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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 Stars, My Brothers

Cover of The Stars, My Brothers by Edmond Hamilton

The Stars, My Brothers

Edmond Hamilton · 1962

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Statue by Mari Wolf

Mari Wolf · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Stranger by Gordon R. Dickson

Gordon R. Dickson · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Stutterer by Reuben Merliss

Reuben Merliss · 1955

First ContactHard SF

The Super Opener

Cover of The Super Opener by Michael Zuroy

The Super Opener

Michael Zuroy · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

The Sweeper of Loray

Cover of The Sweeper of Loray by Robert Sheckley

The Sweeper of Loray

Robert Sheckley · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi

Frank Quattrocchi · 1953

First ContactMilitary SF

The Talkative Tree

Cover of The Talkative Tree by H. B. Fyfe

The Talkative Tree

H. B. Fyfe · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The Terrible Answer

Cover of The Terrible Answer by Arthur G. Hill

The Terrible Answer

Arthur G. Hill · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Test Colony

Cover of The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks

The Test Colony

Winston K. Marks · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Thing in the Truck

Cover of The Thing in the Truck by Stephen Marlowe

The Thing in the Truck

Stephen Marlowe · 1956

First ContactHorror

The Third Little Green Man

Cover of The Third Little Green Man by Damon Knight

The Third Little Green Man

Damon Knight · 1948

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Three Eyes by Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc · 1919

4 hr 22 min read

First ContactHard SF

The Time of Cold

Cover of The Time of Cold by Mary Carlson

The Time of Cold

Mary Carlson · 1963

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Timeless Ones

Cover of The Timeless Ones by Frank Belknap Long

The Timeless Ones

Frank Belknap Long · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Toy by Kris Neville

Kris Neville · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Trap by Betsy Curtis

Betsy Curtis · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Trouble with Truth

Cover of The Trouble with Truth by Julian F. Grow

The Trouble with Truth

Julian F. Grow · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

The Ultimate Eve

Cover of The Ultimate Eve by H. Sanford Effron

The Ultimate Eve

H. Sanford Effron · 1954

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

Cover of The Unlearned by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

The Unprotected Species

Cover of The Unprotected Species by Melvin Sturgis

The Unprotected Species

Melvin Sturgis · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

The Unthinking Destroyer

Cover of The Unthinking Destroyer by Rog Phillips

The Unthinking Destroyer

Rog Phillips · 1948

First ContactHard SF

The Unwilling Professor

Cover of The Unwilling Professor by Arthur Porges

The Unwilling Professor

Arthur Porges · 1954

First ContactHard SF

The Used People Lot

Cover of The Used People Lot by Irving E. Fang

The Used People Lot

Irving E. Fang · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

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