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  • Cover of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
    H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    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 →

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    includes The War of the Worlds

  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    About robots, set in far future.

    “There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Foundation →

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    includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation, Foundation (Original Stories), Second Foundation Trilogy

  • Cover of Ready Player One
    Ready Player OneSeries

    series · 3 books · 2011

    Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

    “The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Ready Player One →

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  • Cover of Tripods
    TripodsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1967

    completed

    Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and 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 →

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  • Cover of Galactic Milieu
    Galactic MilieuSeries

    series · 10 books · 1981

    completed

    Tense in tone, about psychic powers and aliens.

    “From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Many-Colored Land →

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  • Cover of Rocket Ship Galileo
    Rocket Ship GalileoNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1947

    About space exploration and coming of age, set in the moon.

    “Three teenage boys do backyard experiments on powerful model rockets.”

    from the catalogue

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