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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 Change / The Event
    The Change / The EventSeries

    series · 41 books · 1998

    Post-apocalyptic.

    “Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”

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    Start with Island in the Sea of Time →

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  • Cover of How Few Remain Universe
    How Few Remain UniverseSeries

    series · 11 books · 1997

    About political intrigue, set in early 20th century.

    “How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”

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    Start with How Few Remain →

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  • Cover of Forever War
    Forever WarSeries

    series · 10 books · 1972

    Military science fiction, set in far future and space.

    Start with Hero →

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  • Cover of Eden (Harry Harrison)
    Eden (Harry Harrison)Series

    series · 5 books · 1984

    completed

    About survival and aliens, set in alternate earth and prehistoric.

    “Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”

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    Start with West of Eden →

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  • Cover of Footfall
    FootfallNovel

    Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle · standalone novel · 1985

    Alien invasion, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.

    “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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