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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
ContactNovel
Carl Saganstandalone novel1985
First contact and hard science fiction, 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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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.
CamouflageNovel
Joe Haldemanstandalone novel2004
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about aliens and identity, set in contemporary and our world.
Beyond the LabyrinthNovel
Gillian Rubinsteinstandalone novel1988
First contact, 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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Calculating GodNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2000
First contact, about faith and religion.
“The bulk of the novel covers the many discussions and arguments on this topic, as well as the nature of belief, religion, and science.”
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