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message 1: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara Not all of my suggestions fit all the criteria, but they fit broadly. For instance Fall Of Moondust doesn't have aliens.


message 2: by Reid (new)

Reid Baccio I highly recommend two other books for this category: "Pandora's Star" & it's sequel, "Judas Unchained" by Peter F Hamilton. Medical advancements and technology extend human life for centuries, wormholes allow Man to colonize the stars, and then fight an alien intent on taking over the human-built civilization called the Commonwealth.
Mind-blowing great reads!


message 3: by Jay (new)

Jay Greene Danger From Space

The Future Is Failing. An Alien Threat Is Coming. Only Two Scientists Can Stop It.

In 2075, Earth is choking under pollution, rising seas, and collapsing ecosystems. Humanity is running out of time.
Then, NASA astrophysicist Tim Smith sees it first.
A massive alien spacecraft emerging from a wormhole.
A corrupted artificial intelligence.
A countdown to extinction.
With his brilliant wife Peggy, Tim leads a desperate fight to save a wounded planet—using science, courage, and a love strong enough to defy the stars.
Danger From Space is a gripping, hopeful sci-fi adventure about survival, sacrifice, and second chances—for Earth and for humanity.
Book One of the Tim & Peggy Smith Space Adventure Trilogy
Read it now.
Join the mission.
Because saving the world… is just the beginning.


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