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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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Today is Forever

Cover of Today is Forever by Roger D. Aycock

Today is Forever

Roger D. Aycock · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Tony and the Beetles

Cover of Tony and the Beetles by Philip K. Dick

Tony and the Beetles

Philip K. Dick · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Too Many Eggs by Kris Neville

Kris Neville · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Tourists to Terra

Cover of Tourists to Terra by Mack Reynolds

Tourists to Terra

Mack Reynolds · 1950

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Traders Risk by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Traitor's Choice

Cover of Traitor's Choice by Paul W. Fairman

Traitor's Choice

Paul W. Fairman · 1956

First ContactSpace Opera

Traveling Companion Wanted

Cover of Traveling Companion Wanted by Richard Wilson

Traveling Companion Wanted

Richard Wilson · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Travelogue by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Tree, Spare that Woodman

Cover of Tree, Spare that Woodman by Dave Dryfoos

Tree, Spare that Woodman

Dave Dryfoos · 1953

First ContactHorror

Try to remember!

Cover of Try to remember! by Frank Herbert

Try to remember!

Frank Herbert · 1961

1 hr 8 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Turning Point by Alfred Coppel

Alfred Coppel · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Twelve Times Zero

Cover of Twelve Times Zero by Howard Browne

Twelve Times Zero

Howard Browne · 1952

1 hr 34 min read

First ContactHard SF

Two Weeks in August

Cover of Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson

Two Weeks in August

Frank M. Robinson · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Two way destiny

Cover of Two way destiny by Frank Belknap Long

Two way destiny

Frank Belknap Long · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Tybalt by Stephen Barr

Stephen Barr · 1962

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Ultimatum by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1950

First ContactSocial SF

Unbegotten Child

Cover of Unbegotten Child by Winston K. Marks

Unbegotten Child

Winston K. Marks · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Underground Movement

Cover of Underground Movement by Allen Kim Lang

Underground Movement

Allen Kim Lang · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Unwelcome Tenant

Cover of Unwelcome Tenant by Roger D. Aycock

Unwelcome Tenant

Roger D. Aycock · 1950

First ContactPsychic Powers

Unwelcomed Visitor

Cover of Unwelcomed Visitor by Joseph Samachson

Unwelcomed Visitor

Joseph Samachson · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Valley of Dreams

Cover of Valley of Dreams by Stanley G. Weinbaum

Valley of Dreams

Stanley G. Weinbaum · 1934

First ContactSpace Opera

Vandals of the Void

Cover of Vandals of the Void by Robert Wilson

Vandals of the Void

Robert Wilson · 1945

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Viewpoint by Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Világok harca by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 32 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

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