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First Contact

Humanity meets alien intelligence.

709 titles

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Social SF 268 Space Opera 123 Colonization 88 Military SF 38 Hard SF 35 Horror 34

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Colossus of Chaos

Cover of Colossus of Chaos by Nelson S. Bond

Colossus of Chaos

Nelson S. Bond · 1942

1 hr 15 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Come Into My Brain!

Cover of Come Into My Brain! by Robert Silverberg

Come Into My Brain!

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Come into my parlor

Cover of Come into my parlor by Charles E. Fritch

Come into my parlor

Charles E. Fritch · 1953

Common Denominator

Cover of Common Denominator by John D. MacDonald

Common Denominator

John D. MacDonald · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Communication by Charles L. Fontenay

Charles L. Fontenay · 1956

Cover of Competition by James Causey

James Causey · 1955

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Con-Fen by James R. Adams

James R. Adams · 1953

Cover of Contagion by Katherine MacLean

Katherine MacLean · 1950

ColonizationFirst Contact

Contamination Crew

Cover of Contamination Crew by Alan Edward Nourse

Contamination Crew

Alan Edward Nourse · 1958

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Control Group by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Corpus earthling

Cover of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau

Corpus earthling

Louis Charbonneau · 1960

3 hr 33 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cosmic striptease

Cover of Cosmic striptease by Harlan Ellison

Cosmic striptease

Harlan Ellison · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Craphound by Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow · 1998

Creatures of Vibration

Cover of Creatures of Vibration by Harl Vincent

Creatures of Vibration

Harl Vincent · 1931

First ContactSpace Opera

Creatures of the Abyss

Cover of Creatures of the Abyss by Murray Leinster

Creatures of the Abyss

Murray Leinster · 1961

3 hr 16 min read

Crisis on Titan

Cover of Crisis on Titan by James R. Adams

Crisis on Titan

James R. Adams · 1946

First ContactSpace Opera

Cry from a Far Planet

Cover of Cry from a Far Planet by Tom Godwin

Cry from a Far Planet

Tom Godwin · 1958

Cultural Exchange

Cover of Cultural Exchange by Jesse F. Bone

Cultural Exchange

Jesse F. Bone · 1960

Cultural Exchange

Cover of Cultural Exchange by Keith Laumer

Cultural Exchange

Keith Laumer · 1962

First ContactSpace Opera

Dangerous Quarry

Cover of Dangerous Quarry by Jim Harmon

Dangerous Quarry

Jim Harmon · 1962

Dawn of the Demigods

Cover of Dawn of the Demigods by Raymond Z. Gallun

Dawn of the Demigods

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1954

1 hr 39 min read

Cover of Dawningsburgh by Wallace West

Wallace West · 1962

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey

Lester Del Rey · 1956

Cover of Deadly City by Paul W. Fairman

Paul W. Fairman · 1953

1 hr 12 min read

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

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