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My Teacher Is an AlienSeries
series4 books1989
Adventurous in tone.
“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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Agent to the StarsNovel
John Scalzistandalone novel2005
Set in big city.
“There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse
universe18 books1979
Humor, set in space and far future.
“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy →
includes Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently
Tip and J. LoSeries
series2 books2007
Adventurous in tone.
Start with The True Meaning of Smekday →
Martians, Go HomeNovel
Fredric Brownstandalone novel1955
Humor and alien invasion.
The HumansNovel
Matt Haigstandalone novel2013
Emotional in tone, about identity.
“When an extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, his first impressions of humans are less than positive.”
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