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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 cottage by Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

First ContactHorror

The crystal planetoids

Cover of The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. Coblentz

The crystal planetoids

Stanton A. Coblentz · 1942

1 hr 49 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

The expendables

Cover of The expendables by A. E. Van Vogt

The expendables

A. E. Van Vogt · 1963

First ContactSpace Opera

The gnome's gneiss

Cover of The gnome's gneiss by Kendell Foster Crossen

The gnome's gneiss

Kendell Foster Crossen · 1952

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The god on the 36th floor

Cover of The god on the 36th floor by Herbert D. Kastle

The god on the 36th floor

Herbert D. Kastle · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

The great illusion

Cover of The great illusion by Manly Banister

The great illusion

Manly Banister · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The guest rites

Cover of The guest rites by Robert Silverberg

The guest rites

Robert Silverberg · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

The happiness rock

Cover of The happiness rock by Albert Teichner

The happiness rock

Albert Teichner · 1964

DystopiaFirst Contact

The incredible aliens

Cover of The incredible aliens by William Bender

The incredible aliens

William Bender · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

The incredible invasion

Cover of The incredible invasion by George O. Smith

The incredible invasion

George O. Smith · 1948

First ContactMilitary SF

The invading asteroid

Cover of The invading asteroid by Manly Wade Wellman

The invading asteroid

Manly Wade Wellman · 1932

First ContactSpace Opera

The long question

Cover of The long question by David Mason

The long question

David Mason · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The man who found out

Cover of The man who found out by Roger D. Aycock

The man who found out

Roger D. Aycock · 1954

First ContactHorror

The man who liked lions

Cover of The man who liked lions by John Bernard Daley

The man who liked lions

John Bernard Daley · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

The man who was pale

Cover of The man who was pale by Jack Sharkey

The man who was pale

Jack Sharkey · 1959

First ContactHorror

The marrying monster

Cover of The marrying monster by Claus Stamm

The marrying monster

Claus Stamm · 1960

FantasyFirst Contact

The miniature menace

Cover of The miniature menace by Frank Belknap Long

The miniature menace

Frank Belknap Long · 1950

First ContactSpace Opera

The minister had to wait

Cover of The minister had to wait by Roger D. Aycock

The minister had to wait

Roger D. Aycock · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The missionary by Jesse F. Bone

Jesse F. Bone · 1960

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The moon hoax by Richard Adams Locke

Richard Adams Locke · 1835

1 hr 13 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The nobles are coming

Cover of The nobles are coming by Arthur Jean Cox

The nobles are coming

Arthur Jean Cox · 1954

First ContactHorror

The oddly elusive brunette

Cover of The oddly elusive brunette by John Victor Peterson

The oddly elusive brunette

John Victor Peterson · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

The passionate pitchman

Cover of The passionate pitchman by Stephen Marlowe

The passionate pitchman

Stephen Marlowe · 1956

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactSocial SF

The perverse Erse

Cover of The perverse Erse by Adrien Coblentz

The perverse Erse

Adrien Coblentz · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

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