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Lonely Planet Encounter Books in Order

Lonely Planet Encounter contains 15 books, published between 2005 and 2009. The first book is Athens Encounter (2005) and the newest is Boston Encounter (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
2005–2009
Pages on record
1,664 in 9 of 15 books
Reading time
28–42 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,664 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

See all 15 books in order Printable Lonely Planet Encounter checklist

Lonely Planet Encounter is a series of city guidebooks aimed at short stays. Fifteen titles were catalogued between 2005 and 2009, covering Athens, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Hanoi and Halong Bay, Copenhagen, Dubai, Marrakesh, Beijing, Fez and Boston. Credits run one guide to a writer across names including Victoria Kyriakopoulos, Catherine Le Nevez, Brett Atkinson, Wendy Yanagihara, Tom Downs, Michael Booth, Lara Dunston and Alison Bing. Recorded subjects are guidebooks, description and travel. Guides run to a median of 192 pages.

How many Lonely Planet Encounter books are there?

Lonely Planet Encounter has 15 books, released between 2005 and 2009.

Lonely Planet Encounter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Lonely Planet Encounter books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Athens Encounter by Victoria Kyriakopoulos, book 1 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2005)
  2. Cover of Paris Encounter by Catherine Le Nevez, book 2 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2007)
  3. Cover of Lonely Planet Prague Encounter by Brett Atkinson, book 3 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2007)
  4. Cover of Hanoi & Halong Bay Encounter by Tom Downs, book 5 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2007)
  5. Cover of Copenhagen Encounter by Michael Booth, book 6 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2007)
  6. Cover of Dubai Encounter by Lara Dunston, book 7 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2007)
  7. Cover of Marrakesh Encounter by Alison Bing, book 8 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2008)
  8. Cover of Fez Encounter, book 10 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2008)
  9. Cover of Ko Samui Encounter by China Williams, book 11 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2008)
  10. Cover of Los Angeles Encounter by Amy C. Balfour, book 12 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2009)
  11. Cover of Bangkok Encounter by Austin Bush, book 13 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2009)
  12. Cover of Lisbon Encounter 1 by Kerry Walker, book 14 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2009)
  13. Cover of Boston Encounter by Mara Vorhees, book 15 of the Lonely Planet Encounter series (2009)
  1. 1
    Athens Encounter2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Paris Encounter2007 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007232
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  3. 3
    Lonely Planet Prague Encounter2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007192
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  4. 4
    Lonely Planet Tokyo Encounter2007 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007216
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  5. 5
    Hanoi & Halong Bay Encounter2007 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007160
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  6. 6
    Copenhagen Encounter2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Dubai Encounter2007 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Marrakesh Encounter2008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008160
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Beijing Encounter2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  10. 10
    Fez Encounter2008 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Ko Samui Encounter2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Los Angeles Encounter2009 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009208
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  13. 13
    Bangkok Encounter2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Lisbon Encounter 12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  15. 15
    Boston Encounter2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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Where to start with Lonely Planet Encounter

Start with Athens Encounter (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lonely Planet Encounter book?

Boston Encounter (2009) is the newest Lonely Planet Encounter book released so far.

Is there a new Lonely Planet Encounter book coming?

No next Lonely Planet Encounter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lonely Planet Encounter at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lonely Planet Encounter title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lonely Planet Encounter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,664 pages across the 9 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lonely Planet Encounter books, 15 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 15 titles, 1 are credited to Victoria Kyriakopoulos, 1 to Michael Booth, 1 to Lara Dunston and 1 to Tom Downs. A further 12 writers are credited.

What the Lonely Planet Encounter books are about

13 of the 15 Lonely Planet Encounter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: guidebooks is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Guidebooks 10 of 13 books
  • Travel 5 of 13 books