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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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Return Engagement

Cover of Return Engagement by Margaret St. Clair

Return Engagement

Margaret St. Clair · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Riya's Foundling

Cover of Riya's Foundling by Algis Budrys

Riya's Foundling

Algis Budrys · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Rockabye, Grady

Cover of Rockabye, Grady by David Mason

Rockabye, Grady

David Mason · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Rough Beast by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Rough Translation

Cover of Rough Translation by Jean M. Janis

Rough Translation

Jean M. Janis · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Round-Up Time by Chester Cohen

Chester Cohen · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Run, Little Monster!

Cover of Run, Little Monster! by Chester S. Geier

Run, Little Monster!

Chester S. Geier · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Runaway by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Rundown by Robert Lory

Robert Lory · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Rx by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Satan and the Comrades

Cover of Satan and the Comrades by Ralph Bennitt

Satan and the Comrades

Ralph Bennitt · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Satellite of Death

Cover of Satellite of Death by Randall Garrett

Satellite of Death

Randall Garrett · 1957

First ContactMilitary SF

Say "Hello" for Me

Cover of Say "Hello" for Me by Frank W. Coggins

Say "Hello" for Me

Frank W. Coggins · 1960

First ContactHard SF

Scent Makes a Difference

Cover of Scent Makes a Difference by James Stamers

Scent Makes a Difference

James Stamers · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Second Landing by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Second census by John Victor Peterson

John Victor Peterson · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Shandy by Ron Goulart

Ron Goulart · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Shango by John Jakes

John Jakes · 1956

ColonizationFirst Contact

Shatter the Wall

Cover of Shatter the Wall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc

Shatter the Wall

Sydney J. Van Scyoc · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

She Knew He Was Coming

Cover of She Knew He Was Coming by Kris Neville

She Knew He Was Coming

Kris Neville · 1958

ColonizationFirst Contact

Shepherd of the Planets

Cover of Shepherd of the Planets by Alan Mattox

Shepherd of the Planets

Alan Mattox · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Shipping Clerk by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Shock Troop by Richard Bolton

Richard Bolton · 1956

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Short Snorter by Charles Einstein

Charles Einstein · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

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