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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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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
First contact, set in our world and contemporary.
“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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TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Adventure.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa, Tarzan and the Martian Legion
Destroyermen UniverseSeries
series20 books2008
Alternate history and science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about war, set in early 20th century.
Start with Into the Storm →
Eden (Harry Harrison)Series
series5 books1984
completed
Set in prehistoric.
“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
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Start with West of Eden →
Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, about space exploration, set in near future.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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