5 best Alien Invasion novels

[Kurben]

On demand you might say even if this isn't really horror. Thinking about it i found that i still think the old masters has written the best of this Kind. And this is a list totally without Stephen King!!! Here are my picks.

1. Childhoods End - Arthur C. Clarke
2. War Of The Worlds - H.G. Wells
3. The Puppet Masters - Robert Heinlein
4. The Kraken Wakes - John Wyndham
5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers - Jack Finney

contenders: The Martian Chronicles- Ray Bradbury, When The Tripods Came - John Christopher, The Alien Years - Robert Silverberg, The Midvich Cuckoos - John Wyndham

 

[GNTLGNT]

...the body of work by Lovecraft....I know it doesn't fit the single novel criteria, but man you couldn't get much more invasiony than Cthulhu.....

 

[DiO'Bolic]

To add a couple to some already listed...

The Andromeda Strain
~ Michael Crichton (1969)

The Day of the Triffids
~ John Wyndham (1951)

 

[Dana Jean]

I would say all of Bradbury SciFi. Love his work in this area.

 

[Kurben]

To add a couple to some already listed...

The Andromeda Strain
~ Michael Crichton (1969)

The Day of the Triffids
~ John Wyndham (1951)

interesting that you mention The Triffids. I personally dont consider it an alien story because they are genetically groomed plants from earth. A great story though. Thanks for the comments.

 

[Kurben]

...the body of work by Lovecraft....I know it doesn't fit the single novel criteria, but man you couldn't get much more invasiony than Cthulhu.....

I know it sucks, doesn't it? Had to leave him out in the monster cathegory too..... Perhaps start a short story thread too....

 

[RichardX]

"Stinger" by Robert McCammon is an excellent read. He throws the entire kitchen sink of alien invasion genre into that one.

 

[Kurben]

"Stinger" by Robert McCammon is an excellent read. He throws the entire kitchen sink of alien invasion genre into that one.

True, I forgot about that one!