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Make Room! Make Room!Novel
Harry Harrisonstandalone novel1966
About class conflict, set in north america and big city.
The Windup UniverseSeries
series3 books2005
About genetic engineering, set in southeast asia.
Start with The Calorie Man →
ColonyNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1978
About space colonization and political intrigue, set in space station.
“Bova later folded both novels together into the omnibus The Kinsman Saga.”
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The Hopkins ManuscriptNovel
R. C. Sherriffstandalone novel1939
Set in british isles.
The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
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 →
The Kraken WakesNovel
John Wyndhamstandalone novel1953
Alien invasion, about aliens and war, set in mid 20th century.
“Earth's life is disrupted by the attacks of extraterrestrials whose war machines, emerging from the depths of the oceans, seem indestructible.”
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