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Readers who enjoyed Deadpool Classic Vol. 12: Deadpool Corps by Victor Gischler, Cullen Bunn, Mary H.K. Choi & James Asmus also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Song of the Space Siren by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"On par with Douglas Adams" - ReadcommendationsCal Carver and his Space Team may have lost their ship, but they haven't lost their knack for attracting trouble. Just hours after setting foot on a new planet, Cal and the crew find themselves caught up in an interplanetary kidnapping plot... -
![Con Living by E.M. Foner]()
Con Living by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn space, nobody can tell the aliens from the cosplayers.Science fiction meets the future as Flower, the sentient Dollnick colony ship working under contract for EarthCent, decides to host a con to bolster her anime business... -
![Space Team: The King of Space Must Die by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Space Team: The King of Space Must Die by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt isn't just war. It's space war! Geronimus Krone, the most dangerous man in existence has altered the course of time, appointed himself King of Space, and now rules the galaxy with the help of his four monstrous generals and their armies. Cal Carver and his crew are the galaxy's only hope. But, reeling from their recent loss, they can't stop Krone on their own... -
![The Hunt for Reduk Topa by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Hunt for Reduk Topa by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFeaturing unexpected stabbings, maniacal puppets, and a dog with a head like a testicle, Space Team: The Hunt for Reduk Topa is the twelfth book in the Space Team series, and the perfect jumping on point for new readers... -
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![The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Guns of Nana Joan by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"This series just keeps getting better and better!" - PRBC, Amazon The galaxy is at war, and Space Team just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Following one close-call too many, the team hides out on a tiny backwater moon, hoping the hostilities between Zertex and the Symmorium will all just blow over... -
![Lunar Crisis: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle]()
Lunar Crisis: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Shadows have been blooded and survived. There was no time for celebration as their next mission came upon them like a gangster in the night. Or missiles out of the blue.Captain Jack Marber, the Yollin Tc’aarlat, and Adina Choudhury take the ICS Fortitude to the moons of Taglen... -
![Sting of the Mustard Mines by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Sting of the Mustard Mines by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Space Team Universe has been changed forever!Having journeyed through time in order to restore peace to the galaxy, Cal Carver and Space Team are a little dismayed to find out they may have inadvertently made things even worse.Whoops... -
![The Search for Splurt by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Search for Splurt by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe third part of the laugh-out-loud sci-fi adventure series from the author critics are calling 'the new Douglas Adams.' Cal Carver, petty-criminal turned space adventurer, is on a suicide mission - and he really hates suicide missions. But this time it's to save his best buddy, Splurt, who has been taken prisoner by the the elderly assassin, Lady Vajazzle, and the evil Zertex corporation... -
![The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem]()
The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Futurological Congress is the fourth satirical science fiction novel in the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy series from Kafka Prize–winning author Stanislaw Lem. “Nobody can really know the future. But few could imagine it better than Lem... -
![William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge by Ian Doescher]()
William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge by Ian Doescher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo thine own Sith be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars Episode III! A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. The Jedi suffer slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. The Republic falls, an Empire rises, and so begins the long wait for a New Hope... -
![Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw]()
Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does best. Which is - what again, exactly?With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe... -
![Gravity Storm: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle]()
Gravity Storm: Age of Expansion by Tom Dublin, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t dump the cargo - I paid for it fair and square with money I stole! And so begins the saga of Jack Marber, former Special Assault Marine and his alien band of traders as they cross the galaxy doing the only job that doesn’t leave them homeless. “I need eyes and ears in every system that would benefit the Federation... -
