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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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Cover of Growing Season by F. L. Wallace

F. L. Wallace · 1959

ColonizationFirst Contact

Growing up on Big Muddy

Cover of Growing up on Big Muddy by Charles V. De Vet

Growing up on Big Muddy

Charles V. De Vet · 1957

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Guest Expert by Allen Kim Lang

Allen Kim Lang · 1951

Half past Alligator

Cover of Half past Alligator by Donald Colvin

Half past Alligator

Donald Colvin · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Handyman by Frank Banta

Frank Banta · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Harwood's Vortex

Cover of Harwood's Vortex by Robert Silverberg

Harwood's Vortex

Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Hellhounds of the Cosmos

Cover of Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Clifford D. Simak

Hellhounds of the Cosmos

Clifford D. Simak · 1932

First ContactHard SF

Helpfully Yours

Cover of Helpfully Yours by Evelyn E. Smith

Helpfully Yours

Evelyn E. Smith · 1955

1 hr 4 min read

First ContactSocial SF

High Dragon Bump

Cover of High Dragon Bump by Don Thompson

High Dragon Bump

Don Thompson · 1959

First ContactSpace Opera

History Repeats

Cover of History Repeats by George O. Smith

History Repeats

George O. Smith · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Holes, Incorporated

Cover of Holes, Incorporated by L. Major Reynolds

Holes, Incorporated

L. Major Reynolds · 1952

First ContactHard SF

Homecoming Horde

Cover of Homecoming Horde by Robert Silverberg

Homecoming Horde

Robert Silverberg · 1958

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Hop O' My Thumb

Cover of Hop O' My Thumb by Joseph Samachson

Hop O' My Thumb

Joseph Samachson · 1950

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Human Error by Raymond F. Jones

Raymond F. Jones · 1956

First ContactSocial SF

Hunt the Hunter

Cover of Hunt the Hunter by Kris Neville

Hunt the Hunter

Kris Neville · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

Hunters Out of Space

Cover of Hunters Out of Space by Joseph E. Kelleam

Hunters Out of Space

Joseph E. Kelleam · 1954

2 hr 43 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of I Am a Nucleus by Stephen Barr

Stephen Barr · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

I Like Martian Music

Cover of I Like Martian Music by Charles E. Fritch

I Like Martian Music

Charles E. Fritch · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

I'll Kill You Tomorrow

Cover of I'll Kill You Tomorrow by Helen Huber

I'll Kill You Tomorrow

Helen Huber · 1953

First ContactHorror

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Cover of I'm a Stranger Here Myself by Mack Reynolds

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Mack Reynolds · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

If You Was a Moklin

Cover of If You Was a Moklin by Murray Leinster

If You Was a Moklin

Murray Leinster · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Ignatz by Ron Goulart

Ron Goulart · 1960

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Impact by Irving E. Cox

Irving E. Cox · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

In Search of the Unknown

Cover of In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. Chambers

In Search of the Unknown

Robert W. Chambers · 1904

First ContactHorror

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