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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
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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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in mid 20th century and small town.
Under the SkinNovel
Michel Faberstandalone novel2000
Horror, eerie in tone, set in our world and countryside & village.
“Set on the coast in north-central Scotland, it traces an alien who, assuming human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet.”
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DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Horror and alien invasion, about survival and friendship.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about survival, set in our world and mid 20th century.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
About plague and pandemic and survival.
“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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