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First Contact

Humanity meets alien intelligence.

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The Helpful Hand of God

Cover of The Helpful Hand of God by Tom Godwin

The Helpful Hand of God

Tom Godwin · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Hermit of Mars

Cover of The Hermit of Mars by Stephen Bartholomew

The Hermit of Mars

Stephen Bartholomew · 1963

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Hero by Elaine Wilber

Elaine Wilber · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Highest Mountain

Cover of The Highest Mountain by Bryce Walton

The Highest Mountain

Bryce Walton · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Hitch Hikers

Cover of The Hitch Hikers by Vernon L. McCain

The Hitch Hikers

Vernon L. McCain · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Hohokam Dig

Cover of The Hohokam Dig by Theodore Pratt

The Hohokam Dig

Theodore Pratt · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

The Honored Prophet

Cover of The Honored Prophet by William E. Bentley

The Honored Prophet

William E. Bentley · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Hour of Battle

Cover of The Hour of Battle by Robert Sheckley

The Hour of Battle

Robert Sheckley · 1953

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of The Huddlers by William Campbell Gault

William Campbell Gault · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Hunters by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1952

AdventureFirst Contact

The Ignoble Savages

Cover of The Ignoble Savages by Evelyn E. Smith

The Ignoble Savages

Evelyn E. Smith · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The Imitation of Earth

Cover of The Imitation of Earth by James Stamers

The Imitation of Earth

James Stamers · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

The Impersonator

Cover of The Impersonator by Robert Wicks

The Impersonator

Robert Wicks · 1960

First ContactPsychic Powers

The Incomplete Theft

Cover of The Incomplete Theft by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Incomplete Theft

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactSpace Opera

The Incredible Life-Form

Cover of The Incredible Life-Form by Winston K. Marks

The Incredible Life-Form

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactHard SF

Cover of The Inhabited by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad

Ford Madox Ford & Joseph Conrad · 1901

3 hr 44 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Invader by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1953

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of The Invaders by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1957

1 hr 27 min read

AdventureFirst Contact

Cover of The Invaders by Benjamin Ferris

Benjamin Ferris · 1951

First ContactHorror

The Invisible Enemy

Cover of The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle

The Invisible Enemy

Arnold Castle · 1954

First ContactMilitary SF

The Issahar Artifacts

Cover of The Issahar Artifacts by Jesse F. Bone

The Issahar Artifacts

Jesse F. Bone · 1960

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Kenzie Report

Cover of The Kenzie Report by Mark Clifton

The Kenzie Report

Mark Clifton · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Klygha by H. B. Fyfe

H. B. Fyfe · 1963

First ContactPsychic Powers

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