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Books like Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais): 9 series to read next

Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais) is science fiction and romance. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais) is 9 books, 2011–2020.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Stainless Steel Rat
Hoka
Planet Nerak / Nerakian Quest
Retief
Phule's Company
Lumerian Knights
Hainish
Humanx Commonwealth

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Humor.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Space opera, about con artists.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
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Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

HokaSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & Poul Anderson33 books1951

Humor.

“Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson's Hoka stories follow the Hokas, a teddy-bear-like alien race who enthusiastically role-play human genres and history, to comic effect.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch →

Planet Nerak / Nerakian QuestSeries

seriesKaren Kelley4 books2007

Set in contemporary and north america.

“Sex with the perfect man is overrated, especially if your Mr. Perfect is a robot, and you know there's something better out there.”
from the catalogue description of Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind

Start with Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind →

RetiefSeries

seriesKeith Laumer, William H. Keith & Jr.61 books1960

Space opera.

“Retief follows Jame Retief, a wry, capable diplomat in the Terran Corps Diplomatique who solves interstellar crises through unorthodox action while his blustering, status-obsessed superiors busy themselves with protocol.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Envoy to New Worlds →

Phule's CompanySeries

seriesRobert Asprin & Peter Heck6 books1990

Military science fiction and humor.

“A company of Space Legionnaires which has become the dumping ground for irremediable misfits and losers acquires a new commander who applies his leadership skills to bring them up to a standard of excellence.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Phule's Company →

Lumerian KnightsSeries

seriesBecca Brayden5 books2019

Start with Alien King Crashes the Wedding →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Humanx CommonwealthUniverse

universe39 books1972

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.

“Two species that ought, by every buried instinct, to recoil from one another instead clasp hand to truhand and build a galaxy together.”
from the catalogue description

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What should I read after Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais)?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais)?: Accidental Abduction. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais).
How big is Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais)?: Alien Abduction (Eve Langlais) is 9 books, 2011–2020.

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