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There are lots of ways that people have thought up over the course of our history about how everything may come to an end. Some are outlandish and laughable while others are reasonable enough to make us lose sleep.

This list is a record of ideas based on the world coming to an end as a result of a threat from Aliens and Alien Invasion.

Alien Invasion stories are a classic foundation of science fiction, dating back to the 19th century. The looming threat of an alien attack continues today despite the danger from alien lifeforms being statistically nill. It makes for good stories, anyhow.

Please list only the first book of a series.

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1	STORIES OF FIRST CONTACT: Humanity’s Encounters with Alien Intelligence by Siniša Komlen (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	THE WONDROUS WORLDS OF THE EXOPLANETS by Siniša Komlen (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 3.83 avg rating — 361,745 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Tesserene Imperative (Book Two of The Imperative Chronicles) by Mark Terence Chapman (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke 4.12 avg rating — 178,692 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney 3.90 avg rating — 26,544 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Return of the Martians: A Sequel to 'The War of the Worlds' by Mark Hood (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Day the Earth Stood Still & Other Classic SF Novellas by Harry Bates 3.89 avg rating — 378 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Martian Diaries: Vol.1 The Day Of The Martians by H.E. Wilburson (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 196 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Martian Diaries: Vol. 2 Lake On The Moon by H.E. Wilburson (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Murder in Soft Words: A Sequel to War of the Worlds (The Great War of the Worlds Book 3) by Eric Goebelbecker (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Return of the Martians: A Sequel to the War of the Worlds by Millie Hardy-Sims 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Shadows of the Past by Eric Goebelbecker (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Edison's Conquest of Mars: The Original 1898 Sequel to The War of the Worlds by Garrett P. Serviss liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Clouds in the Future: A Sequel to War of the Worlds by Eric Goebelbecker (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Annihilation (Alien Invasion, #4) by Avery Blake 3.91 avg rating — 563 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Germ Growers: An Australian Story of Adventure and Mystery by Robert Potter liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Steel Beach by John Varley 3.96 avg rating — 3,419 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett P. Serviss 2.82 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Marooned in Realtime (Across Realtime, #2) by Vernor Vinge 4.10 avg rating — 6,193 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle 3.90 avg rating — 5,610 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Revelation Space (The Inhibitor Sequence, #1) by Alastair Reynolds 3.99 avg rating — 64,005 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Anything You Can Do .. by Randall Garrett 3.56 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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25	Footfall by Larry Niven 3.92 avg rating — 17,842 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Fisherman's Hope (The Seafort Saga Book 4) by David Feintuch 3.91 avg rating — 1,655 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark, #1) by David Weber 3.53 avg rating — 6,132 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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29	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 185,329 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Three-Body Problem Trilogy by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 9,164 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Host by Stephenie Meyer 3.87 avg rating — 1,058,758 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Halo: Silentium by Greg Bear 4.05 avg rating — 4,535 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 2,916 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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36	The Border by Robert McCammon 3.95 avg rating — 3,747 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 3.90 avg rating — 33,519 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Day of the Beasts by John S. Glasby 2.88 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 18,029 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky 4.11 avg rating — 95,440 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1) by Caitlín R. Kiernan 3.61 avg rating — 5,113 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 3,011 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Spin (Spin, #1) by Robert Charles Wilson 4.04 avg rating — 45,726 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Overgrowth by Mira Grant 3.53 avg rating — 5,001 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature by Jacob Weisman (Editor) 3.61 avg rating — 299 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Tripods Boxed Set of 4 (The Tripods, #1-4) by John Christopher 4.30 avg rating — 767 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Rule of Extinction (The Preservation of Species #1) by Geoff Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 6,620 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Last Astronaut by David Wellington 3.62 avg rating — 6,921 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley 3.89 avg rating — 4,114 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Transmigration of Souls by William Barton 3.23 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Brentford Triangle by Robert Rankin 4.02 avg rating — 4,099 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Take Us To Your Chief And Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor 3.84 avg rating — 695 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Alien Archives: Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters by Robert Silverberg 3.76 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon (Pseudonym) 4.09 avg rating — 767 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1) by Tade Thompson 3.74 avg rating — 17,558 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Flight of the Nighthawks (The Darkwar Saga, #1) by Raymond E. Feist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,902 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Arrival (Invasion Earth #1) by Nick Belhomme (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Earth Force (Relict Legacy, #1) by Shemer Kuznits (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,538 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Seep by Chana Porter 3.62 avg rating — 9,815 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Ruins of the Earth (Ruins of the Earth #1) by Christopher Hopper (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 4,057 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Quarantine by Greg Egan 3.92 avg rating — 6,602 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Our Children's Children by Clifford D. Simak 3.36 avg rating — 555 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	All the Fiends of Hell by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 5,154 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Invaders! by Jack Dann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga, #1) by Kameron Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 5,044 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Cruel Stars (The Cruel Stars, #1) by John Birmingham (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,477 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 55,049 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Complete Alien Apocalypse Series (Parts I-IV Plus Bonus Novella): An Apocalyptic, Romantic, Science Fiction, Alien Invasion Adventure by J.C. Andrijeski (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars