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Eden (Harry Harrison)Series
series5 books1984
completed
About survival and war, set in alternate earth and prehistoric.
“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
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Start with West of Eden →
The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in north america.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, 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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Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries
series4 books1987
completed
First contact, set in far future.
“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
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Start with Dawn →
Fifth PlanetNovel
Fred Hoyle & Geoffrey Hoylestandalone novel1963
First contact, about space exploration, set in other star systems and space.