If you loved the sharp, satirical humor and tongue-in-cheek takes on humanity’s absurdities in Year Zero, you’ll be delighted by Hollow Kingdom. Narrated by S.T., a domesticated crow with snark to spare, the book lampoons humanity’s weirdness through the eyes of animals surviving a bizarre apocalypse. Like Rob Reid’s playful skewering of the music industry and copyright law, Buxton’s prose is packed with witty observations and laugh-out-loud moments.

If you appreciated the wild, escalating mission and the sense of urgent, ridiculous stakes in Year Zero—from copyright mishaps to alien diplomacy—you’ll find The Android’s Dream equally compelling. Scalzi’s protagonist, Harry Creek, is swept into a breakneck interplanetary chase involving a genetically engineered sheep, political intrigue, and non-stop action, all delivered with a satirical edge.

If the parade of outlandish alien species and their bizarre cultural quirks in Year Zero made you laugh, you’ll feel right at home with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams’ classic is a riotous tour through the cosmos, featuring the likes of Vogons, talking doors, and a two-headed president, all poking fun at bureaucracy and human (and alien) folly alike.

If you were entertained by the meta-jokes and pop culture references in Year Zero, you’ll revel in Redshirts. Scalzi’s novel is a clever, self-referential spin on the expendable crew members of a Star Trek-like show. The characters become aware of their fictional status, leading to hilarious twists and a loving send-up of sci-fi conventions, much like Reid’s playful riffing on music industry rules.

If you enjoyed the diverse, eccentric cast of humans and aliens in Year Zero, you’ll love the super-powered oddballs in Soon I Will Be Invincible. Grossman’s novel follows both a supervillain and a rookie hero, weaving together the stories of a dysfunctional team of heroes and their nemesis, all with a humorous, genre-savvy voice.