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Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1999

Tense in tone, about expeditions, set in british isles.

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1950

Hard science fiction, about space colonization, set in outer planets & moons.

“A family emigrates to the new colony on Ganymede, but the existing colonists do not have the resources to support a flood of immigrants.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

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

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

series2 books1901

About space exploration, set in the moon and early 20th century.

“H. G. Wells's 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon is narrated by the businessman Bedford, who joins the reclusive scientist Cavor after Cavor invents cavorite, a gravity-blocking substance that carries the two men to the Moon.”
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A Fall of MoondustNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1961

Hard science fiction, tense in tone, set in the moon and near future.

“One of the high points of each tour is a cruise around the Sea of Thirst, a body of volcanic dust, in a specially designed vessel called the Selene On a perfectly routine voyage one day the Selene suddenly disappears.”
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TripodsSeries

series4 books1967

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.”
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