![Rebels by David Liss]()
Rebels by David Liss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA science fiction superfan is heading back to space on a new mission to save Earth in this hilarious follow-up to the “exhilarating” (Booklist, starred review) Randoms...Categorized as:
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![Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury]()
Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this anthology honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Isaac Asimov's remarkable science fiction novel, today's leading authors—including Pul Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Connie Willis—present stories set in the future that Asimov created in his own stories and novels... -
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![Better than Life by Grant Naylor]()
Better than Life by Grant Naylor
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA wild and wacky SF series--based on the popular BBC-TV series--reminiscent of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Lister--who passed out drunk in London and awakened in a locker on a moon of Saturn--now finds himself trapped in a computer game that transports players to the perfect world of their imaginations--a game people are literally dying to play... -
![Mirabile by Janet Kagan]()
Mirabile by Janet Kagan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the distant planet of Mirabile, a settlement of human colonists from Earth is jeopardized by genetic mutants of Earth plants and animals, and it is up to ecological troubleshooter Mama Jason to destroy the menacing mutants. Reprint... -
![Communication Failure by Joe Zieja]()
Communication Failure by Joe Zieja
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this sequel to Mechanical Failure, Captain Rogers, despite his best attempts to do otherwise, has become the acting admiral of the 331st Meridan fleet. His first task: worrying. A lot. The rival Thelicosan fleet, under the influence of bad intelligence, a forbidden romance, and a communication officer with an eardrum injury, is about to break a two-hundred-year-old nonaggression pact... -
![The Mouse on the Moon by Leonard Wibberley]()
The Mouse on the Moon by Leonard Wibberley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Duchy of Grand Fenwick, the world's smallest country, whose army of 20 longbow men defeated the United States in The Mouse that Roared is back again... -
![Aquila by Andrew Norriss]()
Aquila by Andrew Norriss
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's a spaceship from the past - can it change the future?Aquila has been found by boys bunking off a geography field trip. They have no idea where it came from or what it does. But Geoff's discovered that when you sit in it these little coloured lights come on, and if you push one of the big blue oneS . . -
![The Return of Retief by Keith Laumer]()
The Return of Retief by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPLANET AFTER PLANE FELL TO THE REEA vast and powerful race, the Ree needed breeding room for an ever-increasing population - and their expansion plans took no account of human territory. The farmers and miners of Tip Space were helpless against the Ree invasion. Still the Terran diplomats dithered, holding back the Navy, hoping for a truce... -
![Bloop by Tara Lazar, Mike Boldt]()
Bloop by Tara Lazar, Mike Boldt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBloop, the little green alien, must conquer Earth, and his first step is figuring out who’s in charge.In his quest to become the next Emperor of Planet XYZ, Bloop makes too many bloopers. So he’s sent to Earth to conquer that crazy planet first. Who’s in charge there? One visit to the park and Bloop knows: dogs, of course! Bloop tries to master these maddening mutts and prove that he’s top dog... -
![Deep Space Accountant by Mjke Wood]()
Deep Space Accountant by Mjke Wood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould this be the worst job interview in the entire history of the universe? Possibly. So when Elton D Philpotts lands his dream Space Corps accountancy job he can’t help wondering how it happened. And why.Somebody in the Space Corps must need him, and they need him bad.But the work is dull; nothing like the glamour job he expected... -
![XO, Exoplanet by Deborah Underwood]()
XO, Exoplanet by Deborah Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXO, EXOPLANET is about the planets of our solar system spotting another planet outside the system—an exoplanet—and reaching out to it, via letter, to express their happiness that it is in the galaxy. But feelings get stepped on as the correspondence continues... -
![Citizen in Space by Robert Sheckley]()
Citizen in Space by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContentsThe Mountain Without a NameThe AccountantHunting ProblemA Thief in TimeThe Luckiest Man in the WorldHands OffSomething for NothingA Ticket to TranaiThe BattleSkulking PermitCitizen in SpaceAsk a Foolish... -
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![Out of the Soylent Planet (Rex Nihilo Adventure) by Robert Kroese]()
