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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 Dearest Enemy by Fox B. Holden

Fox B. Holden · 1956

First ContactMilitary SF

Death of a B.E.M.

Cover of Death of a B.E.M. by Berkeley Livingston

Death of a B.E.M.

Berkeley Livingston · 1948

Cover of Definition by Damon Knight

Damon Knight · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Devil Crystals of Arret

Cover of Devil Crystals of Arret by Hal K. Wells

Devil Crystals of Arret

Hal K. Wells · 1931

First ContactSpace Opera

Diplomatic Immunity

Cover of Diplomatic Immunity by Robert Sheckley

Diplomatic Immunity

Robert Sheckley · 1953

Cover of Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton

Mark Clifton · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Don't Panic! by Robert W. Krepps

Robert W. Krepps · 1955

1 hr 17 min read

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Don't look now by Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner · 1948

Cover of Doorstep by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer · 1961

Cover of Double Take by Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson · 1955

First ContactTime Travel

Cover of Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley

Lyman D. Hinckley · 1955

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Earth Alert! by Kris Neville

Kris Neville · 1953

3 hr 10 min read

Earthmen Ask No Quarter!

Cover of Earthmen Ask No Quarter! by Fox B. Holden

Earthmen Ask No Quarter!

Fox B. Holden · 1953

First ContactMilitary SF

Earthmen Bearing Gifts

Cover of Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown

Earthmen Bearing Gifts

Fredric Brown · 1960

Earthmen Die Hard!

Cover of Earthmen Die Hard! by Richard O. Lewis

Earthmen Die Hard!

Richard O. Lewis · 1954

First ContactMilitary SF

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Cover of Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett Putman Serviss

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Garrett Putman Serviss · 1898

4 hr 27 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Cover of Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett Putman Serviss

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Garrett Putman Serviss · 1898

4 hr 26 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Education of a Martian

Cover of Education of a Martian by Joseph Shallit

Education of a Martian

Joseph Shallit · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Eight Keys to Eden

Cover of Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton

Eight Keys to Eden

Mark Clifton · 1960

3 hr 38 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Elegy by Charles Beaumont

Charles Beaumont · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of End as a Hero by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer · 1963

First ContactMilitary SF

Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa

Cover of Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa by H. G. Wells

Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa

H. G. Wells · 1901

4 hr 53 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Es Percipi by Stephen Marlowe

Stephen Marlowe · 1955

1 hr 18 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Escape Mechanism

Cover of Escape Mechanism by Charles E. Fritch

Escape Mechanism

Charles E. Fritch · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

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