| 2008-05-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
Kéthani |
Eric Brown |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 2008-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Omega Sol |
Scott Mackay |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 2006-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Eifelheim |
Michael F. Flynn |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 2005-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Learning the World |
Ken MacLeod |
|
|
space opera (1), science fiction (1), first contact (1), generation starship (1)
|
| 2002-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Explorer |
C. J. Cherryh |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 2000-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Infinity Beach |
Jack McDevitt |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 1998-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dark Water's Embrace |
Stephen Leigh |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1997-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Illegal Alien |
Robert J. Sawyer |
|
|
first contact (1), courtroom drama (1), Earth (1), murder (1), aliens (1), eclipse (1), science fiction (1), set in 1990s (1), genocide (1)
|
| 1996-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Encounter with Tiber |
Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1), alien artifacts (1), Alpha Centauri (1), Earth (1), set in 2000s (1), historians (1)
|
| 1996-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Inheritor |
C. J. Cherryh |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1)
|
| 1996-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Remnant Population |
Elizabeth Moon |
|
|
first contact (2), linguistics (1), science fiction (1), hard sf (1)
|
| 1996-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Sparrow |
Mary Doria Russell |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1), religion (1), 3-award-winner (1), Kurd Laßwitz Award: Best Foreign Novel (1), The Sparrow (1), Vatican City (1)
|
| 1995-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Chaga |
Ian McDonald |
|
|
first contact (1), africa (1), strange vegetation (1)
|
| 1995-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Fortune's Wheel |
Lisanne Norman |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1995-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Planetfall |
Scott G. Gier |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1995-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Nano Flower |
Peter F. Hamilton |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1994-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Conquerors' Pride |
Timothy Zahn |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1994-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Foreigner |
C. J. Cherryh |
|
|
first contact (2), science fiction (1), alien culture (1), hard sf (1)
|
| 1994-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
In the Balance |
Harry Turtledove |
|
|
first contact (3), military sf (2), alien invasion (2), war with aliens (2), world war ii (1), alternate history (1)
|
| 1994-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Midshipman's Hope |
David Feintuch |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1994-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Treaty at Doona |
Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1993-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Turning Point |
Lisanne Norman |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1992-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Anvil of Stars |
Greg Bear |
|
|
nanotechnology (1), space opera (1), first contact (1), science fiction (1), war with machines (1), alien artifacts (1), interstellar war (1), guilt (1), revenge (1), aliens (1), interstellar travel (1), ethics (1)
|
| 1991-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Alien Tongue |
Stephen Leigh |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1991-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Sarah Canary |
Karen Joy Fowler |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1), American West (1), Washington (1)
|
| 1990-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A World of Difference |
Harry Turtledove |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1990-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Rowan |
Anne McCaffrey |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1989-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Quozl |
Alan Dean Foster |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1988-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Noninterference |
Harry Turtledove |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1988-11-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
The Day the Martians Came |
Frederik Pohl |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1987-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dawn |
Octavia E. Butler |
|
|
science fiction (2), first contact (1), hard sf (1), human-alien hybrids (1), aliens (1), post apocalypse (1), alien spaceship (1), Living spaceship (1), Non-binary gender (1), post-apocalypse (1), captives (1), genetic modification (1), jungle (1), suspended animation (1), tentacles (1), Last survivors (1), Grey alien (1)
|
| 1987-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Forest of the Night |
Marti Steussy |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1987-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Forge of God |
Greg Bear |
|
|
