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series2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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Start with The First Men in the Moon →

Timothy CarpenterSeries

series2 books1973

completed

Science fiction.

“Eleven-year-old Tim records the strange events that occur during Great Aunt Emma's visit and his growing conviction about her true identity.”
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Start with Grinny →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

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 →

The Invisible ManSeries

series6 books1897

Set in 19th century.

“The Invisible Man is H. G. Wells's 1897 science fiction novel about Griffin, a scientist who works out how to make living tissue invisible and tests the process on himself, only to discover he has no way to reverse it.”
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Start with Invisible in London →

Demon HeadmasterSeries

series9 books1982

Tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Demon Headmaster →

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in our world.

“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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