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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 Bedside Manner by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1954

Beside the golden door

Cover of Beside the golden door by Henry Slesar

Beside the golden door

Henry Slesar · 1964

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Beware the Star Gods

Cover of Beware the Star Gods by S. J. Byrne

Beware the Star Gods

S. J. Byrne · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Beware, the Usurpers!

Cover of Beware, the Usurpers! by Robert W. Krepps

Beware, the Usurpers!

Robert W. Krepps · 1951

2 hr 17 min read

Beyond Lies the Wub

Cover of Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick

Beyond Lies the Wub

Philip K. Dick · 1952

First ContactPsychic Powers

Biddy and the silver man

Cover of Biddy and the silver man by Harlan Ellison

Biddy and the silver man

Harlan Ellison · 1957

1 hr 15 min read

Cover of Big Ancestor by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Big Baby by Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey · 1962

Birds of a Feather

Cover of Birds of a Feather by Robert Silverberg

Birds of a Feather

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Black Eyes and the Daily Grind

Cover of Black Eyes and the Daily Grind by Stephen Marlowe

Black Eyes and the Daily Grind

Stephen Marlowe · 1959

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Black-out by Joseph Farrell

Joseph Farrell · 1943

First ContactSpace Opera

Blessed are the meek

Cover of Blessed are the meek by G. C. Edmondson

Blessed are the meek

G. C. Edmondson · 1955

Cover of Blueblood by Jim Harmon

Jim Harmon · 1960

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Bolden's Pets by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1955

Cover of Box-garden by Allen Kim Lang

Allen Kim Lang · 1958

Cover of Bramble Bush by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1957

Cover of Brknk's Bounty by Jerry Sohl

Jerry Sohl · 1955

Bullet with His Name

Cover of Bullet with His Name by Fritz Leiber

Bullet with His Name

Fritz Leiber · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Bunzo Farewell by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Car Pool by Rosel George Brown

Rosel George Brown · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Cat and Mouse by Ralph Williams

Ralph Williams · 1959

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Citizen Jell by Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara · 1959

Classified object

Cover of Classified object by John Victor Peterson

Classified object

John Victor Peterson · 1954

Collector's Item

Cover of Collector's Item by Evelyn E. Smith

Collector's Item

Evelyn E. Smith · 1954

1 hr 1 min read

First ContactSocial SF

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