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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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The Animated Pinup

Cover of The Animated Pinup by Lewis Parker

The Animated Pinup

Lewis Parker · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Avenger by Damon Knight

Damon Knight · 1944

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of The Awakening by Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey · 1964

First ContactHorror

The Back of Our Heads

Cover of The Back of Our Heads by Stephen Barr

The Back of Our Heads

Stephen Barr · 1958

1 hr 8 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The Battle of the Bells

Cover of The Battle of the Bells by Jerome Bixby

The Battle of the Bells

Jerome Bixby · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Beasts in the Void

Cover of The Beasts in the Void by Paul W. Fairman

The Beasts in the Void

Paul W. Fairman · 1956

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Beginning by Henry Hasse

Henry Hasse · 1952

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Best of Fences

Cover of The Best of Fences by Randall Garrett

The Best of Fences

Randall Garrett · 1956

First ContactSpace Opera

The Big Headache

Cover of The Big Headache by Jim Harmon

The Big Headache

Jim Harmon · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Birds of Lorrane

Cover of The Birds of Lorrane by William R. Doede

The Birds of Lorrane

William R. Doede · 1963

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Black Star Passes

Cover of The Black Star Passes by Jr. John W. Campbell

The Black Star Passes

Jr. John W. Campbell · 1930

4 hr 29 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The Brain Sinner

Cover of The Brain Sinner by Alan Edward Nourse

The Brain Sinner

Alan Edward Nourse · 1955

1 hr 2 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of The Bryd by Noel M. Loomis

Noel M. Loomis · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

The Burnt Planet

Cover of The Burnt Planet by William J. Brittain

The Burnt Planet

William J. Brittain · 1948

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of The Calm Man by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

First ContactHorror

Cover of The Carnivore by Katherine MacLean

Katherine MacLean · 1953

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of The Chasers by Daniel F. Galouye

Daniel F. Galouye · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Colonists by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1954

1 hr 4 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Connoisseur

Cover of The Connoisseur by Frank Banta

The Connoisseur

Frank Banta · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Conquistadors Come

Cover of The Conquistadors Come by Mary Elizabeth Counselman

The Conquistadors Come

Mary Elizabeth Counselman · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Contact Point

Cover of The Contact Point by Jack Sharkey

The Contact Point

Jack Sharkey · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Cosmic Bluff

Cover of The Cosmic Bluff by Mack Reynolds

The Cosmic Bluff

Mack Reynolds · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

The Course of Logic

Cover of The Course of Logic by Lester Del Rey

The Course of Logic

Lester Del Rey · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

The Crowded Colony

Cover of The Crowded Colony by Jerome Bixby

The Crowded Colony

Jerome Bixby · 1950

ColonizationFirst Contact

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