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The VisitorsNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980
About survival, set in north america.
“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion, about survival and war, 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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The Themis FilesSeries
series3 books2015
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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Sinister BarrierNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1939
About surveillance.
“Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”
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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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The WandererNovel
Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1964
About survival, set in space.