5 Best Books About Aliens For Sci-Fi Fans [March 2023]

The best books about aliens from Next Chapter [March 2023]

The possibility of extraterrestrial life has fascinated humans for centuries. The idea that there may be other intelligent beings out there in the vastness of space is an intriguing one, and one that has captured the imagination of scientists, philosophers, and the general public alike. While there is no concrete evidence of the existence of aliens, many scientists believe that the likelihood of extraterrestrial life is high.

There are a number of factors that contribute to the belief that there may be other intelligent beings in the universe. For one, the sheer size of the universe makes it statistically likely that there is other life out there. Additionally, there are a number of exoplanets that have been discovered in recent years that appear to be in the habitable zone of their star, meaning that conditions on these planets may be conducive to life.

Despite our fascination with the idea of aliens, there is still much we don't know about the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Until we have concrete evidence of the existence of aliens, the question of whether or not we are alone in the universe remains one of the greatest mysteries of our time.

On this page, we’ve collected some of Next Chapter’s best books that involve aliens either as protagonists or antagonists. If you like any of the books below, please take a moment to leave the author a review :) Don’t agree with our choices? Please leave a comment and let us know which book about aliens is your favorite!

Books featured on this page

• Alien Genesis (Eden's Angels Book 1) by Gary Beene

• Symbiosis (Justice Keepers Saga Book 1) by R.S. Penney

• Watchers (Watchers Book 1) by S.T. Boston

• Pawns (The Wielders of Arantha Book 1) by Patrick Hodges

• Earthbound (Chronicles Of The Maca Book 1) by Mari Collier

Alien Genesis (Eden's Angels Book 1) by Gary Beene

Book excerpt

Political subdivisions on Domhan-Siol were neither partisan nor geographic. In almost every respect governance was the outgrowth of corporate business structures. Though Domhanian culture valued and fostered personal liberty and responsibility, their government was a corporatocracy.

Workers were required to invest a portion of their compensation in their employers’ businesses. Those investments were held in trust for employees and their families. Earnings from the investments were disbursed to provide for housing, retirement, medical, and educational needs. The principal amount invested by workers could never be withdrawn though it could be passed from parent to offspring. After a couple generations of corporate loyalty, the earnings from a family’s investments often became quite sizable. Many families became rather wealthy, but offspring who chose a different career path lost any claim to the investment earnings from the nest egg held by the family’s employer.

This investment model had its detractors. The most outspoken critics claimed it was a “golden handcuffs” scam. Nevertheless, given Domhanians’ natural conservatism, this method of capitalizing corporate enterprises endured for centuries. As space exploration efforts became industrialized, frays began to rend the fabric of the multigenerational marriages between corporations and families. This, in large part, was due to extended off-world work assignments in environments that were quite challenging.

Symbiosis (Justice Keepers Saga Book 1) by R.S. Penney

Book excerpt

“What do you have for me, Jeannie?”

The forensics lab was a narrow room with a long steel table in the middle, green tiles on all four walls and fluorescent lights in the ceiling. Jean Simmons sat at a counter along the wall, staring into her computer monitor.

Tall and skinny as a post, she wore a white lab coat over her pantsuit, her brown hair pulled into a ponytail. “Oh, I've got plenty,” she said, nodding to him. “But I can't say you're gonna believe any of it, Detective.”

Harry Carlson strode into the room.

A tall man in a black suit and white shirt, he slipped hands into the pockets of his jacket. His square-jawed, dark-skinned face was marked by a small scar on the cheek, and his black hair was cut short. “Go on.”

Jean sniffed.

She wrinkled her nose as she stared into the computer screen, white light reflected on her face. “We've been going over the haul from the Penworth building,” she explained. “Some of it…well, I'd have to show you.”

Watchers (Watchers Book 1) by S.T. Boston

Book excerpt

The mirror reflected back an image that was not his own. Finch stared for a few long moments and allowed the differences to sink in. Gone was his dark, swept back hair, replaced with a much lighter shade of brown, cut short on top and cropped neatly around the neck. Matching his new hair colour was a well-trimmed goatee beard. The transformation didn’t stop there; his chin seemed sharper, more defined. The small prominent bridge of his nose had also been altered. The thing he found the hardest to get over was the change in eye colour. The once arresting ice-blue eyes he’d sported for the past thirty-one years were no more. The ones staring back at him were brown; they matched his new features well. Finch was confident he could pass any one of his old Secret Service team in the street and they wouldn't look at him twice. This was the new him, it would take some getting used to, but so far he liked what he saw.

Tearing his attention away from the mirror, he made his way back into his room and removed the hospital gown he'd been wearing for the past few days, changing into a suit. Not the bland, Secret Service issued one he'd worn for the last nine years, but a smart grey Armani number. Tying his shoes, Finch stole one last glance in the mirror, allowing himself a wry smile. Yes, that will do nicely, he thought. He was a new man; the old Robert Finch was gone, as good as dead. The new Finch was destined for bigger and better things. Slipping out the door, he made his way down the long, sterile corridor and out of the medical wing.

Following the most memorable night of his life, he'd been smuggled out of the country and back to the United States. It was amazing the things that could be done with a nearly limitless supply of money and the right connections. The rules are the same the planet over, he'd thought, everyone has a price and everything is for sale. Moving him across the globe had proved no issue, thanks to the materialistic, weak-willed nature of humanity.

Pawns (The Wielders of Arantha Book 1) by Patrick Hodges

Book excerpt

Elzor watched the riders approach at a full gallop: five men, dressed in fine, high-quality armor. The merychs they rode were well-bred and strong, with long, flowing manes; suitable mounts for those who commanded the Agrusian army.

He cast a quick glance to his right. As always, Elzaria stood at his side. Like him, his twin sister was tall, with black hair and dark eyes that blazed with as much determination as his own. She, unlike Elzor or the six hundred soldiers that followed him, wore no armor. She wore a tight, emerald-green tunic, cinched at the waist by a thick leather belt, which hugged her slim frame. She was never shy about showing cleavage: it turned the heads of men who would invariably underestimate her.

Elzor heard the crackle of energy pass through her body as her power began to manifest, making the face beneath his short, dark beard itch, and a cold smile formed on his face. She’d come so far from the submissive, broken girl she once was.

Were he one of the many gullible fools who worshipped Arantha, he might have reasoned that finding the Stone was their destiny. Without it, he and his sister would have just been two more faceless orphans to work themselves to death in the mines of Barju.

Earthbound (Chronicles Of The Maca Book 1) by Mari Collier

Book excerpt

MacDonald and Rolfe walked out of the American Fur Company, their backs straight and their shoulders swaying. MacDonald walked with his rolling gait and Rolfe was not much different with his legs bowed from the time spent in the saddle. Not until they were outside and mounted did they speak. When Rolfe did speak, it was in German.

“I still have to go home and tell Mrs. Rolfe what happened to the prices. You wait a couple hours and then come by. Don't do anything stupid, Friend Mac, and drink up what little you do have.”

MacDonald looked at him. “It twas a good two years.” It was their normal conversation pattern. Rolfe spoke German, MacDonald his own brand of English.

“No, there was one good year, one halfway decent year, and this year we barely made a profit. We've got to plan for next year. I have an idea, but don't want to bray it all over the streets. Now that I think about it, you have enough to rent a place. Come by in the morning and we'll make our plans.”

There you go: the best books about aliens from Next Chapter in 03/2023. We hope you enjoy the stories - and if you do, please leave a comment below, or a review in Goodreads or your favorite store. We’d love to hear from you!