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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, 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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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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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

Science fantasy, about shapeshifters.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
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Start with The Invasion →

includes Megamorphs, The Animorph Chronicles, Alternamorphs

The Themis FilesSeries

series3 books2015

Mysterious in tone, about robots.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
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Start with Sleeping Giants →

Maximum RideSeries

series12 books2005

Science fantasy, about genetic engineering and survival.

Start with The Angel Experiment →

The Merchant PrincesSeries

series14 books2004

Science fantasy, about political intrigue, set in parallel universe.

“In the series, there exist a number of parallel worlds, all of which are on the same geographical Earth but with different societies at different points of development.”
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Start with The Family Trade →

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