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780 of 4170 public-domain science-fiction titles

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First Contact 709
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Military SF 41
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Meeting of the Minds

Cover of Meeting of the Minds by Robert Sheckley

Meeting of the Minds

Robert Sheckley · 1960

1 hr 5 min read

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Space brat by Henry Slesar

Henry Slesar · 1958

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Rescue Mission by Robert Silverberg

Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactPsychic Powers

Love and Moondogs

Cover of Love and Moondogs by Richard McKenna

Love and Moondogs

Richard McKenna · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

The space visitors

Cover of The space visitors by Edmond Hamilton

The space visitors

Edmond Hamilton · 1930

First ContactHard SF

Cover of Big Baby by Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey · 1962

Cover of The Slizzers by Jerome Bixby

Jerome Bixby · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Smiler by Albert Hernhuter

Albert Hernhuter · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

The Stars, My Brothers

Cover of The Stars, My Brothers by Edmond Hamilton

The Stars, My Brothers

Edmond Hamilton · 1962

1 hr 7 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Mission by John Hollis Mason

John Hollis Mason · 1942

First ContactMilitary SF

The Glory of Ippling

Cover of The Glory of Ippling by Helen M. Urban

The Glory of Ippling

Helen M. Urban · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

Problem on Balak

Cover of Problem on Balak by Roger D. Aycock

Problem on Balak

Roger D. Aycock · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

The Big Headache

Cover of The Big Headache by Jim Harmon

The Big Headache

Jim Harmon · 1962

First ContactSocial SF

The great illusion

Cover of The great illusion by Manly Banister

The great illusion

Manly Banister · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Martians Never Die

Cover of Martians Never Die by Lucius Daniel

Martians Never Die

Lucius Daniel · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Sugar Plum by Reginald Bretnor

Reginald Bretnor · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Piper in the Woods

Cover of Piper in the Woods by Philip K. Dick

Piper in the Woods

Philip K. Dick · 1953

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Ambassador by Sam Merwin

Sam Merwin · 1954

1 hr 23 min read

First ContactSocial SF

Eyes That Watch

Cover of Eyes That Watch by Raymond Z. Gallun

Eyes That Watch

Raymond Z. Gallun · 1940

First ContactSpace Opera

The One and the Many

Cover of The One and the Many by Stephen Marlowe

The One and the Many

Stephen Marlowe · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

The Other Likeness

Cover of The Other Likeness by James H. Schmitz

The Other Likeness

James H. Schmitz · 1962

Artificial IntelligenceFirst Contact

Assignment's End

Cover of Assignment's End by Roger D. Aycock

Assignment's End

Roger D. Aycock · 1954

Cover of Pattern by Robert H. Rohrer

Robert H. Rohrer · 1962

First ContactHorror

Know Thy Neighbor

Cover of Know Thy Neighbor by Elisabeth R. Lewis

Know Thy Neighbor

Elisabeth R. Lewis · 1953

First ContactSocial SF

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