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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about aliens and war.

“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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Our Children's ChildrenNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1974

Post-apocalyptic, about aliens.

“By means of one-way time tunnels, they fled the ravening beasts with teeth, claws and tentacles, that reproduced like bacteria and were intelligent.”
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The Apocalypse TrollNovel

David Weberstandalone novel1999

Alien invasion, about aliens and war.

The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →

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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includes The War of the Worlds

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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