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  • Cover of Childhood's End
    Childhood's EndNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke · standalone novel · 1953

    First contact, bittersweet in tone, set in our world and near future.

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  • Cover of The Martian Chronicles
    The Martian ChroniclesSeries

    series · 30 books · 1946

    completed

    About space colonization, set in mars and near future.

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  • Cover of Chocky
    ChockySeries

    series · 2 books · 1968

    Mysterious in tone.

    “The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967.”

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  • Cover of The Jonah Kit
    The Jonah KitNovel

    Ian Watson · standalone novel · 1975

    Set in our world.

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  • Cover of Way Station
    Way StationNovel

    Clifford D. Simak · standalone novel · 1963

    First contact, about space exploration, set in north america and mid 20th century.

    “The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Contact
    ContactNovel

    Carl Sagan · standalone novel · 1985

    First contact, about space exploration and faith and religion, set in our world.

    “The Message, awaited for so long, its very possibility doubted by so many, arrives.”

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