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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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includes The War of the Worlds

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, about aliens and survival, set in mid 20th century.

“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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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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The Zap GunNovel

Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1967

Satire, set in near future and north america.

The Penultimate TruthNovel

Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1964

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and surveillance, set in far future.

“The people are told that World War III is being fought above them, when in reality the war ended years ago.”
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Lord of the FliesNovel

William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Literary & general, about survival, set in islands and mid 20th century.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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