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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion and first contact, about survival and war.
“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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The Apocalypse TrollNovel
David Weberstandalone novel1999
Alien invasion, about war.
SaucerSeries
series3 books2002
Science fiction, adventurous and tense in tone, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.
“Seismic surveyor Rip Cantrell has made an exhilarating discovery - a flying saucer embedded in the Sahara sandstone.”
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Start with Saucer →
Our Children's ChildrenNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1974
Post-apocalyptic, about survival.
“By means of one-way time tunnels, they fled the ravening beasts with teeth, claws and tentacles, that reproduced like bacteria and were intelligent.”
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TripodsSeries
series4 books1967
completed
Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
“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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Start with When the Tripods Came →
NeedleSeries
series2 books1950
completed
Hard science fiction, about survival.
“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
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Start with Needle →