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Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ready Player One →
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
Rocket Ship GalileoNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1947
About space exploration and coming of age, set in the moon.
“Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with When the Tripods Came →
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →
Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction and first contact, about aliens.