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  • Cover of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
    H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    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 →

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  • Cover of Make Room! Make Room!
    Make Room! Make Room!Novel

    Harry Harrison · standalone novel · 1966

    Dystopia, about class conflict and ecological collapse, set in north america.

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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of Tripods
    TripodsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1967

    completed

    Post-apocalyptic, 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 →

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  • Cover of The Fireman
    The FiremanNovel

    Joe Hill · standalone novel · 2016

    Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic and found family, set in north america.

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  • Cover of The Martian
    The MartianSeries

    series · 2 books · 2012

    Hopeful in tone, 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 →

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