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First Contact 709
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Cover of Cat and Mouse by Ralph Williams

Ralph Williams · 1959

ColonizationFirst Contact

The perverse Erse

Cover of The perverse Erse by Adrien Coblentz

The perverse Erse

Adrien Coblentz · 1960

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Doorstep by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer · 1961

Cover of Writing Class by Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley · 1952

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Car Pool by Rosel George Brown

Rosel George Brown · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Eight Keys to Eden

Cover of Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton

Eight Keys to Eden

Mark Clifton · 1960

3 hr 38 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of Citizen Jell by Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara · 1959

Cover of Rough Beast by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

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

G. L. Vandenburg · 1959

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Feeling by Roger D. Aycock

Roger D. Aycock · 1961

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper · 1962

3 hr 48 min read

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Carnivore by Katherine MacLean

Katherine MacLean · 1953

First ContactPost-Apocalyptic

Cover of Spoken For by Joseph Samachson

Joseph Samachson · 1955

First ContactSpace Opera

The Vegans Were Curious

Cover of The Vegans Were Curious by Winston K. Marks

The Vegans Were Curious

Winston K. Marks · 1954

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Far from Home by J. A. Taylor

J. A. Taylor · 1958

Cover of Guest Expert by Allen Kim Lang

Allen Kim Lang · 1951

The Timeless Ones

Cover of The Timeless Ones by Frank Belknap Long

The Timeless Ones

Frank Belknap Long · 1951

ColonizationFirst Contact

Cover of The Last Laugh by Bryce Walton

Bryce Walton · 1951

First ContactSocial SF

A Bad Day for Vermin

Cover of A Bad Day for Vermin by Keith Laumer

A Bad Day for Vermin

Keith Laumer · 1964

Cover of Quest of Thig by Basil Wells

Basil Wells · 1942

First ContactSpace Opera

Steel Giants of Chaos

Cover of Steel Giants of Chaos by James R. Adams

Steel Giants of Chaos

James R. Adams · 1945

First ContactSpace Opera

The Last Victory

Cover of The Last Victory by Tom Godwin

The Last Victory

Tom Godwin · 1957

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of The Vanisher by Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara · 1954

1 hr 32 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Cover of The Star Beast by Damon Knight

Damon Knight · 1949

First ContactSpace Opera

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