Out of the Soylent Planet (Rex Nihilo Adventure) by Robert Kroese
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInterstellar con man Rex Nihilo has a price tag on his head. Railroaded into smuggling a shipment of contraband corn to a planet short on food, Rex finds himself on the run from an insidious corporation named Ubiqorp, which reaps obscene profits by keeping planets dependent on shipments of synthetic rations... -
![Deathstalker Legacy by Simon R. Green]()
Deathstalker Legacy by Simon R. Green
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOwen Deathstalker sacrificed his life to save all of Humanity. In the two hundred years since his passing, the Empire has prospered in a Golden Age of peace among aliens, humans, and AIs, with hope and liberty for all. Now, on the human homeworld of Logres, a new king is about to be crowned... -
![With Friends Like These... by Alan Dean Foster]()
With Friends Like These... by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwelve stories of science fiction and interstellar adventure include Space Opera, He, Dream Done Green, Why Johnny Can't Speed, and The Emoman.• With Friends Like These .. -
![The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman]()
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk by David A. Goodman
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233–2371), in his own words. From his birth on the U.S.S... -
![Retief: Envoy to New Worlds by Keith Laumer]()
Retief: Envoy to New Worlds by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetween the lines of the official histories of the frontier worlds of the 29th Century lie myriad confidential accounts of the boners, near-catastrophes, and interstellar crises that were bound to occur when human meets non-human... -
![Terra by Mitch Benn]()
Terra by Mitch Benn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA science fiction fable for the young-at-heart from stand-up comedian and satirical song-writer Mitch Benn.No-one trusts humanity. No-one can quite understand why we're intent on destroying the only place we have to live in the Universe. No-one thinks we're worth a second thought. And certainly no-one is about to let us get off Rrth. That would be a complete disaster... -
![Wrath of Betty by Steven Erikson]()
Wrath of Betty by Steven Erikson
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson comes a new SF novel of devil-may-care, near calamitous, and downright chaotic adventures through the infinite vastness of interstellar space...The continuing adventures of the starship A.S.F. Willful Child... -
![Showboat World by Jack Vance]()
Showboat World by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo deadly rivals fight a battle of wits along the treacherous waterways of an alien world.In Showboat World, Jack Vance returns to the exotic and fantastic Big Planet, a world colonised by criminals and outcasts.Apollon Zamp is adept at dodging the dangers of sailing a showboat from port to perilous port along the Vissel River... -
![Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer]()
Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: Retief: Diplomat at Arms is essentially a reprint of Galactic Diplomat plus the story Truce or Consequences from Retief: Ambassador to Space. Only the story The Secret is new to the Retief series and is also available in the book The Return of Retief... -
![Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson]()
Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne Hoka is a threat to human sanity. Two Hokas are a menace to civilization. And three Hokas . . . Heaven help the galaxy, in this hilarious science fiction adventure from two of the best writers in the genre... -
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![Retief of the CDT by Keith Laumer]()
Retief of the CDT by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAgainst a raging backdrop of interplanetary intrigue.This time the resourceful officer of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne must deal with horrors unknown as he hunts the universe for a stolen ballet theatre.The courageous Terran must fight the five-eyed Groaci, outwit the ferocious Tsuggs, and reason with the talking flowers he finds in the midst of his dangerous mission... -
![The Repairman by Harry Harrison]()
The Repairman by Harry Harrison
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy boss leaned back, wiped his hands on his handkerchief and gave me Lecture Forty-four on Company Duty and My Troubles. "This department is officially called Maintenance and Repair, when it really should be called trouble-shooting. Hyperspace beacons are made to last forever -- or damn close to it... -
![The Great Explosion by Eric Frank Russell]()
The Great Explosion by Eric Frank Russell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMISSION OF EMPIREEarthmen had colonized hundreds of planets in the four centuries of deep space exploration—independent new civilizations founded by the discontented and adventurous of Terra.Trouble was, they were too independent—and the Terran government had ambitions for a space empire... -
![The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph by Jack Vance]()
