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The Midwich CuckoosNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957

Dark and eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in small town.

The Black CloudNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, about survival, set in our world.

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, about survival and war, set in our world.

“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

Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series

series4 books1938

completed

About faith and religion, set in other star systems.

Start with Out of the Silent Planet →

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