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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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Cover of The Red One by Jack London

Jack London · 1918

2 hr 11 min read

AdventureFirst Contact

The Reluctant Weapon

Cover of The Reluctant Weapon by Howard L. Myers

The Reluctant Weapon

Howard L. Myers · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

The Revolt of the Star Men

Cover of The Revolt of the Star Men by Raymond Z. Gallun

The Revolt of the Star Men

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1932

1 hr 44 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Rotifers by Robert Abernathy

Robert Abernathy · 1953

First ContactHorror

Cover of The Salesman by Waldo T. Boyd

Waldo T. Boyd · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Scandalized Martians

Cover of The Scandalized Martians by Arnold Marmor

The Scandalized Martians

Arnold Marmor · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Scapegoat by Richard Maples

Richard Maples · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The Secret Martians

Cover of The Secret Martians by Jack Sharkey

The Secret Martians

Jack Sharkey · 1960

3 hr 21 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds

Cover of The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds by George Henry Weiss

The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds

George Henry Weiss · 1932

First ContactHard SF

Cover of The Seeder by Max Williams

Max Williams · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Sentimentalists

Cover of The Sentimentalists by Murray Leinster

The Sentimentalists

Murray Leinster · 1953

1 hr 3 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The Serpent River

Cover of The Serpent River by Don Wilcox

The Serpent River

Don Wilcox · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Seventh Order

Cover of The Seventh Order by Jerry Sohl

The Seventh Order

Jerry Sohl · 1952

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

The Sex Life of the Gods

Cover of The Sex Life of the Gods by M. E. Knerr

The Sex Life of the Gods

M. E. Knerr · 1962

2 hr 18 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The Shadow-Gods

Cover of The Shadow-Gods by Bill Garson

The Shadow-Gods

Bill Garson · 1946

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Shining Cow

Cover of The Shining Cow by Alex James

The Shining Cow

Alex James · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Short Life by Francis Donovan

Francis Donovan · 1955

1 hr 24 min read

First ContactHard SF

The Sinister Invasion

Cover of The Sinister Invasion by Edmond Hamilton

The Sinister Invasion

Edmond Hamilton · 1957

1 hr 38 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Slizzers by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Smiler by Albert Hernhuter

Albert Hernhuter · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Snare by Richard Rein Smith

Richard Rein Smith · 1956

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Star Beast by Damon Knight

Damon Knight · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Star Mouse by Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown · 1942

First ContactSpace Opera

The Star-Sent Knaves

Cover of The Star-Sent Knaves by Keith Laumer

The Star-Sent Knaves

Keith Laumer · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

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