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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 Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.

    “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 Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
    Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

    series · 9 books · 1962

    completed

    Science fiction, set in near future.

    “Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”

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    Start with The Man in the High Castle →

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  • Cover of Tripods
    TripodsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1967

    completed

    Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

    “The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with When the Tripods Came →

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  • Cover of H. I. V. E.
    H. I. V. E.Series

    series · 10 books · 2006

    Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

    “The premise plays school-story conventions against a supervillain backdrop across more than a dozen books.”

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    Start with H. I. V. E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education →

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  • Cover of Forge of God
    Forge of GodSeries

    series · 2 books · 1987

    completed

    Dark in tone, about aliens.

    “Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Forge of God →

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