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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Alien invasion, about aliens and 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 →
Time StormNovel
Gordon R. Dicksonstandalone novel1977
Time travel.
“A time storm has devastated the Earth, and only a small fraction of humankind remains.”
from the catalogue
Future HistorySeries
series42 books1939
completed
Science fiction.
“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue
Start with Life-Line →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
ReckonersSeries
series6 books2013
Superhero, set in north america.
“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue
Start with Steelheart →
Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.