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universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, tense in tone, about survival.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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ArmadaNovel

Ernest Clinestandalone novel2015

Alien invasion and military science fiction, about coming of age, set in near future.

Ready Player OneSeries

series3 books2011

Cyberpunk, about quests, set in virtual world and near future.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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Start with Ready Player One →

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Space DemonsSeries

series4 books1986

Science fiction, about virtual reality, set in our world and contemporary.

“Gillian Rubinstein's Space Demons follows a group of Australian schoolkids drawn into a mysterious video game that starts pulling them physically into its world, with consequences that follow them home.”
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Start with Space Demons →

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