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Alien Invasion stories are self-explanatory. The target is usually, but not always, our Earth. The classic of this subgenre is H. G. Wells' pioneering 1898 novel War of the Worlds, followed by Orson Welles' 1938 radio version. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's novel Footfall is a well-thought-out example. The film Independence Day, by Roland Emmerich, has become a cultural milestone. (Most--but not all--of this subgenre's tales depict an eventual human triumph.)