Humorous

Vienna, 1911. Gustav Klimt, the most famous painter in the Austrian Empire, the darling of Viennese society, spots a woman’s nude body in the Danube canal. He knows he should summon a policeman, but he can’t resist stopping to make a sketch first. And as he draws, the woman coughs. She’s alive! Back at his studio, Klimt and his model-turned-muse Wally tend to the erstwhile-drowned girl. She’s nearly feral and doesn’t remember who she is, or how she came to be floating in the canal. Klimt names her Judith, after one of his most famous paintings, and resolves to help her find her memory.

Locked away in a padded room, Gambit watches as the world goes to hell. Blood rains from the sky. Screams echo through the city. Monsters tear through reality. The world transforms overnight into the GREAT GAME, an apocalyptic battleground where monsters hunt, dungeons materialize, and the System destroys everything humanity once knew. All for the entertainment of the unseen audience.

Cultivation is all fun and games. Until someone kills Merlin. Apparently, the only logical response to this fairly important change to Arthurian lore is for me to be reincarnated into Dark Age Cornwall. But don't worry, I have an absolute understanding of feudal power dynamics, Qi cycling, and anti-Saxon spell flinging. Oh, I also lie a lot. There's just the smallest chance that our timeline is doomed.

A light-hearted, humorous LitRPG adventure of monstrous proportions! Firefighting was tough, but Kevin took pride in it—until a factory fire landed him in a swamp with a monstrous new body and a mountain-sized cube dominating the landscape. Now, survival means more than just putting out fires. With an eldritch horror lurking in the dark, a desperate village in need of a hero, and some rather suspicious orphans causing mischief, Kevin’s got his work cut out for him.

Liu Peijin has spent the last decade of her life writing a widely read—and very trashy—LitRPG web novel. Too bad her readers don't really like the book . . . or the author. But who can blame them? Peijin is bitter and far more interested in challenging negative reviews and blocking all critics than engaging with fans. Until one day, after arguing with a commenter, she receives an ominous message: "Tomorrow, 1 p.m. I have a surprise for you." Sure enough, the next day the Azure Dragon of Peijin's story appears on the freeway before her and slaughters dozens of humans in a flash.

The "ESE" Files (Origin Story) is a gripping blend of humor, action, and darkness, following three middle-aged friends—Juan, Alex, and Mark—whose lives take a wild turn after they encounter a mysterious object. Gifted with the power to morph into animal-human hybrids, they struggle to control their newfound abilities while navigating their everyday responsibilities. As they form an unlikely superhero team, their fight against crime leads them to face off against the enigmatic and sinister Dark Man, whose plans threaten more than just their city.

War looms over Sanctuary in the fifth Thieves' World® anthology compiled by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Phule's Company series. The invasion by the Beysibs, an amphibious humanoid race, brings unusual prosperity to the city of Sanctuary. But underneath the glittering façade lies a ticking time bomb, for the nefarious residents of Sanctuary don't take kindly to an invasion—well-meaning or otherwise.

Eines Tages beginnt in Deutschland der Sauerstoffgehalt der Luft zurückzugehen: langsam, aber stetig. Die Politik bemüht sich, die Sicherheit und Gesundheit der Bürger zu gewährleisten. Die Wirtschaft wittert einen phänomenalen Markt. Die Wissenschaft weiß, warum der Sauerstoffgehalt zurückgeht: Die Bäume haben die Fotosynthese eingestellt. Aber keiner weiß, warum. Es existiert nur eine absurde Theorie: Die Bäume streiken.

She was once a whimsical wizardess solving magical mishaps on children’s television. Now she’s navigating midlife, burnout, and the absurdities of modern life—one disastrous spell at a time.

Der Floh Grüter Blasius lebt glücklich und halbwegs zufrieden auf seinem Schweinebauern. Seine Leidenschaft ist das Dressurreiten. Nichts ist für ihn interessanter, als sein Reittier zu beobachten und die Natur des Menschen zu entschlüsseln. Aber obwohl er der Beste ist, wird ihm der Titel "Dressurreiter" von Trabbelsberg verwehrt. ( Eine himmelschreiende Ungerechtigkeit, wie jeder leicht nachvollziehen kann. ) Also wird ein Plan entwickelt, um das große Ziel zu erreichen. Ein verhängnisvoller Plan, der ihn in Heiratspläne verstrickt und ... ach, was erzähl ich !? Hört es Euch einfach an!

Rick Black—a name as ordinary as the man behind it is extraordinary. For centuries, he has roamed the earth, guiding souls to their final rest. But eternity isn’t all scythes and sunsets. Even Death gets lonely. Enter the unlikeliest of scenarios: a modern dating reality show where “connections transcend the physical.” For Rick, it’s a chance to blend in, to feel human, and perhaps, to find the one who can see beyond his skeletal grin.

When a struggling young woman stumbles across an unbelievably cheap apartment listing, she thinks she’s won the housing lottery. There’s just one catch: it’s haunted. But instead of running, she strikes a deal with the moody ghost Elias—free rent in exchange for helping him figure out what’s keeping him stuck.

A foul-mouthed fairy. A princess with an axe. A kingdom one bar fight away from collapse. Exiled from the Fairy Realm for “excessive profanity and reckless endangerment” (a total misunderstanding, really), Flit is stuck in the mortal world—where everyone is far too tall, not nearly drunk enough, and weirdly obsessed with quests. All he wants is a stiff drink and to be left alone. Instead, he gets kidnapped by a princess who thinks he’s her magical sidekick.

Once upon a time, in a cottage in a bunker in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, there lived a witch named Ophelia. Ophelia, along with animal friends who live in her garden, creates a cozy life for herself. What’s better than books and tea? But then, one day, a knock comes at her door. Join Ophelia and her two unexpected visitors for magical stories about spells, scones, a hedgehog, and the power of friendship.

The novel follows Nick R. Bates, an extraterrestrial washed-up racer, the president of the World Cars and Coffee Club of Planet Vetu. In an effort to overcome his reputation as an old war horse, he travels to Earth to acquire and modify a classic Porsche 996 for a galactic racing competition and car show.