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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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Such Blooming Talk

Cover of Such Blooming Talk by L. Major Reynolds

Such Blooming Talk

L. Major Reynolds · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Sugar Plum by Reginald Bretnor

Reginald Bretnor · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Summer Guests by James H. Schmitz

James H. Schmitz · 1959

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Sunfire! by Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton · 1962

First ContactHard SF

Super Man and the Bug Out

Cover of Super Man and the Bug Out by Cory Doctorow

Super Man and the Bug Out

Cory Doctorow · 2001

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Survival Type by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Sweet Their Blood and Sticky

Cover of Sweet Their Blood and Sticky by Albert Teichner

Sweet Their Blood and Sticky

Albert Teichner · 1961

First ContactHorror

Cover of Sweet Tooth by Robert F. Young

Robert F. Young · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Tabby by Winston K. Marks

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactHorror

Cover of Tape Jockey by Tom Leahy

Tom Leahy · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Task of Kayin by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Temptress of Planet Delight

Cover of Temptress of Planet Delight by Betsy Curtis

Temptress of Planet Delight

Betsy Curtis · 1953

1 hr 17 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Ten From Infinity

Cover of Ten From Infinity by Paul W. Fairman

Ten From Infinity

Paul W. Fairman · 1963

3 hr 30 min read

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

Cover of The 3rd Party by Lee B. Holum

Lee B. Holum · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Alien by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1951

4 hr 5 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The Alien Dies at Dawn

Cover of The Alien Dies at Dawn by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Alien Dies at Dawn

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1956

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Aliens by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Amateurs by Alan Cogan

Alan Cogan · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The Amazing Mrs. Mimms

Cover of The Amazing Mrs. Mimms by David C. Knight

The Amazing Mrs. Mimms

David C. Knight · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Ambassador by Sam Merwin

Sam Merwin · 1954

1 hr 23 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The Ambassador's Pet

Cover of The Ambassador's Pet by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Ambassador's Pet

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The Ambassadors From Venus

Cover of The Ambassadors From Venus by Kendell Foster Crossen

The Ambassadors From Venus

Kendell Foster Crossen · 1952

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Ambulance Made Two Trips

Cover of The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Murray Leinster

The Ambulance Made Two Trips

Murray Leinster · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

The Anglers of Arz

Cover of The Anglers of Arz by Roger D. Aycock

The Anglers of Arz

Roger D. Aycock · 1953

First ContactPsychic Powers

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