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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about aliens and survival.

“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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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

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

Five Children UniverseSeries

series27 books1902

completed

Fantasy, set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Start with Five Children and It →

ReckonersSeries

series6 books2013

Set in north america and near future.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
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Start with Steelheart →

The TransformersUniverse

universe65 books1985

Science fiction.

“There is a war older than Earth, and it is fought by machines that are alive.”
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Start with Hardwired →

includes Transformers movie prequels, Transformers Movie Novelizations, The Transformers (juvenile), Transformers Classified, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Dave vs. the Monsters / Dave HooperSeries

series6 books2015

Adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“Hooper is an offshore oil rig worker who leads a fight against subterranean monsters who have emerged from his oil rig; he has somehow acquired the strengths of one of the monsters.”
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Start with Emergence →

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