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Science Fiction Books That Explore the Theme of First Contact

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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
1
Ursula K. Le Guin
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
2
Carl Sagan
The Three-Body Problem (Liu Cixin)
The Three-Body Problem
3
Liu Cixin
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
4
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
5
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
6
Mary Doria Russell
Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
7
Peter Watts
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
8
Arthur C Clarke
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
9
Cixin Liu
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
10
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
11
Jeff Vandermeer
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
12
Sue Burke
Fiasco (Stanislaw Lem)
Fiasco
13
Stanislaw Lem
Speaker for the Dead (Orson Scott Card)
Speaker for the Dead
14
Orson Scott Card
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
15
Michael Crichton
Gravity (Gerritsen)
Gravity
16
Gerritsen
Jem (Frederik Pohl)
Jem
17
Frederik Pohl
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
18
Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
19
Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
20
H.G. Wells
Time Machine, the (George Orwell)
Time Machine, The
21
George Orwell
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
22
Ray Bradbury
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
23
John Wyndham
Foreigner (C. J. Cherryh)
Foreigner
24
C. J. Cherryh
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
25
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Forever War (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War
26
Joe Haldeman
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos
27
Pushing Ice (Alastair Reynolds)
Pushing Ice
28
Alastair Reynolds
VALIS (Philip K Dick)
VALIS
29
Philip K Dick
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson
30
Cadwell Turnbull
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
31
Robert A. Heinlein
Lagoon (Nnedi Okorafor)
Lagoon
32
Nnedi Okorafor
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
33
Stanislaw Lem
Wherever Seeds May Fall (Peter Cawdron)
Wherever Seeds May Fall
34
Peter Cawdron
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
35
Octavia Butler
The Simulacrum (Peter Cawdron)
The Simulacrum
36
Peter Cawdron
Remnant Population (Elizabeth Moon)
Remnant Population
37
Elizabeth Moon
Exigency (Michael Siemsen)
Exigency
38
Michael Siemsen
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
39
Iain M. Banks
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