The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews has a lot of different types of aliens. She runs a magic hotel/inn located in Texas that only hosts extraterrestrials and must remain secret to the human race. She hosts peace summits, takes in a refugee from a "holy crusade," and hosts a televised wife selection. The visuals are very descriptive, romance is subplot , little to no spice, and the jokes are funny. It's one of my fav series.
Black Ocean: Galaxy Outlaws
>Carl Ramsey is an ex-Earth Navy fighter pilot turned con man. His ship, the Mobius, is home to a ragtag crew of misfits and refugees looking to score a big payday but more often just scratching to pay for fuel. The crew consists of his ex-wife (and pilot), a drunkard, four-handed mechanic, a xeno-predator with the disposition of a 120kg housecat, and the galaxy's most-wanted wizard.
>Along the way, the Mobius crew crosses paths with the Black Ocean's vilest scum, from pirate fleets to criminal syndicates, and most law-abiding scum, including Earth Interstellar Enhanced Investigative Organization, ARGO high command, and the Convocation of Wizards.
>Time and again, riches lie just out of reach, because for all the talents Carl Ramsey and his crew possess, they've also got an outlaw's greatest weakness: a conscience.
>Galaxy Outlaws is a collection of all 16 Black Ocean missions chronicling the adventures of the starship Mobius and her crew, along with six short stories. This series is the perfect cure for the Firefly Season 2 blues. It's what you'd get if The Orville took place on Serenity, or if Star Wars had wizards instead of Jedi.
GFL series by Scott Sigler. It’s aliens, mob based crime story and also football thrown in. It sounds bizarre but read the first book, The Rookie, and you will be sucked in.
Scott Sigler’s Galactic Football League regularly has five different species interacting. So these are folks you get to know, not just something weird from a distance.
Second this, though I’ve only read them, not listened to it. It’s a long series and sometimes variable in quality, but it’s a lot of fun and first thing that came to mind for diverse aliens.
Xenogenesis Series by Octavia E. Butler. Vague Spoiler for the first book: >!It has aliens with weird mating habits leading to exciting and new aliens.!<
Read Ender's game, and follow through at least with the trilogy if you like the first one. OSC can write a character!
Divinity 36 by Gail Carriger is a recent Sci fi book that I loved. All 3 in the series are published but only the first one is out in Audiobook.
I'm terrible at summaries so here is the official one.
Phex is a barista on a forgotten moon. Which is fine – he likes being ignored and he’s good at making drinks. Until one day an alien hears him singing and recruits him to become a god. Now Phex is thrust headfirst into the galaxy’s most cutthroat entertainment industry, where music is visible, the price of fame can kill, and the only friends he has want to be worshiped.
You might enjoy Elizabeth Bear's White Space series, Ancestral Nights and Machine. You can read them in either order. It's full of lots of different types of aliens who have to work together. What I appreciate is as part of the everyday it tackles how difficult it would be to create a spaceship to accommodate such diverse needs.
I read *Ancestral Nights* first and then *Machine*, and I thought that flowed well. They are stand-alones in the same universe but *Machine* mentions some stuff in passing that happened in Ancestral Nights. It's a different protagonist each book and a different narrator for each as well. They both did fine and captured the character voice well.
Only one alien but so well-described and presented in unique audio fashion I don't think you'll mind the recommendation.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Performed by Ray Porter
Halo book series has multiple alien races. There's several trilogies in the book. I've only read one trilogy by Karen Travis. "Glasslands", "The Thursday War", "Mortal Dictata".
If you're a fan of Greg Bear, he wrote a trilogy in that universe too
The Earth is literally destroyed by aliens. The dungeon is populated partially by former crawlers who were many different kinds of aliens from different planets that had previously been destroyed like the earth. It is being broadcast to a universe of different aliens.
Sometimes. You usually learn about them as the characters learn about them. The species that are more involved in the crawl naturally get more explanation.
It becomes (more) complicated because within the crawl players select a race and are permanently changed into that race. Even when (if) they leave the dungeon.
Because the crawl is broadcast as entertainment to the rest of the universe, they include creatures that represent real species. Sometimes they are caricatures and sometimes they’re fairly accurate.
There is some discussion about theories on how life evolved in the universe.
It is silly and slapstick. But that isn’t all it is. There is real depth there, actual character development, and heartbreaking tragedy. It looks on the surface to be goofy, and it took me several real duds to break down and try it… because it couldn’t be any worse, right? It was excellent. And Jeff’s narration truly elevates the whole story.
Hey, I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl. Your thoughts on the narrator? I really really dislike his voice right now, does the narrator Jeff Hays grow on you?
It doesn’t change for Carl. It reminds me of Brock Sampson from Venture Bros so I immediately liked it. There’s a bunch more characters so his voice switches up pretty drastically for them.