first contact (1), space opera (1), nanotechnology (1), mars (1), war with machines (1), science fiction (1), loss (1), politicians (1), Washington, DC (1), set in 1990s (1), space war (1), Pacific Ocean (1), von Neumann probes (1), nuclear weapons (1), tsunami (1), earthquake (1), San Francisco (1), Seattle (1), robots (1), Geology (1), geologists (1), mind control (1), Fermi paradox (1), terraforming (1), alien invasion (1), aliens (1), end of the world (1), Earth (1), plate tectonics (1), neutronium (1), antimatter (1), Australia (1), california (1)
|
| 1986-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Sentience |
Terry A. Adams |
|
|
first contact (1), aliens (1), telepathy (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1986-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Hercules Text |
Jack McDevitt |
|
|
space opera (1), first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1985-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Contact |
Carl Sagan |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1), into-movie (1), hard sf (1), strong female character (1), higher intelligence (1), interstellar travel (1)
|
| 1985-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Ender's Game |
Orson Scott Card |
|
|
space opera (3), science fiction (3), military sf (2), into-movie (2), first contact (1), from-short (1), child protagonist (1), 3-award-winner (1), aliens (1), asteroids (1), antigravity (1), genocide (1), ansible (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), games (1)
|
| 1985-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Footfall |
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle |
|
|
generation ship (2), first contact (1), science fiction (1), alien invasion (1), killer asteroid (1), africa (1), United States (1), SF authors (1), SF fandom (1), survivalists (1), alien point of view (1), Bussard ramjet (1), Project Orion (1), military (1), White House (1), war in space (1), contemporary (1), alien psychology (1), Kremlin (1), lasers (1), Alpha Centauri (1), Kansas (1), suspended animation (1), nuclear war (1), kinetic weapons (1)
|
| 1985-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Tom O'Bedlam |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1), telepathy (1), post apocalypse (1)
|
| 1983-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Day of the Dragonstar |
David Bischoff and Thomas F. Monteleone |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1982-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Nor Crystal Tears |
Alan Dean Foster |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1)
|
| 1981-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Voyagers |
Ben Bova |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1980-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dragon's Egg |
Robert L. Forward |
|
|
first contact (2), hard sf (1), alien perspective (1), high gravity (1), science fiction (1), neutron star (1)
|
| 1978-00-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
Mission of Gravity (with Lecture Demonstration) |
Hal Clement |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1977-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Inherit the Stars |
James P. Hogan |
|
|
first contact (2), lost heritage (1), hard sf (1), archeology (1), intellectual thriller (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1977-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Jupiter Theft |
Donald Moffitt |
|
|
first contact (2), gas giant planet (1), mega-engineering (1), Jupiter (1), aliens (1)
|
| 1974-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Mote in God's Eye |
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle |
|
|
first contact (2), space opera (2), science fiction (1), military sf (1), life cycle (1), asteroids (1), collapse of civilization (1), coffee (1), force fields (1), lasers (1), interstellar travel (1), religion (1), scientists (1), zoo (1), aliens (1), museum (1), art (1), rebellion (1), concentration camp (1), lost colony (1)
|
| 1973-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rendezvous with Rama |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
science fiction (3), first contact (3), near future (1), alien artifact (1), mega-starship (1), sub-light speed (1), hard science fiction (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), 5-award-winner (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), hard sf (1), genetic engineering (1), space travel (1), robots (1), exploration (1), into-radio (1), into-video game (1), Big Dumb Object (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Gods Themselves |
Isaac Asimov |
|
|
science fiction (2), first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), parallel universe (1), translation (1), Moon colony (1), Solar apocalypse (1), advanced aliens (1), academia (1), rivalry (1), alternative energy (1), Etruscan (1), journalist (1), radioactivity (1), set in 22nd century (1), set in 2070s (1), intuition (1), lunar city (1), global Earth government (1), argon (1), tourism (1), power source (1), pions (1), gymnastics (1), nudity (1), immigration (1), plutonium (1), tungsten (1), food (1), genetic engineering (1), water (1), quasars (1), moon (1), aliens (1), alien perspective (1), sex (1)
|
| 1971-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
First Contact? |
Hugh Walters |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1970-10-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Tower of Glass |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
