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Agent to the StarsNovel
John Scalzistandalone novel2005
First contact, funny in tone, set in big city.
“There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.”
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Martians, Go HomeNovel
Fredric Brownstandalone novel1955
Humor and alien invasion, funny in tone, set in our world.
The TommyknockersNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1987
Horror, dark and eerie in tone.
The Andromeda StrainSeries
series2 books1969
Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival.
“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 →
I Was a 6th Grade AlienSeries
series12 books1999
“When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, sixth-grader Tim makes friends with the ambassador's son and together they uncover a plot to sabotage the mission.”
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Harriet's HareNovel
Dick King-Smithstandalone novel1997
First contact, about friendship, set in our world and countryside & village.