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Project Hail MaryNovel
Andy Weirstandalone novel2021
Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in near future.
My Teacher Is an AlienSeries
series4 books1989
Adventurous in tone.
“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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Start with My Teacher Is an Alien →
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
Hard science fiction, reflective in tone, 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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Gabe FuentesSeries
series2 books2014
Science fiction and first contact, hopeful in tone, about aliens.
Start with Ambassador →
DreamcatcherNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2001
Horror and alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival.
“According to the author in his afterword, the working title was Cancer.”
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Harriet's HareNovel
Dick King-Smithstandalone novel1997
Lighthearted in tone, set in countryside & village.