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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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Alas, BabylonNovel

Pat Frankstandalone novel1959

Post-apocalyptic, hopeful in tone, set in north america and small town.

“Classic novel of nuclear war and aftermath in rural Florida.”
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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.”
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includes The War of the Worlds

The Black CloudNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, about aliens, set in our world and british isles.

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in our world.

“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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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

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