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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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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    Dark in tone, 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 →

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  • Cover of The Andromeda Strain
    The Andromeda StrainSeries

    series · 2 books · 1969

    About plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.

    “Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”

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    Start with The Andromeda Strain →

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  • Cover of The Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hard science fiction, set in mars and near future.

    “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 I Am Legend
    I Am LegendNovel

    Richard Matheson · standalone novel · 1954

    Horror, about vampires and last of their kind, set in mid 20th century.

    “The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”

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  • Cover of The Kraken Wakes
    The Kraken WakesNovel

    John Wyndham · standalone novel · 1953

    Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in mid 20th century.

    “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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