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series33 books1952

completed

Set in north america.

“Zenna Henderson told their story mostly through linked short fiction, gathered into the fix-up novels Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh and later omnibus collections.”
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K-PAXSeries

series4 books1995

Mysterious in tone.

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Project Hail MaryNovel

Andy Weirstandalone novel2021

Hard science fiction and first contact, set in near future.

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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The Dreaming JewelsNovel

Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950

Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering and identity.

FootfallNovel

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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