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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 Vanisher by Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara · 1954

1 hr 32 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The Vegans Were Curious

Cover of The Vegans Were Curious by Winston K. Marks

The Vegans Were Curious

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Venus Trap by Evelyn E. Smith

Evelyn E. Smith · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Very Black by Dean Evans

Dean Evans · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

The Victory of Klon

Cover of The Victory of Klon by Wilbur S. Peacock

The Victory of Klon

Wilbur S. Peacock · 1941

First ContactSpace Opera

The Vilbar Party

Cover of The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith

The Vilbar Party

Evelyn E. Smith · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The Wailing Asteroid

Cover of The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster

The Wailing Asteroid

Murray Leinster · 1960

3 hr 39 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The War of the Wenuses

Cover of The War of the Wenuses by Charles L. Graves

The War of the Wenuses

Charles L. Graves & E. V. Lucas · 1898

First ContactSocial SF

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 31 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

The War of the Worlds

Cover of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 31 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

The Weirdest World

Cover of The Weirdest World by R. A. Lafferty

The Weirdest World

R. A. Lafferty · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The White Invaders

Cover of The White Invaders by Ray Cummings

The White Invaders

Ray Cummings · 1931

2 hr 20 min read

First ContactHorror

The Winds of Time

Cover of The Winds of Time by James H. Schmitz

The Winds of Time

James H. Schmitz · 1962

First ContactSpace Opera

The Winning of the Moon

Cover of The Winning of the Moon by Kris Neville

The Winning of the Moon

Kris Neville · 1962

First ContactMilitary SF

The World That Couldn't Be

Cover of The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak

The World That Couldn't Be

Clifford D. Simak · 1958

1 hr 7 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

The Worshippers

Cover of The Worshippers by Damon Knight

The Worshippers

Damon Knight · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The York Problem

Cover of The York Problem by Herbert D. Kastle

The York Problem

Herbert D. Kastle · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

The abysmal invaders

Cover of The abysmal invaders by Edmond Hamilton

The abysmal invaders

Edmond Hamilton · 1929

First ContactHorror

The alien intelligence

Cover of The alien intelligence by Jack Williamson

The alien intelligence

Jack Williamson · 1929

1 hr 37 min read

First ContactLost World

The band played on

Cover of The band played on by C. Shook

The band played on

C. Shook · 1942

First ContactSocial SF

The beacon to elsewhere

Cover of The beacon to elsewhere by James H. Schmitz

The beacon to elsewhere

James H. Schmitz · 1963

1 hr 43 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The beast of boredom

Cover of The beast of boredom by Richard Rein Smith

The beast of boredom

Richard Rein Smith · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

The call of Cthulhu

Cover of The call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft

The call of Cthulhu

H. P. Lovecraft · 1928

First ContactHorror

The call of Cthulhu

The call of Cthulhu

H. P. Lovecraft · 1928

First ContactHorror

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