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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about survival, set in our world.

“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

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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DreamcatcherNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001

Horror and alien invasion, about survival and friendship.

“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, about survival, set in mid 20th century.

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

Blake Crouchstandalone novel2016

Thriller & suspense, set in our world and parallel universe.

“Jason Dessen, college physics professor, husband and father, is kidnapped and taken to a parallel universe where his counterpart had dedicated his life to inventing a method of traveling between an infinity of parallel universes.”
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The VisitorsNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980

First contact, mysterious in tone, about survival, set in our world.

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