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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

First contact, about 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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TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“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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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The Apocalypse TrollNovel

David Weberstandalone novel1999

Time travel, about war.

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

Daniel XSeries

series6 books2008

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and our world.

“The Dangerous Days of Daniel X opens James Patterson's science-fiction series, co-written with Michael Ledwidge, marking Patterson's return to genre science fiction in a similar vein to his Maximum Ride series.”
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Start with The Dangerous Days of Daniel X →

The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Set in mid 20th century.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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