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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

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 5th WaveSeries

series4 books2013

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in near future.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
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The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

About plague and pandemic and survival.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →

DreamcatcherNovel

Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001

Horror, dark in tone, about survival and friendship.

“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and 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 Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

About survival, set in mid 20th century.

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