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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

Stranger in a Strange LandNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961

First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in near future.

The Science Fiction Hall of FameSeries

series11 books1895

“The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the Science Fiction Writers of America.”
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Start with The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

Tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival, set in contemporary.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel

Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963

Reflective and sad in tone, about loneliness, set in mid 20th century.

Childhood's EndNovel

Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953

First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.

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