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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about survival, set in north america.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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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.”
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includes The War of the Worlds

The Apocalypse TrollNovel

David Weberstandalone novel1999

Time travel and alien invasion.

The Themis FilesSeries

series3 books2015

Mysterious in tone, about robots.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
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AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

Science fantasy, about shapeshifters.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
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includes Megamorphs, The Animorph Chronicles, Alternamorphs

ゴジラ / GodzillaSeries

series17 books1955

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“While all set within the same continuity, each novel has its own plot and storyline, with Toho's kaiju featured as the stars.”
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