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  • Trevor Williams First contact sci-fi but with a twist Book cover of The Last Astronaut Book cover of Saturn Run Book cover of Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre Book cover of Spin Book cover of Childhood's End
  • Felice Picano Sci-fi you missed because they were novellas Book cover of Tales of Pirx the Pilot Book cover of Binti Book cover of Roadside Picnic: Volume 16 Book cover of All Systems Red Book cover of Consider Phlebas
  • Catherine Egan Middle-grade sci fi – with bonus aliens Book cover of Bloom Book cover of Dragon Pearl Book cover of Jillian VS Parasite Planet Book cover of The True Meaning of Smekday Book cover of Last Gate of the Emperor
  • Arnie Benn Sci-fi classics that offer insight into human nature Book cover of Contact Book cover of Dune Book cover of Stranger in a Strange Land Book cover of Non-Stop Book cover of The Moon is Hell
  • Paul L. Arvidson Character driven science fiction you can't put down Book cover of The Fairy's Tale Book cover of Warpworld Book cover of Struggling With the Current Book cover of Rosewater Book cover of Lagoon
  • Ken Goudsward Rational UFO stories Book cover of The Ancient Alien Question Book cover of The Day After Roswell Book cover of Ancient Aliens and Secret Societies Book cover of Forbidden Archeology Book cover of UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record
  • Craig A. Falconer How things will change when the aliens show up Book cover of Contact Book cover of Childhood's End Book cover of Sphere Book cover of The War of the Worlds Book cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Matthew Bowman Understanding the UFO phenomenon Book cover of Communion Book cover of Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers Book cover of The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, Captivity, and UFOs in the American Uncanny Book cover of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology Book cover of The Myth and Mystery of UFOs
  • Mark Landau Fantasy/sci-fi saving, ending, and starting worlds Book cover of Stranger in a Strange Land Book cover of Childhood's End Book cover of More Than Human Book cover of Ender's Game Book cover of Speaker for the Dead
  • Nick DiChario First-contact for sci-fi fans and the uninitiated Book cover of Contact Book cover of Gateway Book cover of Roadside Picnic: Volume 16 Book cover of The Martian Chronicles Book cover of Star Maker
  • Kurt D. Springs Sci-fi that meld military and paranormal themes Book cover of The Forerunner Factor Book cover of Storm over Warlock Book cover of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Book cover of The Mighty First, Episode 4: Minerva Rising Book cover of Starship Troopers
  • Gillian Cross About communication Book cover of The Arrival Book cover of Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language Book cover of Embassytown Book cover of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Book cover of Going Postal
  • Eric Kay Sci-Fi mindbenders that will have you questioning everything Book cover of 1984 Book cover of A Scanner Darkly Book cover of There Is No Antimemetics Division Book cover of Solaris Book cover of Diaspora
  • David Lee Summers Humans taking the next big step into space Book cover of Contact Book cover of Red Thunder Book cover of 2001 Book cover of The Martian Chronicles Book cover of From the Earth to the Moon
  • Colin Brush Science fiction murder mysteries Book cover of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Book cover of The City & the City Book cover of Zoo City Book cover of Rosewater Book cover of A Memory Called Empire
  • Danika Dinsmore Adventurous girls in fantastic worlds Book cover of The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights) Book cover of Seraphina Book cover of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making Book cover of Leviathan Book cover of The True Meaning of Smekday
  • Charley Marsh Sci-fi for visiting alien worlds Book cover of You Sexy Thing Book cover of The Renegat Book cover of Machine: A White Space Novel Book cover of Ringworld Book cover of Dune
  • Mark Arsenault Audacious imposters and shameless swindlers Book cover of Spectacular Rogue: Gaston B. Means Book cover of Don't Ask Book cover of Invasion of the Body Snatchers Book cover of Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend Book cover of The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery
  • John L. Flynn Sci-fi with superior ideas from the 1950s Book cover of Fahrenheit 451 Book cover of Childhood's End Book cover of The Martian Chronicles Book cover of A Canticle for Leibowitz Book cover of I Am Legend
  • Shohini Ghose Amazing women scientists who will inspire you Book cover of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Book cover of Contact Book cover of Lessons in Chemistry Book cover of The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Book cover of Lab Girl
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