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Agent to the StarsNovel

John Scalzistandalone novel2005

Funny in tone, set in big city.

“There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish.”
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Martians, Go HomeNovel

Fredric Brownstandalone novel1955

Humor and alien invasion, funny in tone.

ContactNovel

Carl Saganstandalone novel1985

Hard science fiction, reflective in tone, about space exploration and faith and religion.

“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival and war.

“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

Mysterious and tense in tone, about survival.

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