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StarplexNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel1996
First contact and space opera, about war, set in other star systems.
“For nearly twenty years Earth's space exploration had exploded outward, thanks to a series of mysterious, artificial wormholes.”
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All Judgment FledNovel
James Whitestandalone novel1968
First contact, tense in tone.
“From the front flap of the Rapp first edition: It is the spring of 1978 and a gigantic alien spaceship has entered the solar system and taken up an orbit some sixty million miles from the Sun.”
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Steal Across the SkyNovel
Nancy Kressstandalone novel2009
First contact, set in the moon and other star systems.
“The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet.”
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RamaUniverse
universe7 books1973
Science fiction, about aliens, set in space and spaceship.
“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rendezvous with Rama →
includes Rama (2)
Minervan Experiment / GiantsSeries
series5 books1977
completed
Hard science fiction, set in far future.
“The Giants series is a quintet of science fiction novels by James P. Hogan, published between 1977 and 2005.”
from the catalogue
Start with Inherit the Stars →
Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in our world.