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

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    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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    includes The War of the Worlds

  • Cover of The Lathe of Heaven
    The Lathe of HeavenNovel

    Ursula K. Le Guin · standalone novel · 1971

    Dystopia, eerie in tone, about psychic powers, set in big city.

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  • Cover of The Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hard science fiction, about survival, set in mars.

    “Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”

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    Start with The Martian →

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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots, set in far future.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

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    Start with Foundation →

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    includes The Positronic Robot Stories, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Trantorian Empire, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation (Original Stories)

  • Cover of Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
    Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

    series · 9 books · 1962

    completed

    Science fiction, set in near future.

    “Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”

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    Start with The Man in the High Castle →

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  • Cover of Earth
    EarthNovel

    David Brin · standalone novel · 1990

    About ecological collapse.

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