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series2 books2018

Science fiction and first contact, emotional in tone, about aliens and parenthood.

series33 books1952

completed

Set in north america.

“Zenna Henderson told their story mostly through linked short fiction, gathered into the fix-up novels Pilgrimage and The People: No Different Flesh and later omnibus collections.”
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Start with I (Pilgrimage: The Book of the People) →

Project Hail MaryNovel

Andy Weirstandalone novel2021

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in near future.

E.T.Universe

universe4 books1982

Science fiction, hopeful in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.

“A ten-year-old finds him at the bottom of the garden and does the only sensible thing available: hides him in the closet among the stuffed animals.”
from the catalogue

Start with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth →

includes E.T.

FootfallNovel

Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985

Alien invasion, tense in tone, about survival and war.

“When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.”
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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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