Lonely Planet is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Piera Chen, David Eimer, Daisy Harper, Trent Holden, Shawn Low, Tom Masters, Emily Matchar, Bradley Mayhew, Steven Dietz, Tony Wheeler, Lonely Planet, Peter Dragicevich, Etain O'Carroll, Helena Smith, Steve Fallon, Emilie Filou, Vesna Maric, Sally Schafer, Damian Harper, John Berendt, Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, Alexander McCall Smith, and Jane Smiley.