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Books like First Contact (Peter Cawdron): 9 series to read next

First Contact (Peter Cawdron) is science fiction and first contact. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

First Contact (Peter Cawdron) is 26 books, 2011–2026.

“ANOMALY examines the prospect of an alien intelligence discovering life on Earth.”
from the catalogue description of Anomaly

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Rama
Ender's Game
Voyagers (Ben Bova)
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Forge of God
Known Space
Foundation
Forever War
Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) Hutchins

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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Voyagers (Ben Bova)Series

seriesBen Bova4 books1981

Science fiction and first contact, set in near future.

“Even if he loses the only woman he's ever really loved.”
from the catalogue description of Voyagers

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

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Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction, set in far future.

Start with The Forever War →

Academy / Priscilla (Hutch) HutchinsSeries

seriesJack McDevitt16 books1983

Set in far future.

“Beginning with The Engines of God, the series treats deep time and the near-total absence of intelligent alien life as its central mystery, favoring slow-burn discovery over action.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Engines of God →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after First Contact (Peter Cawdron)?: Rama — the closest match to First Contact (Peter Cawdron) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with First Contact (Peter Cawdron)?: Anomaly. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for First Contact (Peter Cawdron).
How big is First Contact (Peter Cawdron)?: First Contact (Peter Cawdron) is 26 books, 2011–2026.

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