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UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
About aliens, set in far future and other star systems.
“No species, the Galactics insist, ever climbs to sapience alone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sundiver →
includes Uplift, Uplift Storm
Out of Their MindsNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1970
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about transported to another world.
“What if their world were real - if vampires, devils and Don Quixote hobnobbed with Dagwood Bumstead and Charlie Brown.”
from the catalogue
Rats of NIMHSeries
series3 books1971
Fantasy, about survival.
“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →
The Accidental Time MachineNovel
Joe Haldemanstandalone novel2007
Time travel, set in north america.
SaucerSeries
series3 books2002
Tense in tone, about aliens.
“Seismic surveyor Rip Cantrell has made an exhilarating discovery - a flying saucer embedded in the Sahara sandstone.”
from the catalogue
Start with Saucer →
The Apocalypse TrollNovel
David Weberstandalone novel1999
Time travel and alien invasion, about aliens and war.