Craig Thompson (adult graphic novel). Half exegesis, half narrative about a post-apocalyptic Middle East mixed with stories from the Qu'ran and Arabian Nights. Deconstruction of the human spirit in a dying world, mainly.
  
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (adult literary). If you've even seen the movie trailer, half of the slow build to "something is not quite right" in the book is lost.
  
• Incarceron and Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (YA steampunk-ish). This almost broke my favorite books list. Almost. Two worlds: one steampunk, labyrinthine prison, one fake medieval "real" world.
  
  Dystopian and Not Quite Sci-Fi Recommendations:
  
  
• The Giver by Lois Lowry (MG). Forget the movie trailer. The book we read back in elementary school was more about a utopian society going back to a simpler time and a 12-year old discovering the cracks and making his own decisions.
  
• Wicked by Gregory Maguire (adult literary fantasy). Different once again from the Broadway show, this is The Wizard of Oz told from the POV of the Wicked Witch of the West. All about the nature and definition of evil, but even then it might not count as dystopian. The Wizard is a Nazi, btw.
  
• The Selection by Kiera Cass (YA popcorn). This is seriously only making the list because of the popcorn aspect and where it seemed like it was going to go before The One ruined all the political drama and revolution that could have happened. Basically a fun Mary Sue-fest about princess lessons in a future-North American caste society.
  
• How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff (YA spec fic). Anorexic teen during WWIII. Plenty of survival and resilience questions, but no new tech, so not really sci-fi, I'd say.
  
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (adult literary spec fic). Could arguably belong on the list above, but there's not much in the way of technology. At all. With declining birth rates due to pollution, the US becomes a theocracy. Written in response to the rise of evangelical politics in the 80s much like Oryx and Crake was in response to the politics of the early 21st century, but the main takeaway I got from it was that anthropologists are unconscionable.
  
• Into the Forest by Jean Hegland (adult literary spec fic). I didn't like this one at the time because the symbolism was so heavy-handed it bordered on magical realism and I couldn't understand the MC's decisions, but it grew on me in retrospect. After a flu pandemic, two teenage sisters live mostly on their own.
  
  But really, this whole article setup is eerily reminiscent of the "____ Literary Trope is Not Worthy!" followed by "Rebuttal!" linkbait we've been seeing a lot.

The book is Making History. And this is a pretty good article of Hitler's failings; basically he wasn't in any way a military leader, and didn't have any real plan, but nevertheless demanded his generals follow him absolutely

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I have the perfect books for you!!! Penny Reid has a series called Knitting in the City about a group of friends in Chicago—each book focuses on a different woman in the group. The first one is called Neanderthal Meets Human and is a lot like what you’re asking for. The lead is super quirky, and compares herself to a Neanderthal because she’s so bad at holding a conversation. Hope it works for you!

Carbon Cowboy: A SciFi Harem Adventure Crash Tanner 2018/9/11 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H9HZFJ3

Initiate (Animus Book 1) Joshua Anderle and Michael Anderle 2018/9/11 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H997V1F

The FPS Deity: A Fantasy LitRPG Series- Book 1 Cobyboy 2018/9/12 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HB8KDX1

Half-Breed Hunter: Arrival David Aries 2018/9/12 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HB8HSY9

Infinite Exodus: A SciFi LitRPG (Infinite Exodus Book 1) Noah Whitaker and Remy Whitaker 2018/9/12 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H9J2NDZ

Live Like a God: big adventure in a tiny world Taylor Kole 2018/9/12 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HBKGRH3

XXX Fantasy Online Part One: A LitRPG Harem Fantasy Adventure John Harem and David Belwick 2018/9/13 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HCQSH6S

XXX Fantasy Online Part Two: A LitRPG Harem Fantasy Adventure John Harem and David Belwick 2018/9/13 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HCRV6FR

The Revived: A MMORPG and LitRPG Online Adventure (Second Age of Retha Book 3) A. M. Sohma 2018/9/14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H78W9WR

First Song, Book One (Anthem of Infinity 1) Blaise Corvin and Outspan Foster 2018/9/14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HD2VQ9W

XXX Fantasy Online Part Three: A LitRPG Harem Fantasy Adventure John Harem and David Belwick 2018/9/14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HD3HP2J

XXX Fantasy Online 4: A LitRPG Harem Fantasy Adventure John Harem and David Belwick 2018/9/14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HDG91KL

How To Tame Your Dragon I: A Litrpg Harem Adventure Kimiko Petaway 2018/9/14 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HD656JK

