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The HostNovel
Stephenie Meyerstandalone novel2008
Romance, about body swap and survival, set in our world.
“The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed.”
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Have Space Suit - Will TravelNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1958
Space opera, adventurous in tone, about space exploration.
“One minute Kip Russell was walking about in his own backyard, testing out an old space suit and dreaming about going to the moon - and the next he was out cold and the captive of an insidious space pirate.”
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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.”
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The Winds of AltairNovel
Ben Bovastandalone novel1973
First contact, 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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Forge of GodSeries
series2 books1987
completed
Dark in tone, about survival.
“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
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EaterNovel
Gregory Benfordstandalone novel2000
First contact and hard science fiction, about grief and loss.
“Benjamin Knowlton heads the High Energy Astrophysics Center, a prestigious research facility devoted to the interpretation of astronomical data.”
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