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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 Customs Lounge

Cover of The Customs Lounge by Annie Proulx

The Customs Lounge

Annie Proulx · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Dark Door by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1963

First ContactHorror

The Day of the Dog

Cover of The Day of the Dog by Anderson Horne

The Day of the Dog

Anderson Horne · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

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Neil P. Ruzic · 1957

First ContactHard SF

The Delegate from Venus

Cover of The Delegate from Venus by Henry Slesar

The Delegate from Venus

Henry Slesar · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Demi-Urge by Thomas M. Disch

Thomas M. Disch · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix

Cover of The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix

Homer Eon Flint · 1921

4 hr 42 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

The Dope on Mars

Cover of The Dope on Mars by Jack Sharkey

The Dope on Mars

Jack Sharkey · 1960

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Dragon Slayers

Cover of The Dragon Slayers by Frank Banta

The Dragon Slayers

Frank Banta · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

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Irving E. Cox · 1955

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Emancipatrix

Cover of The Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

The Emancipatrix

Homer Eon Flint · 1921

2 hr 16 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

The Enormous Word

Cover of The Enormous Word by William Oberfield

The Enormous Word

William Oberfield · 1950

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of The Envoy, Her by H. B. Fyfe

H. B. Fyfe · 1951

First ContactSpace Opera

The Ethical Way

Cover of The Ethical Way by Joseph Farrell

The Ethical Way

Joseph Farrell · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Ethicators by Willard Marsh

Willard Marsh · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The Eyes Have It

Cover of The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick

The Eyes Have It

Philip K. Dick · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Eyes Have It

Cover of The Eyes Have It by James McKimmey

The Eyes Have It

James McKimmey · 1953

First ContactHorror

The Facts of Life

Cover of The Facts of Life by P. Schuyler Miller

The Facts of Life

P. Schuyler Miller · 1941

First ContactSocial SF

The Fall of Archy House

Cover of The Fall of Archy House by Tom W. Harris

The Fall of Archy House

Tom W. Harris · 1957

First ContactHorror

Cover of The Feeling by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Fire People

Cover of The Fire People by Ray Cummings

The Fire People

Ray Cummings · 1922

4 hr 21 min read

First ContactHard SF

The Fire and the Sword

Cover of The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson

The Fire and the Sword

Frank M. Robinson · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

The First Men in the Moon

Cover of The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells

The First Men in the Moon

H. G. Wells · 1901

4 hr 16 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The First Men in the Moon

Cover of The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells

The First Men in the Moon

H. G. Wells · 1901

4 hr 21 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

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