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ArmadaNovel
Ernest Clinestandalone novel2015
Alien invasion, about aliens.
InsigniaSeries
series5 books2012
Science fiction and military science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about war, set in near future.
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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and loneliness, set in north america.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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The Star BeastNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1954
First contact, about aliens, set in north america.
“A talking alien pet has grown to the size of a small dinosaur.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and 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.”
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Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Cyberpunk and dystopia, about quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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