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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, tense in tone, about survival.

“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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Tip and J. LoSeries

series2 books2007

Science fiction, adventurous and funny in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and north america.

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My Teacher Is an AlienSeries

series4 books1989

“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Agent to the StarsNovel

John Scalzistandalone novel2005

First contact, set in big city.

“There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in mid 20th century.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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