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John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens and survival, set in our world.
“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 Black CloudNovel
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Hard science fiction, about aliens and survival, set in our world.
The Final ArchitectureSeries
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Space opera, about aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'.”
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The Proteus OperationNovel
James P. Hoganstandalone novel1985
Time travel and alternate history, set in our world.
Slave ShipNovel
Frederik Pohlstandalone novel1957
Dark in tone, about psychic powers, set in our world.
“The scene is a world in the throes of a low-intensity global war, which appears to be an amplified representation of the Vietnam War, in which the U.S. was just beginning to be involved.”
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StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
First contact and space opera, about aliens, set in near future.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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