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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in near future.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, about space exploration and faith and religion.
“The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”
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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
Calculating GodNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2000
First contact, about faith and religion.
“The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”
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The Man Who Fell to EarthNovel
Walter Tevisstandalone novel1963
Sad in tone, about loneliness, set in mid 20th century.
Hard LandingNovel
Algis Budrysstandalone novel1993
First contact, about identity.
“When an alien spacecraft crashes into a swamp on the US Atlantic coast, the fates of the humanoid surviving crew members are described as they separate and attempt to avoid discovery by blending into the American public.”
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