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First Contact

Humanity meets alien intelligence.

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Social SF 268 Space Opera 123 Colonization 88 Military SF 38 Hard SF 35 Horror 34

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Masters of Space

Cover of Masters of Space by E. E. Smith

Masters of Space

E. E. Smith & E. Everett Evans · 1961

3 hr 48 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Mate in Two Moves

Cover of Mate in Two Moves by Winston K. Marks

Mate in Two Moves

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

McGonigal's Worm

Cover of McGonigal's Worm by R. A. Lafferty

McGonigal's Worm

R. A. Lafferty · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

McIlvaine's Star

Cover of McIlvaine's Star by August Derleth

McIlvaine's Star

August Derleth · 1952

First ContactHard SF

Meeting of the Minds

Cover of Meeting of the Minds by Robert Sheckley

Meeting of the Minds

Robert Sheckley · 1960

1 hr 5 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Membership Drive

Cover of Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco

Membership Drive

Murray F. Yaco · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Menace From Vega

Cover of Menace From Vega by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

Menace From Vega

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Menace of the Mists

Cover of Menace of the Mists by H. L. Gold

Menace of the Mists

H. L. Gold · 1943

ColonizationFirst Contact

Message from Venus

Cover of Message from Venus by R. R. Winterbotham

Message from Venus

R. R. Winterbotham · 1941

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Metamorphosis by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Mex by Laurence M. Janifer

Laurence M. Janifer · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Mezzerow Loves Company

Cover of Mezzerow Loves Company by F. L. Wallace

Mezzerow Loves Company

F. L. Wallace · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Micromegas by Voltaire

Voltaire · 1752

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Micromégas by Voltaire

Voltaire · 1752

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Mightiest Qorn by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer · 1963

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Mimsy's Joke by Millard Grimes

Millard Grimes · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Missing Link by Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mission by John Hollis Mason

John Hollis Mason · 1942

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Mo-Sanshon! by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1947

First ContactHorror

Cover of Monster by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Moon Glow by G. L. Vandenburg

G. L. Vandenburg · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Moral Equivalent

Cover of Moral Equivalent by Kris Neville

Moral Equivalent

Kris Neville · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

Cover of Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird by Frank Belknap Long

Mr. Caxton draws a Martian bird

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

First ContactHorror

Murder Beneath the Polar Ice

Cover of Murder Beneath the Polar Ice by Hayden Howard

Murder Beneath the Polar Ice

Hayden Howard · 1960

First ContactHorror

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