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The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about survival.
“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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Rogue MoonNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1960
Hard science fiction, about survival, set in the moon.
“A project to transport humans by matter transmission becomes the means to send explorers to the Moon when the US discovers an alien artifact on the dark side, but anyone who enters dies, so a hardened adventurer is given the job.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, reflective in tone, about faith and religion and psychic powers.
Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, about robots.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration and survival.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk and dystopia, about surveillance and totalitarianism.