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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, tense in tone, about aliens.

“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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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

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.”
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Start with Foundation →

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

Time Travelers Never DieSeries

series2 books1996

Time travel.

Start with Time Travelers Never Die →

Out of Their MindsNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1970

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about transported to another world.

“What if their world were real - if vampires, devils and Don Quixote hobnobbed with Dagwood Bumstead and Charlie Brown.”
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The Accidental Time MachineNovel

Joe Haldemanstandalone novel2007

Time travel, set in north america.

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