[Vampyr]

It's a young adult sci-fi novel. Couple of teenagers in high school go to outer space. The thing I think sets is apart slightly is that it has notes of comedy and Lovecraftian horror splashed throughout. I'm trying to not let the story take itself too seriously, but at the same time have these scary "oh crap" moments.

An inspiration has been the Discworld novels, but my book doesn't go nearly as far into the comedy or parody that Discworld does, just a few elements here and there.

I've never read any Murakami but I have one of his books on my to-read list. Kafka On the Shore, I believe it was called.

Lately I've been alternating between Discworld novels and the Chronicles of Amber series. Really love them both.