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Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1965

First contact, set in small town.

Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Leestandalone novel1988

First contact, about robots, set in near future and underwater.

“The premise of the novel is the contact between a few humans from the Miami area in 1994 and the super robots of a damaged space ship submerged off the Florida coast.”
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Way StationNovel

Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1963

First contact, about space exploration and loneliness, set in countryside & village.

“The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Game-Players of TitanNovel

Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1963

Mystery & detective, about amnesia and murder investigation, set in near future.

“Pete Garden's bipolar disorder threatens his standing among the game's players even as his new wife becomes pregnant, a near-miraculous event in this exhausted world, and his attraction to a telepath complicates things further.”
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TrinityNovel

A. J. Hartley & Tom DeLongestandalone novel2024

Alternate history and first contact, tense in tone, set in desert.

“Van Lopez and his brother Andy have enough to do keeping their truck running and the local criminal gang happy to be concerned about nuclear tests.”
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