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universe65 books1898

Science fiction and 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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includes The War of the Worlds

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

First contact.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

series3 books2010

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in our world and north america.

“Out of the Dark begins when an overwhelming alien armada arrives to subjugate Earth, only for the invasion to run into unexpected resistance from an unlikely source within humanity itself.”
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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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includes First Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Second Formic War, Ender Wiggin, Fleet School

TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about 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 →

The 5th WaveSeries

series4 books2013

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone.

“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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Start with The 5th Wave →

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