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  • Cover of Sphere
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    Michael Crichton · standalone novel · 1987

    Mysterious in tone, set in spaceship.

    “Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”

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    Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle · standalone novel · 1985

    Alien invasion, about war, set in our world and north america.

    “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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    Fritz Leiber · standalone novel · 1964

    Set in our world and space.

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    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1980

    Mysterious in tone, set in our world and north america.

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

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    Stephen King · standalone novel · 2001

    Horror and alien invasion, about friendship, set in north america.

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

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    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1951

    Alien invasion, set in mid 20th century and north america.

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

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