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  • Cover of Reckoners
    ReckonersSeries

    series · 6 books · 2013

    Set in near future.

    “One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”

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    Start with Steelheart →

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  • Cover of DC Universe
    DCUniverse

    universe · 542 books · 1942

    Superhero, set in contemporary.

    “Above Metropolis a figure holds the sun at his back; across the bay, Gotham keeps its secrets in the dark.”

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    Start with It's Superman! →

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    includes Catwoman, The Flash, Batman Movie Adaptations, Justice League of America, Batman, the Animated Series, Batman, Batman & Robin Adventures, Superman

  • Cover of Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
    Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

    series · 3 books · 2017

    About identity, set in our world and near future.

    “Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Renegades →

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  • Cover of The Themis Files
    The Themis FilesSeries

    series · 3 books · 2015

    About aliens and robots, set in our world.

    “Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sleeping Giants →

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  • Cover of Footfall
    FootfallNovel

    Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle · standalone novel · 1985

    Alien invasion and first contact, about aliens, set in our world.

    “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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  • Cover of Forever War
    Forever WarSeries

    series · 10 books · 1972

    Military science fiction, set in far future and space.

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