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These books are ranked using the premise labels extracted for Intergalactic Exterminators, Inc.
Premise labels used: accidental first contact, alien recruitment, monster hunting, interplanetary pest control, artifact trigger, job-for-money, forced enlistment, small-town outsider, space travel
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise embeddings are close.
A human science team on an alien world uncovers a secret mission tied to an ancient artifact and an encroaching interstellar war.
Why this is here
Premise labels: interstellar war · first contact · anthropological expedition · secret military mission · ancient alien artifact · human-alien encounter · superweapon hunt · colonized space
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1719
A near-future space-junk collector uncovers an alien artifact that thrusts humanity into a sprawling first-contact crisis.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien artifact · near future · space junk collector · Fermi paradox · human-alien encounter · communication device
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1738
A Kuiper Belt mining family spots an alien ship heading for Earth, setting off the first Formic War.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien invasion · solar system frontier · asteroid mining · corporate rivalry · space warfare · doomed warning · parallel threads
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1775
An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien artifact · derelict spaceship · interstellar signal · rogue asteroid · machine intelligence · human-alien conflict · extinction threat · astronaut protagonist · space mission
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1783
A tiny corporate scout pilot survives hostile alien contact and is recruited into a space navy while her employers doubt her story.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · military recruitment · corporate oppression · underdog pilot · humanity in danger · exploration mission
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1826
A stranded young techie and his friends uncover an invisible alien, a sentient spaceship, and a plot to seize Earth.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · accidental discovery · alien conspiracy · save the world · sentient AI · found spaceship
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1857
A space-faring human force faces a brutal alien attack, while one officer's unexplained visions shape the war.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien invasion · space war · outgunned humans · precognition · fate of humanity · military mobilization · AI warfare · survival war
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1861
A disillusioned military veteran stumbles onto an alien ship and is pulled into a fast, funny interstellar crew adventure.
Why this is here
Premise labels: accidental abduction · alien ship · fish out of water · crew formation · rescues and retrieval · interstellar crime · government conspiracy · illegal cargo · freedom fight · first contact
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1895
A fast-moving first-contact installment mixes alien discovery, Earth politics, and space combat with Bethany Anne’s crew.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien arrival · space threat · government response · interstellar conflict · power consolidation
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1903
A man becomes obsessed with UFO visions as government secrecy and alien contact converge in a first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · UFO encounter · alien contact · government cover-up · mystery signal · compelled pursuit · shared vision · extraterrestrial communication
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1917
A human starship on a colonizing mission encounters a colossal artificial bowl-world and becomes split between escape and exploration.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · megaconstruct · artificial world · colony ship · interstellar expedition · supply shortage · survival · alien encounter
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1942
A saboteur must stop a bizarre contract that could kill the last alien enabling instant travel—and most sentient life.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · alien communication · interstellar travel · last of species · doomsday stakes · bureaucratic sabotage · contractual trap · mystery investigation
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1958
