Find your next SF/F read by mood

Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950

Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering and identity.

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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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 VisitorsNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980

First contact, mysterious in tone, about survival, set in north america.

“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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The HostNovel

Stephenie Meyerstandalone novel2008

Emotional in tone, about body swap and survival, set in near future.

“The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.”
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The WandererNovel

Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1964

Tense in tone, about survival, set in space.

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