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  • Cover of Down to a Sunless Sea
    Down to a Sunless SeaNovel

    David Graham · standalone novel · 1979

    Set in north america.

    “The title of the book is taken from a line of the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”

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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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The War of the Worlds →

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  • Cover of The Kraken Wakes
    The Kraken WakesNovel

    John Wyndham · standalone novel · 1953

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

    “Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Final Blackout
    Final BlackoutNovel

    L. Ron Hubbard · standalone novel · 1948

    Dystopia and war & military, set in british isles.

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  • Cover of War Against the Chtorr
    War Against the ChtorrSeries

    series · 7 books · 1983

    About aliens and ecological collapse, set in north america.

    “The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Matter for Men →

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  • Cover of Extinction Cycle
    Extinction CycleUniverse

    universe · 45 books · 2014

    Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, set in near future.

    “VX-99, buried in a Vietnam-era file, was never a cure and never meant to be — it is a weapon, and when it slips its leash it does not kill so much as rewrite.”

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    Start with Extinction Red Line →

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