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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Shade's Children milieuSeries
series2 books1997
About coming of age.
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ColonyNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1978
About space colonization and political intrigue, set in space station.
“Bova later folded both novels together into the omnibus The Kinsman Saga.”
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Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About class conflict and ecological collapse, set in big city.
IconsSeries
series2 books2013
About aliens.
“The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting.”
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Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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Start with Ship Breaker →