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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, tense in tone, about aliens.

“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 Apocalypse TrollNovel

David Weberstandalone novel1999

Time travel and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens.

ゴジラ / GodzillaSeries

series17 books1955

Tense in tone.

“While all set within the same continuity, each novel has its own plot and storyline, with Toho's kaiju featured as the stars.”
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Start with Godzilla →

WargamesNovel

David Bischoffstandalone novel1983

Techno-thriller, tense in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in north america.

“Deep in the control room the nation's chiefs watch with alarm as their computers show an imminent missile attack.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Starship TroopersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1959

Military science fiction, set in space and far future.

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