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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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includes The War of the Worlds

Time PatrolSeries

series24 books1955

Science fiction and time travel, adventurous in tone, set in our world.

“Poul Anderson's Time Patrol stories follow Manson Everard, recruited in 1957 into a secret organization that polices time travel, hunting down unauthorized travelers and anyone who would alter history.”
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FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

“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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Bring the JubileeNovel

Ward Moorestandalone novel1953

Alternate history, reflective in tone, set in north america and 19th century.

“Like most Northerners, Hodge was poor - but he had ambition.”
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The Apocalypse TrollNovel

David Weberstandalone novel1999

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

MauraiSeries

series6 books1959

completed

Post-apocalyptic, about ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in far future.

“The Maurai dominate the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”
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