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Books like Barion & Coyle: 9 series to read next

Barion & Coyle is science fiction, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Barion & Coyle is 2 books, 1988–1989.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Chocky
Billy
Tip and J. Lo
Needle
Funny Boy
Galactic Pool Satires
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Andromeda Strain

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Set in far future.

“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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ChockySeries

seriesJohn Wyndham & Mark Daniel2 books1968

Mysterious in tone.

“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Chocky →

BillySeries

seriesTerry Bisson15 books2005

Fantasy.

Start with Billy and the Ants →

Tip and J. LoSeries

seriesAdam Rex2 books2007

Adventurous in tone, set in north america.

Start with The True Meaning of Smekday →

NeedleSeries

seriesHal Clement2 books1950

Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about survival.

“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Needle →

Funny BoySeries

seriesDan Gutman4 books1999

“Funny Boy, a superhero who disarms villains with his powerful sense of humor, is summoned to save Earth from a planet-gobbling alien from outer space.”
from the catalogue description of Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda

Start with Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda →

Galactic Pool SatiresSeries

seriesM. Sid Kelly3 books2013

Set in other star systems.

“Our local Almighty curses the marooned aliens and meddling TV crew.”
from the catalogue description of Used Aliens: An Evolutionary Adventure

Start with Used Aliens: An Evolutionary Adventure →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Barion & Coyle?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — the closest match to Barion & Coyle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Barion & Coyle?: Waiting for the Galactic Bus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Barion & Coyle.
How big is Barion & Coyle?: Barion & Coyle is 2 books, 1988–1989.
Is Barion & Coyle finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1988–1989.

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