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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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Childhood's EndNovel
Arthur C. Clarkestandalone novel1953
First contact, bittersweet in tone, about technological singularity, set in near future.
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 our world and contemporary.
The Dreaming JewelsNovel
Theodore Sturgeonstandalone novel1950
Emotional in tone, about genetic engineering.
The Jonah KitNovel
Ian Watsonstandalone novel1975
Science fiction, reflective in tone, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.