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SparrowSeries
series2 books1996
First contact, about faith and religion and grief and loss.
“The title refers to Gospel of Matthew 10:29–31, which relates that not even a sparrow falls to the earth without God's knowledge thereof.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Sparrow →
Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in north america.
The Crimson DeathbringerSeries
series1 book2019
Space opera and military science fiction, adventurous in tone, about war.
“Soon after, their lives are set on a crash course with a galactic war that threatens the very existence of the human race.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crimson Deathbringer →
The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
First contact, tense in tone, about space colonization and identity.
“Even before the human scientists arrived at the sixth planet of Altair they knew they had their work cut out for them.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in our world.
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.”
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Start with Ender's Game →
includes Ender Wiggin, Second Formic War, First Formic War, Ender's Shadow, Fleet School