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The VisitorsNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1980
First contact, tense in tone, about survival.
“WorldCat: Intelligent, alien creatures arrive on Earth from outer space, threatening world stability and presaging the destruction of civilization.”
from the catalogue
ChockySeries
series2 books1968
Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary.
“The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”
from the catalogue
Start with Chocky →
SphereNovel
Michael Crichtonstandalone novel1987
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, 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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The Hercules TextNovel
Jack McDevittstandalone novel1986
First contact, reflective in tone, about space exploration.
The X-FilesUniverse
universe91 books1994
Set in north america.
“Working them are two FBI agents who agree on almost nothing — Fox Mulder, who wants to believe, and Dana Scully, the pathologist sent to debunk him — and a truth that keeps receding the closer they get.”
from the catalogue
Start with Goblins →
includes Jonathan Maberry's X-Files Anthologies, The X-Files Young Readers Series, The X-Files Origins, The X-Files Young Adult Series
K-PAXSeries
series4 books1995
Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with K-PAX →