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Intergalactic Dating Agency

Somewhere past the last charted star, a matchmaking service already has your file open. Earth has a surplus of lonely hearts; the galaxy has a surplus of honorable warriors whose homeworlds ran short of women. The Intergalactic Dating Agency exists to close the distance. Fill out the questionnaire, board the ship, and let the algorithm — and fate — do the rest. This is a shared world raised by many hands rather than one author's saga. Under a single premise — a cross-species matchmaking and "mail order bride" service that spans planets — a roster of indie writers each builds a corner of it, complete with its own species, world, and cast. Cara Bristol anchors the setting with Stargazer, Star-Crossed, and Dakonian Alien Mail Order Brides; Susan Hayes, Elsa Jade, Tasha Black, Candice Gilmer and others add clans of dragons, marooned castaways, star-flung Highlanders, and the felinoid Grimalkin across dozens of short, self-contained series. There is no master timeline to keep straight and no wrong door. Expect warmth over hard science: fish-out-of-water courtship, fiercely protective alien heroes, and a happy ending guaranteed every single time. Each book is a quick, low-commitment escape, and each series stands on its own, so a newcomer can walk in wherever a cover catches the eye. Cara Bristol's books are the natural front desk — start with Stargazer or Star-Crossed Alien Mail Order Brides, then follow whichever species calls you next.

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Four ways in. Pick the one that sounds like you.

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Intergalactic Dating Agency at the centre, 22 branches around it.

Stats

What this universe published, when, and what it is made of.

99 works · 2016–2025 · busiest 2017 (26 works)

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  • 2010s61
  • 2020s38

Shape

39 novels · 51 novellas · 9 collections

17 authors

reads like:science fictionaliensother star systemsfar futurelightheartedadult

Mood

Bright and intense: 48% of this universe's placed works, the catalog's 44%.

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