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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

The Andromeda StrainSeries

series2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“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 WandererNovel

Fritz Leiberstandalone novel1964

About aliens, set in space.

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion and first contact, about aliens and war.

“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 TriffidsSeries

series3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, 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 →

NeedleSeries

series2 books1950

completed

Hard science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens.

“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
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