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series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
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The Kraken WakesNovel

John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens, set in mid 20th century.

“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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includes Dune, Heroes of Dune, Dune Prequels, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe

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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includes The War of the Worlds

Make Room! Make Room!Novel

Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966

Dystopia, about class conflict, set in near future and north america.

Saint LeibowitzSeries

series6 books1955

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion, set in far future and north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
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