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The Puppet MastersNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951
Alien invasion, about aliens and survival.
“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Black CloudNovel
Fred Hoylestandalone novel1957
Hard science fiction, about aliens and survival, set in british isles.
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 →
Beyond This HorizonNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1948
Dystopia, about genetic engineering and rebellion and revolution, set in far future.
“For centuries, disease, hunger, poverty, and war have been things found only in the history tapes.”
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Worldwar UniverseSeries
series8 books1994
Alien invasion, about aliens and war.
Start with In the Balance →
Lord of the FliesNovel
William Goldingstandalone novel1954
Literary & general, dark in tone, about survival, set in islands.
“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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