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The Midwich CuckoosNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1957
Eerie in tone, about parenthood, set in british isles and small town.
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival, set in our world.
“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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Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Tense in tone, about survival.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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ArmorNovel
John Steakleystandalone novel1984
Military science fiction, about madness and war, set in far future.
ThornsNovel
Robert Silverbergstandalone novel1967
Space opera, about love triangle and loneliness, set in far future.
“Whose butchered body had been put together by aliens, with artificial and alien replacements.”
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Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969
Literary & general and time travel, about war.
“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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