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    Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle · standalone novel · 1985

    Alien invasion and first contact.

    “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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    Thriller & suspense, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

    “Ice Station is Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly's second novel, released in 1998.”

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    Alien invasion, about genetic engineering.

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    series · 2 books · 1969

    About plague and pandemic.

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    Peter David · standalone novel · 2012

    Alien invasion, set in at sea.

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