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The VisitorsNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980
First contact, about survival.
“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
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FootfallNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1985
Alien invasion and first contact, 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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion and psychic powers, set in near future.
Sinister BarrierNovel
Eric Frank Russellstandalone novel1939
About surveillance.
“Russell revised and expanded the book for its first US publication by Fantasy Press in 1948.”
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SphereNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1987
Thriller & suspense, set in underwater and spaceship.
“Keeping Top Secret, the US Navy is guarding a gigantic spaceship that has been lying on the Pacific ocean floor for centuries, overgrown with corals.”
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Beyond the LabyrinthNovel
Gillian Rubinsteinstandalone novel1988
First contact, reflective in tone, set in oceania.
“Fourteen-year-old Brenton questions the choices in his life when an alien anthropologist arrives to study an ancient Aboriginal tribe that once lived in the area around his home.”
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