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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
Beyond the LabyrinthNovel
Gillian Rubinsteinstandalone novel1988
First contact, about identity, set in oceania.
“Fourteen-year-old Brenton questions the choices in his life when an alien anthropologist arrives to study an ancient Aboriginal tribe that once lived in the area around his home.”
from the catalogue
Ormingat TrilogySeries
series3 books2000
completed
“For almost as long as he can remember, Tom has lived happily in Belthorp.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
Sinister BarrierNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1939
Tense in tone, about surveillance.
“Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”
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The Hercules TextNovel
Jack McDevittstandalone novel1986
First contact, about space exploration, set in north america.