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  • Cover of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
    H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

    universe · 65 books · 1898

    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 →

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    includes The War of the Worlds

  • Cover of Stranger in a Strange Land
    Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

    Robert A. Heinlein · standalone novel · 1961

    About aliens and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

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  • Cover of Childhood's End
    Childhood's EndNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    First contact, bittersweet in tone, about aliens, set in near future.

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  • Cover of The Triffids
    The TriffidsSeries

    series · 3 books · 1951

    Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in british isles.

    “Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”

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    Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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  • Cover of A Clockwork Orange
    A Clockwork OrangeSeries

    series · 4 books · 1962

    completed

    Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism, set in near future.

    “After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”

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    Start with A Clockwork Orange →

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  • Cover of Foundation Universe
    FoundationUniverse

    universe · 123 books · 1940

    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 →

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