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Cosmic Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)Series
series4 books1938
completed
About faith and religion, set in other star systems.
Start with Out of the Silent Planet →
Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Set in far future.
“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, First Formic War, Second Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School
Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Tense in tone, about survival.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Forge of God →
The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
About parenthood, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
ThornsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
Space opera, about love triangle and loneliness, set in far future.
“Whose butchered body had been put together by aliens, with artificial and alien replacements.”
from the catalogue
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.