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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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Start with The War of the Worlds →

includes The War of the Worlds

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about aliens, set in our world.

“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 Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in mid 20th century.

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

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
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Start with Dune →

includes Dune, Dune Sequels, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Background of the Dune Universe

Farnham's FreeholdNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1964

Post-apocalyptic, about race and racism, set in near future.

Eden (Harry Harrison)Series

series5 books1984

completed

About aliens, set in alternate earth.

“Harry Harrison's Eden trilogy imagines an Earth where the dinosaurs never died out, evolving instead into the Yilane, a technologically advanced reptilian civilization that shares the planet uneasily with early humans.”
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Start with West of Eden →

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