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  • Cover of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
    H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    Science fiction and 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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    Start with The War of the Worlds →

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  • Cover of War Against the Chtorr
    War Against the ChtorrSeries

    series · 7 books · 1983

    About aliens.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Matter for Men →

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  • Cover of Survivalist
    SurvivalistSeries

    series · 41 books · 1981

    Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about war and survival, set in near future and north america.

    Start with Total War →

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  • Cover of Ship Breaker
    Ship BreakerSeries

    series · 3 books · 2010

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ship Breaker →

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  • Cover of The 5th Wave
    The 5th WaveSeries

    series · 4 books · 2013

    About aliens.

    “Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The 5th Wave →

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  • Cover of Down to a Sunless Sea
    Down to a Sunless SeaNovel

    David Graham · standalone novel · 1979

    Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense and dark 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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