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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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Sidewinders From Sirius

Cover of Sidewinders From Sirius by Fox B. Holden

Sidewinders From Sirius

Fox B. Holden · 1950

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Sight Gag by Laurence M. Janifer

Laurence M. Janifer · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Sign of Life by Dave Dryfoos

Dave Dryfoos · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Small World by William F. Nolan

William F. Nolan · 1957

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas

Cover of Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas by R. A. Lafferty

Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas

R. A. Lafferty · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Solar Stiff by Chas. A. Stopher

Chas. A. Stopher · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Space brat by Henry Slesar

Henry Slesar · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Spacerogue by Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg · 1958

1 hr 4 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Spawn of the Comet

Cover of Spawn of the Comet by H. Thompson Rich

Spawn of the Comet

H. Thompson Rich · 1931

First ContactHorror

Spawning Ground

Cover of Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey

Spawning Ground

Lester Del Rey · 1961

ColonizationFirst Contact

Special Delivery

Cover of Special Delivery by Kris Neville

Special Delivery

Kris Neville · 1952

2 hr 16 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Specimen by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Spoken For by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1955

First ContactSpace Opera

Stairway to the Stars

Cover of Stairway to the Stars by Larry T. Shaw

Stairway to the Stars

Larry T. Shaw · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Stalemate by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Stamped Caution

Cover of Stamped Caution by Raymond Z. Gallun

Stamped Caution

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1953

First ContactHard SF

Star-Crossed Lover

Cover of Star-Crossed Lover by William W. Stuart

Star-Crossed Lover

William W. Stuart · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Stay off the Moon!

Cover of Stay off the Moon! by Raymond F. Jones

Stay off the Moon!

Raymond F. Jones · 1962

First ContactHard SF

Steel Giants of Chaos

Cover of Steel Giants of Chaos by James R. Adams

Steel Giants of Chaos

James R. Adams · 1945

First ContactSpace Opera

Stellar Vengeance

Cover of Stellar Vengeance by Frank Freeman

Stellar Vengeance

Frank Freeman · 1955

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Step IV by Rosel George Brown

Rosel George Brown · 1960

ColonizationFirst Contact

Stopover Planet

Cover of Stopover Planet by Robert E. Gilbert

Stopover Planet

Robert E. Gilbert · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Stranger From Space

Cover of Stranger From Space by Hannes Bok

Stranger From Space

Hannes Bok · 1943

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Student Body by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

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