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Z for ZachariahNovel
Robert C. O'Brienstandalone novel1975
Post-apocalyptic, about coming of age and loneliness, set in north america.
“Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden, on an Amish family farm in an isolated valley, believes she is the only survivor of nuclear war and nerve gas.”
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Alternate PurposeNovel
Christopher Coatesstandalone novel2019
Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic.
“Facing a rebuilding time of generations, two scientists come up with a solution: send someone back in time to prevent the horrible accident that released the deadly pathogen on the world.”
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The MartianSeries
series2 books2012
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 →
TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, 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.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →
Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About class conflict and ecological collapse, set in north america and big city.
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