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John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, set in mid 20th century and at sea.

“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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War Against the ChtorrSeries

series7 books1983

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about war and ecological collapse, set in near future.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
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Mother of StormsNovel

John Barnesstandalone novel1994

About political intrigue.

“A strike to destroy an illegal Arctic weapons cache has a catastrophic side effect.”
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The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

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 →

Ship BreakerSeries

series3 books2010

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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Down to a Sunless SeaNovel

David Grahamstandalone novel1979

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about war and survival, set in near future and our world.

“The title of the book is taken from a line of the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
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