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagnus Ridolph, at first glance, did not look like an interstellar troubleshooter. He was not tall and muscular, his skin had not been turned to a rugged color by the numerous distant suns he had visited, and his voice and manner seemed far too mild for an adventurer. Yet there was a chill hardness in his mild blue eyes that warned of the deceptiveness in his appearance... -
![Red Noise by John P. Murphy]()
Red Noise by John P. Murphy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaught up in a space station turf war between gangs and corrupt law, a lone asteroid miner decides to take them all down.When an asteroid miner comes to Station 35 looking to sell her cargo and get back to the solitude she craves, she gets swept up in a three-way standoff with gangs and crooked cops... -
![The Same To You Doubled And Other Stories by Robert Sheckley]()
The Same To You Doubled And Other Stories by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan You Feel Anything When I Do This? (1969) storyCordle to Onion to Carrot (1969) storyThe Petrified World (1968) story Game: First Schematic (1971) story Doctor Zombie & His Little Furry Friends (1971) storyThe Cruel Equations (1971) storyThe Same to You Doubled (1970) story Starting from Scratch (1953) story The Mnemone (1971) storyTripout (1971) storyNotes on the Perception of Imaginary... -
![Parasite Milk by Carlton Mellick III]()
Parasite Milk by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIrving Rice has just arrived on the planet Kynaria to film an episode of the popular Travel Channel television series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Intergalactic Edition. Having never left his home state, let alone his home planet, Irving is hit with a severe case of culture shock. He's not prepared for Kynaria's mushroom cities, fungus-like citizens, or the giant insect wildlife... -
![Retief: Emissary To The Stars by Keith Laumer]()
Retief: Emissary To The Stars by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Groaci peril: They're nasty little five-eyed sticky fingers who want the galaxy and will stoop to anything to get it. But when they try to sabotage one planet and use another for their garbage, it's time for Retief, that cunning and courageous emissary from Corps Diplomatique Tewrrestrienne to samsh in... -
![The Origin of the Flow by John Scalzi]()
The Origin of the Flow by John Scalzi
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI sometimes write reference pieces for myself so I can give some context to myself about what I’m writing. Those pieces usually are never seen by others, but they’re useful for me, and they make a better book for everyone else.This is one of those pieces... -
![Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor]()
Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C... -
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![The Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison]()
The Stainless Steel Rat Returns by Harry Harrison
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAfter a ten-year absence, the return of one of the most enduring series characters in modern SF... -
![An Election by John Scalzi]()
An Election by John Scalzi
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen his city council representative is hit by a bus, David Sawyer decides to run for the newly-vacated seat. One problem: He's a human in an alien-majority district that hasn't voted in a human in half a century... -
![Retief and the Warlords by Keith Laumer]()
Retief and the Warlords by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAcross the galaxies, against wrongdoers and rogues! Only Retief -- the indomitable champion of the underdog and 27th-century diplomacy -- can seal the peace between the battling earthlings and the lobster-like aliens known as the Haterakans... -
![Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson]()
Constellation Games by Leonard Richardson
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFirst contact isn't all fun and games.Ariel Blum is pushing thirty and doesn't have much to show for it. His computer programming skills are producing nothing but pony-themed video games for little girls. His love life is a slow-motion train wreck, and whenever he tries to make something of his life, he finds himself back on the couch, replaying the games of his youth.Then the aliens show up... -
![Mission Improbable by J.J. Green]()
Mission Improbable by J.J. Green
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereCarrie Hatchett’s been a dog walker, ice cream seller and birthdaygram girl—the clean kind. All she wants is a proper job. But Transgalactic Intercultural Community Crisis Liaison Officer isn’t what she had in mind. And neither is saving the galaxy.Carrie's a low-achieving daydreamer... -
![Willful Child: The Search for Spark by Steven Erikson]()
Willful Child: The Search for Spark by Steven Erikson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe continuing adventures of the starship A.S.F. Willful Child. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate new life-forms...
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