Conquer: An Epic Fantasy Harem (Conquering the Kingdom Book 1) Aron Stone and Caterina Kalymniou 2018/9/15 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HDM2VBQ

Eburnean Passage: A LitRPG Mystery Richter Solaire 2018/9/15 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVQ7MM4

Kill Code: A Gamelit Adventure Jamie Hawke and Justin Sloan 2018/9/16 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HF9KFC9

XXX Fantasy Online 5: A LitRPG Harem Fantasy Adventure John Harem and David Belwick 2018/9/17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFMLW7N

Hero's Dungeon: A Superhero Dungeon Core Novel Nick Ryder 2018/9/17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HFZ2F7F

The Wang is the Hardest Part (Caverns and Creatures) Robert Bevan and Joan Reginaldo 2018/9/17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HGLWJ4L

Welcome to Gorgoth (How To Avoid Death On A Daily Basis Book 7) V. Moody 2018/9/17 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H2R2L3Q

Vampire Hunter (Superheroes Online Book 2) Dante Steel 2018/9/18 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HH3K64Q

Southern Kingdom: Evolution Online II D. L. Harrison 2018/9/18 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZ7DPFT

The Great Game J. Conrad Matthews 2018/9/18 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHM4MT6

The New Magic (The Outworlders Book 2) Joseph Malik 2018/9/18 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GCVHZGW

Bunker Core (Core Control Book 1) Andrew Seiple and Amelia Parris 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKV8BRN

Cavern of Spirits: A LitRPG and GameLit Adventure (Stonehaven League Book 3) Carrie Summers 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HB6L6X9

Killdozer (Arbiter Core Book 1) Cory Gaffner 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HK54JHL

Blademage Shadowstalker (Blademage Book 3) Deck Davis 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HKT1PZ6

Enthralled: Book 4: System Ascension Prax Venter 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HDQ796C

The Handsome Menace: A LitRPG Adventure (Scar Tours Book 1) S.R.R. Saint 2018/9/20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HH511H6

It's on Kindle Unlimited

Chilespicedmango gave an amazing comment! I have a couple recommendations for audiobooks that you can listen to or read along with. I struggled with reading comprehension as I got older and following along with audiobooks really helped me. Plus some have great voice actors. Make sure you get unabridged!

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman, read by Lenny Henry
A great adventure story, incorporates mythology and cleverness and tricksters. Also the hero's quest of ordinary man-becomes great hero.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, read by Stephen Fry
I memorized this as a child. I can probably recite it to you now. It's a hilarious story of an Englishman and his alien compatriot who escape the Earth right before it's destroyed and have adventures around the galaxy. Originally written as a radio serial, so it's episodic and might help with comprehension.

The Harry Potter Audiobooks
You may have heard of Harry Potter? Jim Dale does some fabulous voices - though his Hermione always bugged me.

Best of luck! We are here to support you. Sorry you couldn't relate to the Regency female protagonists - they always bored me too, I guess I missed the part of female development where you're supposed to be in love with Mr. Darcy? But you're free of school-assigned books now! Hopefully the fact a book has a female protagonist won't discourage you from reading it. r/books has a lot of suggestions for exciting books (including scifi/adventure) with kickass female leads.

Just off the top of my head aside from the genre staples (1984, V for Vendetta, Brave New World, etc.)

The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Shades of Grey: A Novel by Harper Fforde

I am currently reading The Passages by Just in Cronin

Sorry for the formatting, on mobile. I will clean it up later.

Goodreads has a lot of great lists of dystopian books.

Here you go: Amazon

My books are kind of scattered across two names, so this was just easier. Hope you enjoy!

Many of them, at least, I don't know if all.

Search Wodehouse Gutenberg in whatever search engine you like, that should find you his author's page on Project Gutenberg, which offers legally free ebooks in many formats.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/783

If you want it only on Kindle, search there, in among the paid versions there are free ones, and the filter button on amazon search results lets you sort by increasing price, which brings the free ones to the beginning.

e.g. https://www.amazon.com/P-G-Wodehouse-Collection-ebook/dp/B07H5355P8/

Have you read Space Team?

Guy ends up abducted into space and insists on putting "Space" in front of everything, much to the irritation of the locals.
The kindle edition is currently free on Amazon

Guild Master (Tower of Power) by Ivan Kal is pretty close to what you want, I think?

• Fantasy setting.
  
• Main character is transported to another world.
  
• LitRPG with classes, etc.
  
• The main characters are young (college age so early 20s)
  
• Main Character is male and there's also a female character that's very present so pretty much another main, I think?
  
