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The Victory of Klon

Cover of The Victory of Klon by Wilbur S. Peacock

The Victory of Klon

Wilbur S. Peacock · 1941

First ContactSpace Opera

Prologue to an Analogue

Cover of Prologue to an Analogue by Leigh Richmond

Prologue to an Analogue

Leigh Richmond · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Link by Alan Edward Nourse

Alan Edward Nourse · 1963

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Walls of Acid by Henry Hasse

Henry Hasse · 1949

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Infiltration by Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys · 1958

First ContactHorror

Prisoner of War

Cover of Prisoner of War by Randall Garrett

Prisoner of War

Randall Garrett · 1958

First ContactMilitary SF

The Anglers of Arz

Cover of The Anglers of Arz by Roger D. Aycock

The Anglers of Arz

Roger D. Aycock · 1953

First ContactPsychic Powers

Cover of Invasion by Murray Leinster

Murray Leinster · 1933

First ContactMilitary SF

Cover of Dead Ringer by Lester Del Rey

Lester Del Rey · 1956

Keep Your Shape

Cover of Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley

Keep Your Shape

Robert Sheckley · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

Not in the Script

Cover of Not in the Script by Arnold Marmor

Not in the Script

Arnold Marmor · 1955

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The vanishers by Arthur J. Burks

Arthur J. Burks · 1950

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

The Wailing Asteroid

Cover of The Wailing Asteroid by Murray Leinster

The Wailing Asteroid

Murray Leinster · 1960

3 hr 39 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott

Kevin Scott · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

The Ambassador's Pet

Cover of The Ambassador's Pet by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Ambassador's Pet

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

The Reluctant Weapon

Cover of The Reluctant Weapon by Howard L. Myers

The Reluctant Weapon

Howard L. Myers · 1952

First ContactSpace Opera

The small bears

Cover of The small bears by Gene L. Henderson

The small bears

Gene L. Henderson · 1953

First ContactSpace Opera

The Incomplete Theft

Cover of The Incomplete Theft by Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg

The Incomplete Theft

Randall Garrett Robert Silverberg · 1957

First ContactSpace Opera

The Moons of Mars

Cover of The Moons of Mars by Dean Evans

The Moons of Mars

Dean Evans · 1952

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Viewpoint by Randall Garrett

Randall Garrett · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

The man who liked lions

Cover of The man who liked lions by John Bernard Daley

The man who liked lions

John Bernard Daley · 1956

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

Mate in Two Moves

Cover of Mate in Two Moves by Winston K. Marks

Mate in Two Moves

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of I Am a Nucleus by Stephen Barr

Stephen Barr · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

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