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1The Forever War
The Forever War
Joe Haldeman
A military science-fiction novel about a long, brutal war against an alien enemy, told through a soldier's experience.
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2Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Robert A. Heinlein
A military science-fiction novel about a young recruit's training and combat against an alien species.
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3Who Goes There?
Who Goes There?
John W. Campbell
A short novel about an isolated Antarctic team hunted by a shape-changing alien that can imitate any of them.
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4The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
Robert A. Heinlein
An alien invasion novel in which parasitic creatures attach themselves to human hosts and control them.
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5Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with Rama
Arthur C. Clarke
A hard science-fiction novel in which a crew explores a huge alien object that enters the solar system.
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6Hyperion
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
A science-fiction novel with a group of pilgrims travelling toward a dangerous alien creature called the Shrike.
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7Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
A science-fiction novel about a gifted child trained as a commander in a war against an alien species.
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8Red Mars
Red Mars
Kim Stanley Robinson
A science-fiction novel about the first colonists on Mars, dealing with survival, politics and the planet's environment.
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9Aliens
Aliens
Stephani Perry
A tie-in novel set in the Aliens universe, following a crew threatened by xenomorphs.
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