first contact (1), artificial intelligence (1), interstellar travel (1), Canada (1), science fiction (1), androids (1), telepathy (1), religion (1), teleportation (1), hibernation (1), revolution (1), aliens (1), communication (1)
|
| 1969-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Decision at Doona |
Anne McCaffrey |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1968-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
artificial intelligence (4), ship AI (2), near future (2), into-movie (2), science fiction (2), first contact (1), computer (1), hard sf (1), Iapetus (1), moon (1), Earth (1), interplanetary travel (1), interstellar travel (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), alien artifact (1), saturn (1), HAL-9000 (1)
|
| 1965-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Alien Way |
Gordon R. Dickson |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1964-00-00 |
NOVEL |
Polish |
|
|
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1), nanotechnology (1), war with machines (1)
|
| 1964-12-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Greks Bring Gifts |
Murray Leinster |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1964-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Wanderer |
Fritz Leiber |
|
|
first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1), moon (1), extrasolar planet (1), aliens (1), tsunami (1), england (1), Florida (1), New York City (1), Atlantic Ocean (1)
|
| 1963-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Outpost of Jupiter |
Lester del Rey |
|
|
first contact (1)
|
| 1963-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Way Station |
Clifford D. Simak |
|
|
first contact (2), aliens (1), alien artifact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1), butterflies (1), deafness (1), interstellar politics (1), US government surveillance (1), life extension (1), solitude (1), love (1), interstellar travel (1), rural (1), Wisconsin (1), Civil War veteran (1), contemporary (1), alien autopsy (1), grave desecration (1), longevity (1), muteness (1)
|
| 1962-07-05 |
NOVEL |
English |
A for Andromeda |
John Elliot and Fred Hoyle |
|
|
science fiction (1), first contact (1), alien invasion (1), into-tv (1), computers (1), communication (1), radio astronomy (1), astronomers (1), artificial life (1), mind control (1)
|
| 1961-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Collision Course |
Robert Silverberg |
|
|
first contact (2), science fiction (1), distant future (1), interstellar travel (1), teleportation (1), faster than light travel (1), slower than light travel (1), aliens (1), interstellar empire (1)
|
| 1960-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The High Crusade |
Poul Anderson |
|
|
science fiction (2), first contact (1), into-movie (1), humorous (1), Appendix N (1), Les 100 principaux titres de la science-fiction (1), military sf (1), medieval (1), medieval society (1), Lincolnshire (1), england (1), deception (1), alien invasion (1), alien allies (1), war between humans and aliens (1), war with aliens (1), feudal lord (1), feudal society (1), feudal culture (1), feudalism (1), bluff (1), treachery (1), cognitive dissonance (1), ray guns (1), interstellar travel (1), trickery (1), religion (1), diplomacy (1), set in 1300s (1)
|
| 1958-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Case of Conscience |
James Blish |
|
|
first contact (1), religion (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1958-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Have Space Suit - Will Travel |
Robert A. Heinlein |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1), action-adventure (1), young-adult sf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), juvenile sf (1), aliens (1), kidnapping (1), moon (1), suspended animation (1), courtroom drama (1), interstellar travel (1)
|
| 1958-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Enemy Stars |
Poul Anderson |
|
|
first contact (1), hard sf (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1957-04-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Cycle of Fire |
Hal Clement |
|
|
first contact (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1953-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Childhood's End |
Arthur C. Clarke |
|
|
first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), science fiction (1), into-tv (1), cosy catastrophe (1), museum (1), virtual reality (1), Utopia (1), tsunami (1), winged flight (1), creativity (1), antigravity (1), music (1), art (1), interstellar travel (1), aliens (1), into-radio (1), alien invasion (1), Earth (1), higher intelligence (1), telepathy (1), end of the world (1), last man on Earth (1), incorporeal beings (1), peace (1), deepsea environment (1), submarine (1), squid (1), whales (1), time viewer (1), hibernation (1), Australia (1), telekinesis (1)
|
| 1950-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Needle |
Hal Clement |
|
|
first contact (2), science fiction (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), aliens (1), symbionts (1), Earth (1), Pacific Ocean (1), alien perspective (1), 1950 (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
|
| 1938-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Out of the Silent Planet |
C. S. Lewis |
|
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science fiction (2), first contact (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), linguistics (1), religion (1), kidnapping (1), interplanetary travel (1), aliens (1), mars (1), Martians (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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