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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
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
FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion and first contact, about survival and 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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Forever WarSeries
series10 books1972
Set in far future and space.
Start with Hero →
Galactic MilieuSeries
series10 books1981
completed
Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and psychic powers.
“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Many-Colored Land →
The Earthend SagaSeries
series3 books2014
Science fiction, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with A Vision of Fire →
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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Start with The Andromeda Strain →