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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Tense in tone, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue
Start with When the Tripods Came →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
Time StormNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1977
Time travel, tense in tone.
“A time storm has devastated the Earth, and only a small fraction of humankind remains.”
from the catalogue
The Gone-Away WorldNovel
Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2008
About war.
Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.