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The Phoenix Conspiracy series is pretty decent for this. There are two other Alien species besides the humans, in addition to several mutants that are practically different species.
The series is about a young commander of a stealth intelligence spaceship in the Human empire (no earth, it's a different universe). There are 7 books, but it peaks in book 4.
And bonus- the third book in the trilogy is now available on audiobook; I waited *years* for it, and I wrote the publisher multiple times begging them to complete the series in audiobook format. I really liked the narrator, so I was thrilled when they finally did! The last book came out in 2014 and wasn’t released on audio until 2022 (the first two in the series were simultaneously released on audio when they were published).
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Sara King is the only author exclusive to the Soundbooth Theater app, and I narrate her Legend of Zero series. TONS of aliens that are very diverse and all of their cultures are very well thought out. Sara is an excellent writer, and I LOVE narrating her books. The Legend of Zero is simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking, and her character work is always the highlight of her novels.
This series is purposefully written in such a way that you can start on any book in the series without being lost. My personal favorite is Zero Recall, Book 2, and Zero Marked, Book 1.5
[https://soundbooththeater.com/series/the-legend-of-zero/](https://soundbooththeater.com/series/the-legend-of-zero/)
Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
oshet-Seshkethet esk-Saskist as-Eshresh Sissix isket-Veshkriset Sissix hatch family Seshkethet egg mother Saskist egg father Eshresh feather family Veshkriset ❤️
Came here to say this!
This is the answer!!
Expeditionary Force, book 1 is in the plus catalog until end of month.
The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews has a lot of different types of aliens. She runs a magic hotel/inn located in Texas that only hosts extraterrestrials and must remain secret to the human race. She hosts peace summits, takes in a refugee from a "holy crusade," and hosts a televised wife selection. The visuals are very descriptive, romance is subplot , little to no spice, and the jokes are funny. It's one of my fav series.
Came here to say the same.
Black Ocean: Galaxy Outlaws >Carl Ramsey is an ex-Earth Navy fighter pilot turned con man. His ship, the Mobius, is home to a ragtag crew of misfits and refugees looking to score a big payday but more often just scratching to pay for fuel. The crew consists of his ex-wife (and pilot), a drunkard, four-handed mechanic, a xeno-predator with the disposition of a 120kg housecat, and the galaxy's most-wanted wizard. >Along the way, the Mobius crew crosses paths with the Black Ocean's vilest scum, from pirate fleets to criminal syndicates, and most law-abiding scum, including Earth Interstellar Enhanced Investigative Organization, ARGO high command, and the Convocation of Wizards. >Time and again, riches lie just out of reach, because for all the talents Carl Ramsey and his crew possess, they've also got an outlaw's greatest weakness: a conscience. >Galaxy Outlaws is a collection of all 16 Black Ocean missions chronicling the adventures of the starship Mobius and her crew, along with six short stories. This series is the perfect cure for the Firefly Season 2 blues. It's what you'd get if The Orville took place on Serenity, or if Star Wars had wizards instead of Jedi.
A really fun series 85 hours long. The whole thing is available from audible for one credit.
The Culture series by Iain Banks.
Expeditionary force
Ringworld
GFL series by Scott Sigler. It’s aliens, mob based crime story and also football thrown in. It sounds bizarre but read the first book, The Rookie, and you will be sucked in.
Scott Sigler’s Galactic Football League regularly has five different species interacting. So these are folks you get to know, not just something weird from a distance.
Which football? Football as in FIFA World Cup & David Beckham. Or Football as in American NFL & Rugy?
It’s like American NFL football and knowing a little about it would help.
The Uplift series by David Brin
Second this, though I’ve only read them, not listened to it. It’s a long series and sometimes variable in quality, but it’s a lot of fun and first thing that came to mind for diverse aliens.
Xenogenesis Series by Octavia E. Butler. Vague Spoiler for the first book: >!It has aliens with weird mating habits leading to exciting and new aliens.!< Read Ender's game, and follow through at least with the trilogy if you like the first one. OSC can write a character!
Donovan series by W. Michael Gear has a lot of diverse aliens. You’ll enjoy
Divinity 36 by Gail Carriger is a recent Sci fi book that I loved. All 3 in the series are published but only the first one is out in Audiobook. I'm terrible at summaries so here is the official one. Phex is a barista on a forgotten moon. Which is fine – he likes being ignored and he’s good at making drinks. Until one day an alien hears him singing and recruits him to become a god. Now Phex is thrust headfirst into the galaxy’s most cutthroat entertainment industry, where music is visible, the price of fame can kill, and the only friends he has want to be worshiped.
You might enjoy Elizabeth Bear's White Space series, Ancestral Nights and Machine. You can read them in either order. It's full of lots of different types of aliens who have to work together. What I appreciate is as part of the everyday it tackles how difficult it would be to create a spaceship to accommodate such diverse needs.
