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series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

The TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, 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.”
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Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

series9 books1962

completed

Set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
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Start with The Man in the High Castle →

The Black CloudNovel

Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957

Hard science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel

Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963

Reflective in tone, about aliens and loneliness, set in north america.

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