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  • Cover of Make Room! Make Room!
    Make Room! Make Room!Novel

    Harry Harrison · standalone novel · 1966

    About class conflict and ecological collapse, set in north america and big city.

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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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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    Post-apocalyptic, 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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  • Cover of The Fireman
    The FiremanNovel

    Joe Hill · standalone novel · 2016

    Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic and found family, set in north america.

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  • Cover of The Ministry for the Future
    The Ministry for the FutureNovel

    Kim Stanley Robinson · standalone novel · 2020

    Challenging in tone, about ecological collapse and political intrigue.

    “While the ministry pursues various ambitious projects, the effects of climate change are determined to be the most consequential.”

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  • Cover of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
    Where Late the Sweet Birds SangNovel

    Kate Wilhelm · standalone novel · 1976

    Post-apocalyptic, about cloning and ecological collapse, set in north america.

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