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  • Cover of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
    H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    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 →

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  • Cover of The Lathe of Heaven
    The Lathe of HeavenNovel

    Ursula K. Le Guin · standalone novel · 1971

    Dystopia, eerie in tone, about psychic powers, set in big city.

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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots, set in far future.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

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    Start with Foundation →

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  • Cover of Forge of God
    Forge of GodSeries

    series · 2 books · 1987

    completed

    Dark in tone, about survival.

    “Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Forge of God →

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  • Cover of Tripods
    TripodsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1967

    completed

    Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about 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 →

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  • Cover of The Last Theorem
    The Last TheoremNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohl · standalone novel · 2008

    Alien invasion, set in south asia.

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