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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries
series9 books1962
completed
Science fiction, set in near future.
“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Man in the High Castle →
The World Jones MadeNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1956
Post-apocalyptic, about psychic powers and political intrigue.
“The mutant Floyd Jones, who can see into the future, plans to overthrow the system and colonise space.”
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Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Forge of God →
TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution.
“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue
Start with When the Tripods Came →
The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries
series11 books1895
“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →