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Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1953

Reflective in tone, about psychic powers and found family.

“Science fiction critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.”
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Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, 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.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

EvolutionNovel

Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2002

About genetic engineering and survival, set in far future.

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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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

Twilight ZoneUniverse

universe40 books1960

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
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Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →

includes Twilight Zone Collections, Twilight Zone Anthologies, Twilight Zone Scripts (Richard Matheson), Twilight Zone Scripts (Rod Serling), The Twilight Zone Novels, Twilight Zone Doubles

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