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First Contact

Humanity meets alien intelligence.

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The Masked World

Cover of The Masked World by Jack Williamson

The Masked World

Jack Williamson · 1963

First ContactSpace Opera

The Mathematicians

Cover of The Mathematicians by Arthur Feldman

The Mathematicians

Arthur Feldman · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Men in the Walls

Cover of The Men in the Walls by William Tenn

The Men in the Walls

William Tenn · 1963

1 hr 56 min read

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Minus Woman

Cover of The Minus Woman by R. R. Winterbotham

The Minus Woman

R. R. Winterbotham · 1958

First ContactHard SF

The Missing Disclaimer

Cover of The Missing Disclaimer by Samuel J. Sackett

The Missing Disclaimer

Samuel J. Sackett · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Mississippi Saucer

Cover of The Mississippi Saucer by Frank Belknap Long

The Mississippi Saucer

Frank Belknap Long · 1951

First ContactHorror

The Moons of Mars

Cover of The Moons of Mars by Dean Evans

The Moons of Mars

Dean Evans · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Native Soil

Cover of The Native Soil by Alan Edward Nourse

The Native Soil

Alan Edward Nourse · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Natives by Katherine MacLean

Katherine MacLean · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Old Martians

Cover of The Old Martians by Rog Phillips

The Old Martians

Rog Phillips · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

The One and the Many

Cover of The One and the Many by Stephen Marlowe

The One and the Many

Stephen Marlowe · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

The Onslaught from Rigel

Cover of The Onslaught from Rigel by Fletcher Pratt

The Onslaught from Rigel

Fletcher Pratt · 1932

4 hr 17 min read

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Other Likeness

Cover of The Other Likeness by James H. Schmitz

The Other Likeness

James H. Schmitz · 1962

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

The Outcasts of Solar III

Cover of The Outcasts of Solar III by Robert Emmett McDowell

The Outcasts of Solar III

Robert Emmett McDowell · 1948

1 hr 54 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

The Outer Quiet

Cover of The Outer Quiet by Herbert D. Kastle

The Outer Quiet

Herbert D. Kastle · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The Pilot and the Bushman

Cover of The Pilot and the Bushman by Sylvia Jacobs

The Pilot and the Bushman

Sylvia Jacobs · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

The Planet of Illusion

Cover of The Planet of Illusion by Donald A. Wollheim

The Planet of Illusion

Donald A. Wollheim · 1941

First ContactSpace Opera

The Planet with No Nightmare

Cover of The Planet with No Nightmare by Jim Harmon

The Planet with No Nightmare

Jim Harmon · 1959

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Polite People of Pudibundia

Cover of The Polite People of Pudibundia by R. A. Lafferty

The Polite People of Pudibundia

R. A. Lafferty · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Pure Observers

Cover of The Pure Observers by B. J. Rogers

The Pure Observers

B. J. Rogers · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

The Purple Pariah

Cover of The Purple Pariah by Byron Tustin

The Purple Pariah

Byron Tustin · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

The Rag and Bone Men

Cover of The Rag and Bone Men by Algis Budrys

The Rag and Bone Men

Algis Budrys · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Real Hard Sell

Cover of The Real Hard Sell by William W. Stuart

The Real Hard Sell

William W. Stuart · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Record of Currupira

Cover of The Record of Currupira by Robert Abernathy

The Record of Currupira

Robert Abernathy · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

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