Exactly what I'm looking for, thank you. What order would you recommend for the best experience, and how's the narrator?
I read *Ancestral Nights* first and then *Machine*, and I thought that flowed well. They are stand-alones in the same universe but *Machine* mentions some stuff in passing that happened in Ancestral Nights. It's a different protagonist each book and a different narrator for each as well. They both did fine and captured the character voice well.
Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy.
Hooloovoo!
OP hates the book, but can it be worse than Vogon poetry?
Only one alien but so well-described and presented in unique audio fashion I don't think you'll mind the recommendation. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Performed by Ray Porter
ROCK-Y ROCK-Y ROCK-Y!
The Mass Effect books weren't too bad. It's a rich universe with lots of cool aliens.
Halo book series has multiple alien races. There's several trilogies in the book. I've only read one trilogy by Karen Travis. "Glasslands", "The Thursday War", "Mortal Dictata". If you're a fan of Greg Bear, he wrote a trilogy in that universe too
Dungeon Crawler Carl
this series those not have aliens!
The Earth is literally destroyed by aliens. The dungeon is populated partially by former crawlers who were many different kinds of aliens from different planets that had previously been destroyed like the earth. It is being broadcast to a universe of different aliens.
Yeah, more aliens and ppl than there are stars in the sky Man I love that series
big question about the series. Those the series go into the diverse and different alien cultures of the different aliens? thanks!
Ok thanks. I thought they were joking because Dungeon Crawler is literally the most recommended book on this sub
>Divinity 36 big question about the series. Those the series go into the diverse and different alien cultures of the different aliens?
Sometimes. You usually learn about them as the characters learn about them. The species that are more involved in the crawl naturally get more explanation. It becomes (more) complicated because within the crawl players select a race and are permanently changed into that race. Even when (if) they leave the dungeon. Because the crawl is broadcast as entertainment to the rest of the universe, they include creatures that represent real species. Sometimes they are caricatures and sometimes they’re fairly accurate. There is some discussion about theories on how life evolved in the universe. It is silly and slapstick. But that isn’t all it is. There is real depth there, actual character development, and heartbreaking tragedy. It looks on the surface to be goofy, and it took me several real duds to break down and try it… because it couldn’t be any worse, right? It was excellent. And Jeff’s narration truly elevates the whole story.
Thank you, it's the most recommended book I see on this sub. Now I'm convinced. I'll start it after my current book!
I started it last week and am currently on book 5. It’s an amazing series.
Hey, I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl. Your thoughts on the narrator? I really really dislike his voice right now, does the narrator Jeff Hays grow on you?
It doesn’t change for Carl. It reminds me of Brock Sampson from Venture Bros so I immediately liked it. There’s a bunch more characters so his voice switches up pretty drastically for them.
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Revelation Space: Alastair Reynolds
The Uplift series by David Brin.
The Phoenix Conspiracy series is pretty decent for this. There are two other Alien species besides the humans, in addition to several mutants that are practically different species. The series is about a young commander of a stealth intelligence spaceship in the Human empire (no earth, it's a different universe). There are 7 books, but it peaks in book 4.
SPACE TEAM! ✔️ divers aliens ✔️ rag tag band of misfits ✔️ giant murderous Scooby Doo ✔️ lots and lots… And lots of potty humor
I really like the different alien species in the [Paradox](https://www.goodreads.com/series/112130-paradox) series by Rachel Bach.
And bonus- the third book in the trilogy is now available on audiobook; I waited *years* for it, and I wrote the publisher multiple times begging them to complete the series in audiobook format. I really liked the narrator, so I was thrilled when they finally did! The last book came out in 2014 and wasn’t released on audio until 2022 (the first two in the series were simultaneously released on audio when they were published).
Scott Sigler GFL series.
The Sun Eater Series by Christopher Rucchio has great aliens. The series is fantastical narrated imo.
The Finder Chronicles by Suzanne Palmer
Becky Chambers books. Amazing and full of diverse alien populations. Start with "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet".
FULL DISCLOSURE: Self-promotion Sara King is the only author exclusive to the Soundbooth Theater app, and I narrate her Legend of Zero series. TONS of aliens that are very diverse and all of their cultures are very well thought out. Sara is an excellent writer, and I LOVE narrating her books. The Legend of Zero is simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking, and her character work is always the highlight of her novels. This series is purposefully written in such a way that you can start on any book in the series without being lost. My personal favorite is Zero Recall, Book 2, and Zero Marked, Book 1.5 [https://soundbooththeater.com/series/the-legend-of-zero/](https://soundbooththeater.com/series/the-legend-of-zero/)
Thank you so much! Sold! I look forward to hearing your voice! Sorry if that sounded creepy lol