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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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The War of the Worlds →

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    includes The War of the Worlds

  • Cover of Known Space
    Known SpaceUniverse

    universe · 142 books · 1964

    About aliens, set in far future and space.

    “Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ringworld →

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    includes Man-Kzin Wars, Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld

  • Cover of Cavor
    CavorSeries

    series · 2 books · 1901

    About space exploration and aliens, set in the moon.

    “H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The First Men in the Moon →

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  • Cover of Ender's Game Universe
    Ender's GameUniverse

    universe · 39 books · 1977

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ender's Game →

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    includes Ender's Shadow, First Formic War, Ender Wiggin, Second Formic War, Fleet School

  • Cover of Destroyermen Universe
    Destroyermen UniverseSeries

    series · 20 books · 2008

    Science fiction and military science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about war, set in early 20th century.

    Start with Into the Storm →

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  • Cover of Blackcollar
    BlackcollarSeries

    series · 3 books · 1983

    Set in far future.

    “Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar trilogy, his debut work, follows survivors of Earth's underground resistance against the Ryqril, an alien empire that conquered the planet a generation earlier.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blackcollar →

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