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The Big List of First Contact Books

A list of books revolving around humanities first contact with extraterrestrial or otherwise alien beings.
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
1
Carl Sagan
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
2
Arthur C. Clarke
Ascension (Nicholas Binge)
Ascension
3
Nicholas Binge
In Ascension (Martin Macinnes)
In Ascension
4
Martin Macinnes
Blind Lake (Robert Charles Wilson)
Blind Lake
5
Robert Charles Wilson
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Hank Green)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
6
Hank Green
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
7
Lindsay Ellis
Blindsight (Peter Watts)
Blindsight
8
Peter Watts
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
9
Cixin Liu
The Space Between Us (Doug Johnstone)
The Space Between Us
10
Doug Johnstone
Radiomen (Eleanor Lermann)
Radiomen
11
Eleanor Lermann
Starship Mine (Peter Cawdron)
Starship Mine
12
Peter Cawdron
The Wave (Walter Mosley)
The Wave
13
Walter Mosley
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
14
Tade Thompson
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
15
Nnedi Okorafor
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Walter Tevis)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
16
Walter Tevis
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
17
Octavia Butler
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
18
Mary Doria Russell
Chocky (John Wyndham)
Chocky
19
John Wyndham
Under the Skin (Michel Faber)
Under the Skin
20
Michel Faber
The Immaculate Void (Brian Hodge)
The Immaculate Void
21
Brian Hodge
The Seep (Chana Porter)
The Seep
22
Chana Porter
Spin (Robert Charles Wilson)
Spin
23
Robert Charles Wilson
Roadside Picnic (Arkady & Boris Strugatsky)
Roadside Picnic
24
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
25
Jeff Vandermeer
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
26
Arthur C. Clarke
Sleeping Giants (Sylvain Neuvel)
Sleeping Giants
27
Sylvain Neuvel
Rendezvous With Rama (Arthur C. Clarke)
Rendezvous With Rama
28
Arthur C. Clarke
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
29
Michael Crichton
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
30
H.G. Wells
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
31
Stanislaw Lem
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
32
Douglas Adams
A Fire Upon the Deep (Vernor Vinge)
A Fire Upon the Deep
33
Vernor Vinge
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
34
John Wyndham
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
35
Ray Bradbury
The Mote in God's Eye (Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle)
The Mote in God's Eye
36
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
37
Andy Weir
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
38
Sue Burke
Remnant Population (Elizabeth Moon)
Remnant Population
39
Elizabeth Moon
Eifelheim (Michael Flynn)
Eifelheim
40
Michael Flynn
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