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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 Exile by H. B. Fyfe

H. B. Fyfe · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Exile from Space

Cover of Exile from Space by Judith Merril

Exile from Space

Judith Merril · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Exploration Team

Cover of Exploration Team by Murray Leinster

Exploration Team

Murray Leinster · 1956

1 hr 11 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Export Commodity

Cover of Export Commodity by Irving E. Cox

Export Commodity

Irving E. Cox · 1955

ColonizationFirst Contact

Eyes That Watch

Cover of Eyes That Watch by Raymond Z. Gallun

Eyes That Watch

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1940

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Family Tree by Charles L. Fontenay

Charles L. Fontenay · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Far from Home by J. A. Taylor

J. A. Taylor · 1958

Farewell message

Cover of Farewell message by David Mason

Farewell message

David Mason · 1958

Cover of Feet of Clay by Robert Hoskins

Robert Hoskins · 1969

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Fine Feathers by George O. Smith

George O. Smith · 1946

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Fish Fry by Arnold Marmor

Arnold Marmor · 1954

Cover of Flowering Evil by Margaret St. Clair

Margaret St. Clair · 1950

First ContactHorror

For service rendered

Cover of For service rendered by Jesse F. Bone

For service rendered

Jesse F. Bone · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Founding Father

Cover of Founding Father by Jesse F. Bone

Founding Father

Jesse F. Bone · 1962

1 hr 23 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Foundling on Venus

Cover of Foundling on Venus by John De Courcy

Foundling on Venus

Dorothy De Courcy & John De Courcy · 1954

ColonizationFirst Contact

From outer space

Cover of From outer space by Robert Zacks

From outer space

Robert Zacks · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Gama Is Thee! by Stanley Mullen

Stanley Mullen · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Garth and the Visitor

Cover of Garth and the Visitor by Jr. L. J. Stecher

Garth and the Visitor

Jr. L. J. Stecher · 1958

Cover of Genesis! by R. R. Winterbotham

R. R. Winterbotham · 1941

ColonizationFirst Contact

George Loves Gistla

Cover of George Loves Gistla by James McKimmey

George Loves Gistla

James McKimmey · 1961

ColonizationFirst Contact

Get Out of My Body!

Cover of Get Out of My Body! by Tom W. Harris

Get Out of My Body!

Tom W. Harris · 1958

First ContactPsychic Powers

Get out of our skies!

Cover of Get out of our skies! by Henry Slesar

Get out of our skies!

Henry Slesar · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Goma's Follicles

Cover of Goma's Follicles by John De Courcy

Goma's Follicles

Dorothy De Courcy & John De Courcy · 1948

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Gone Fishing by James H. Schmitz

James H. Schmitz · 1961

1 hr 8 min read

First ContactSocial SF

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