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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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Learning Theory

Cover of Learning Theory by James V. McConnell

Learning Theory

James V. McConnell · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Leave, Earthmen—Or Die!

Cover of Leave, Earthmen—Or Die! by John Massie Davis

Leave, Earthmen—Or Die!

John Massie Davis · 1953

First ContactMilitary SF

Left hand, right hand

Cover of Left hand, right hand by James H. Schmitz

Left hand, right hand

James H. Schmitz · 1962

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Les Xipéhuz by aîné J.-H. Rosny jeune J.-H. Rosny

aîné J.-H. Rosny jeune J.-H. Rosny · 1887

1 hr 2 min read

First ContactLost World

Let There Be Light

Cover of Let There Be Light by H. B. Fyfe

Let There Be Light

H. B. Fyfe · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Letter of the Law

Cover of Letter of the Law by Alan Edward Nourse

Letter of the Law

Alan Edward Nourse · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1962

3 hr 48 min read

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Lonesome Hearts

Cover of Lonesome Hearts by R. R. Winterbotham

Lonesome Hearts

R. R. Winterbotham · 1940

First ContactSocial SF

Lords of the Stratosphere

Cover of Lords of the Stratosphere by Arthur J. Burks

Lords of the Stratosphere

Arthur J. Burks · 1933

1 hr 39 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Lorelei by Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. De Vet · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Lost in Translation

Cover of Lost in Translation by Laurence M. Janifer

Lost in Translation

Laurence M. Janifer · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Love and Moondogs

Cover of Love and Moondogs by Richard McKenna

Love and Moondogs

Richard McKenna · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Made in Tanganyika

Cover of Made in Tanganyika by Carl Jacobi

Made in Tanganyika

Carl Jacobi · 1947

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Madmen of Mars by Erik Fennel

Erik Fennel · 1950

First ContactSpace Opera

Make Mine Homogenized

Cover of Make Mine Homogenized by Rick Raphael

Make Mine Homogenized

Rick Raphael · 1960

1 hr 11 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Man nth by Gardner F. Fox

Gardner F. Fox · 1945

First ContactSpace Opera

Man's Best Friend

Cover of Man's Best Friend by Evelyn E. Smith

Man's Best Friend

Evelyn E. Smith · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Manners and Customs of the Thrid

Cover of Manners and Customs of the Thrid by Murray Leinster

Manners and Customs of the Thrid

Murray Leinster · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Martian V.F.W. by G. L. Vandenburg

G. L. Vandenburg · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Martians Never Die

Cover of Martians Never Die by Lucius Daniel

Martians Never Die

Lucius Daniel · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Martians, keep out!

Cover of Martians, keep out! by Fritz Leiber

Martians, keep out!

Fritz Leiber · 1950

First ContactSocial SF

Marty the Martian

Cover of Marty the Martian by Arnold Marmor

Marty the Martian

Arnold Marmor · 1954

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mary Anonymous by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1954

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Master Race by Richard Ashby

Richard Ashby · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

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