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Farnham's FreeholdNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1964
Time travel, about race and racism.
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
The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →
Maze RunnerSeries
series11 books2009
Dystopia.
“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Maze Runner →
Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
Dystopia, about class conflict and ecological collapse, set in our world.
The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
About plague and pandemic and found family, set in our world.