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First Contact

Humanity meets alien intelligence.

709 titles

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

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Cover of My Fair Planet by Evelyn E. Smith

Evelyn E. Smith · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

My Father, the Cat

Cover of My Father, the Cat by Henry Slesar

My Father, the Cat

Henry Slesar · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of My Lady Selene by Magnus Ludens

Magnus Ludens · 1963

First ContactSpace Opera

Mystery at Mesa Flat

Cover of Mystery at Mesa Flat by Ivar Jorgensen

Mystery at Mesa Flat

Ivar Jorgensen · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Naudsonce by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1962

1 hr 9 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Never Come Midnight

Cover of Never Come Midnight by H. L. Gold

Never Come Midnight

H. L. Gold · 1958

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Never Trust a Thief!

Cover of Never Trust a Thief! by Robert Silverberg

Never Trust a Thief!

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

New Apples in the Garden

Cover of New Apples in the Garden by Kris Neville

New Apples in the Garden

Kris Neville · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of New Lamps by Robert Moore Williams

Robert Moore Williams · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

No Charge for Alterations

Cover of No Charge for Alterations by H. L. Gold

No Charge for Alterations

H. L. Gold · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

No Hiding Place

Cover of No Hiding Place by Richard Rein Smith

No Hiding Place

Richard Rein Smith · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of No-Risk Planet by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Not Fit for Children

Cover of Not Fit for Children by Evelyn E. Smith

Not Fit for Children

Evelyn E. Smith · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Not a Creature Was Stirring

Cover of Not a Creature Was Stirring by Dean Evans

Not a Creature Was Stirring

Dean Evans · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Not in the Script

Cover of Not in the Script by Arnold Marmor

Not in the Script

Arnold Marmor · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Off Course by Mack Reynolds

Mack Reynolds · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Office call by Charles E. Fritch

Charles E. Fritch · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Oh Mesmerist From Mimas!

Cover of Oh Mesmerist From Mimas! by Roger D. Aycock

Oh Mesmerist From Mimas!

Roger D. Aycock · 1953

First ContactPsychic Powers

Old Friends Are the Best

Cover of Old Friends Are the Best by Jack Sharkey

Old Friends Are the Best

Jack Sharkey · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Old Rambling House

Cover of Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert

Old Rambling House

Frank Herbert · 1958

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Omnilingual by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1957

1 hr 3 min read

First ContactHard SF

On the Fourth Planet

Cover of On the Fourth Planet by Jesse F. Bone

On the Fourth Planet

Jesse F. Bone · 1963

ColonizationFirst Contact

Once Upon A Planet

Cover of Once Upon A Planet by J. J. Allerton

Once Upon A Planet

J. J. Allerton · 1948

First ContactSpace Opera

Once Upon a Monbeast...

Cover of Once Upon a Monbeast... by Charles E. Fritch

Once Upon a Monbeast...

Charles E. Fritch · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

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