• The female character is a paladin/tank type, her twin brother is a DPS warrior type, and the main character is an archer (so a support class).
  
  So might be what you're looking for? The romance is a little rushed and not the greatest, but it's not too bad for LitRPG. No harem so far.

lol space jail.

Instantly reminded me of this book called Space Team

Space Team

If you want a truly hilarious sci-fi, you should read it.

If you want the entire book summed up with on gif (no spoiler)

Pew pew pew

I'd recommend Sir Thomas and the Table of Less Valued Knights by Liam Perrin and the Epik Trilogy by William Tyler Davis.

Both are about optimistic dudes trying to do their best and add some good to the world.

Discovering Scarfolk

I'm obsessed with the Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid (actually most anything she writes). I feel like her characters have a nice balance between sensible and entertaining.

Neanderthal Seeks Human (Knitting in the City #1)

I'm waiting for Unicycle Polo à la Shades of Grey.

I also thought Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights was amazingly cute and clever (nearly up to Pratchett levels of cleverness!)

I'm currently reading Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu (which won the /r/fantasy 2013 stabby for best short fiction) and it seems pretty kick ass thus far.

He taught me about Vogons.

Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey is very amusing and interesting. While there is a romance that develops, it's not what you are trying to avoid, I think, and I like to recommend it. Science-fiction-esque, but not strongly. Science fiction to the same degree that F 451 and 1984 are.

www.amazon.com/Shades-Grey-Jasper-Fforde-ebook/dp/B002UXRF6M/

Discovering Scarfolk springs to mind, because things don't get much more Night Vale-ish than Scarfolk.

How to Avoid Death on a Daily Basis Book 7: Welcome to Gorgoth

Out now on Kindle and EPUB
$3.99
 

Book 1: Welcome to Probet is free in all formats LINK

What if you really were transported to a fantasy world and expected to kill monsters to survive? No special abilities, no OP weapons, no status screen to boost your stats and no cheat mode. Never mind finding the dragon’s treasure or defeating the Demon Lord, you only need to worry about one thing—how to stay alive.


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link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSnakeReport/

and: https://thesnekreport.com/book-i/

now published! : https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Report-Jake-Montesi-ebook/dp/B07DH99C3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528568081&sr=8-1&keywords=the+snake+report&dpID=41T2lDv6TUL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Sounds a little like the plot of this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-History-Stephen-Fry/dp/0099457067

When I was little, I grew up on a military base. (Tustin for you southern Californians) This was awesome for me, because it was pretty secure, my parents didn't have to worry about me getting snatched so I had a lot of freedom. One thing I loved to do was ride my bike EVERYWHERE, all day long in the summer.

One day I decided I was going on an EPIC ADVENTURE. I rode beyond my neighborhood, beyond the PX and the fire station, all the way out to the blimp hangars (check out page three of this PDF for an idea of the size of these things) and a little beyond, because there was a dirt road around the PT course and I loved going over bumpy terrain.

So there I was, five or six miles from home on my bike, when the air kind of moves and I hear 'whomp whomp whomp whomp'. I look up, and a group of helicopters are coming in to land. These things are so close I can see the guys sitting down inside the helicopters. I was nine or ten at the time, and growing up on the base I'd seen the helicopters, but never up close and in action like this. It was amazing. I didn't even have to deal with my siblings or my parents warning me to stay back, it was an adventure just for me.

Riding past those hangars on my own was awe-inspiring (seriously, they're huge. They can shelter SEVERAL Goodyear sized blimps), but its those helicopters that made the day. I'm thirty now, and I still remember how amazed I was!

Woodpecker

This would be awesome!

Here's the link on Amazon but you can probably find it somewhere else for cheap or free.

Removed for submitting https://www.amazon.com/Good-Boy-Seth-McDuffee-ebook/dp/B07726Y7X3/ref=zg_bs_668010011_f_43?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TWXHBFSCDCMEZWKAPRMA; please resubmit without referral content https://www.amazon.com/Good-Boy-Seth-McDuffee-ebook/dp/B07726Y7X3

Stephen Fry wrote a good book about time travel and killing Hitler, well worth a read if that sort of thing interests you.

It is not quite the same as the original radio broadcast but our friend Stephen Fry reads the HHGTG audiobook during which he seems to replicate the radio voices.

Incidentally, this was available for free at the library.

Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights by Liam Perrin
Comedic, Clean, Arthurian Fairy Tale

Whimsical and poignant, Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights tells the story of Thomas Farmer who dreams of becoming a knight, sets out to save his brother from the hands of an evil Baron, and uncovers a plot that threatens Camelot itself. Along the way, he befriends a series of misfits including an allegedly reformed evil wizard, a shrinking giantess with a latent gift, a veteran knight with a dark secret, and his best friend Philip the Exceptionally Unlucky. In the end, his friends must all join forces and Thomas must come to grips with what it means to be a true hero if they are to outwit the evil Baron.

At its heart, Sir Thomas's tale is the story of a young man growing up and learning what it means to be a hero in a world that doesn't always make sense.

Less Valued Knights Bingo Squares!

• novel that was reviewed on r/fantasy
  
• hopeful fantasy (hard mode)
  
• self-published fantasy novel
  
• subgenre: historical fantasy or alternate history
  
• novel with fewer than 2500 goodreads ratings (hard mode)
  
• novel by an author writing under a pseudonym
  
• stand alone fantasy novel

http://www.amazon.com/Censored-Roger-Rabbit-Gary-Wolf-ebook/dp/B003CIOQ3O/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415815134&sr=1-2&keywords=roger+rabbit

seriously

Forgot the link :

https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Report-Jake-Montesi-ebook/dp/B07DH99C3M

These get great reviews and the few I know who've read him pretty much bought everything he'd written after. EDIT: Also, The Independent just anointed him "The next Terry Pratchett," for whatever that's worth.

https://www.amazon.com/Space-Team-Funny-Sci-Fi-Adventure-ebook/dp/B01LT76J7K

Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson. Comparable to Good Omens.


https://www.amazon.com/Carpet-Diem-Save-World-Accident-ebook/dp/B07DXCX4KF/


Good and Evil do not exist.

Men and women are completely different species.

God and Satan are brother and sister, and the Big Bang was a giant cockup.

Now, over 13 billion years later, the most important item in all of creation is Simon Debovar's living room carpet. And someone just stole it.

Can Simon overcome his anti-social nature and recover his carpet before it costs him his life?

And, more importantly, should he?

Brace yourself for a witty, sexy, sweary romp through a world of angels, demons, witches, immortals and talking deer. Join Simon and his alcoholic, foul-mouthed Great Aunt Harriet as they stumble their way from one near disaster to the next, with the fate of the world at stake.

>Clayton Snyder by River of Thieves

Wait a minute...

Never played Beyonetta, so I'll go with the Beyonetta collection.

"Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" is a great read and very cheap on Kindle.

Or I can try to write something...


Heavy drops sped from the heavens, colliding against the floral canopy below with a soft, yet significant bounce. Petals and leaves danced in the downpour, moving with a gracefulness known only to waltzers. It was the seventh straight night of rain, and that was only the beginning. She watched the water sparkle and splash against moonlight, her eyes shinning with wonder. It was on nights like these her imagination ran wild.

Her mind swimming with questions, "Did it ever rain this way on Earth? How bright could the night sky possibly be with only one moon? Could anyone even see at night? Is it true that the trees there were hardly as large as our shrubs?" History books could only show her so much, and it wasn't nearly enough. There wasn't even anyone left to tell her their memories of Earth. The idea that humanity used to live on such a small planet so far away was both romantic and absurd to her.

She couldn't help but wonder, "Are there still people there? What could they be like?" The records do say that it's conceivable that some humans could have survived. However, if they did, it's likely they would look very different. She tried visualizing what an Earthling would look like, and slowly began drifting to sleep. Before her eyes closed and her consciousness faded, she glanced at the enigmatic dot, the subject of her fantasy, shinning in the night sky.

His eyelids descending, he took one last look at a twinkling star. "Could there really be life out there?," he wondered. Curiously, a thought grasped hold of him before he fully fall into his slumber, "I'll know soon enough."


But seriously, if you want a good story, try "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?".

edit: Made it easier to read

Shades of grey is kind of quirky. Not heavy into the science, but there's some real interesting concepts. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002UXRF6M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

I've been wanting to read this for a while.

Keep your head up too! The perfect pup is out there!!

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It's a little short, but worth it. Live reading of excerpts from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy read by the author himself. Link to Amazon

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07J1CNXXS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

it is pretty good :)

Oh the $150 price. My brain misfired and explained the 50 cent price. I was looking at Canadian and American Amazon prices. I tried to find a sold one on EBay but could only find two for sale (one above $170, another priced low in an auction ending in 4 days).

https://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Douglas-Concert/dp/1597771554

13 for sale over $180 USD