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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
  • John Gribbin Science fiction by scientists Book cover of Rendezvous with Rama Book cover of Dragon's Egg Book cover of Contact Book cover of Cosm Book cover of The Coming of the Quantum Cats: A Novel of Alternate Universes
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peter Cawdron Classic science fiction on first contact Book cover of Micromegas Book cover of Contact Book cover of Who Goes There? Book cover of Rendezvous with Rama Book cover of The War of the Worlds
  • Wil McCarthy Peaceful alien contact Book cover of Contact Book cover of The Gentle Giants of Ganymede Book cover of Rendezvous with Rama Book cover of Schismatrix Book cover of Extraterrestrial Languages
  • 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
  • Tom Julian Sci-fi books that would make great movies Book cover of The Forever War Book cover of Spin Book cover of Darwin's Radio Book cover of Rendezvous with Rama Book cover of Dune
  • Sonia Orin Lyris Classic sci-fi and fantasy that offer profound nuggets of wisdom Book cover of Dune Book cover of The Lord of the Rings Book cover of The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Book cover of A Wizard of Earthsea Book cover of Stranger in a Strange Land
  • Rachel Aukes Zombies but with a unique new direction Book cover of Pandemic Book cover of Zero Day Book cover of My Life as a White Trash Zombie Book cover of Warm Bodies Book cover of Terminal Alliance
  • Sarah Scoles Making night sky your new BFF Book cover of The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers Book cover of The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars Book cover of The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World Book cover of Contact Book cover of The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking)
  • Carl Abbott Science fiction with really cool cities Book cover of Perdido Street Station Book cover of New York 2140 Book cover of Lagoon Book cover of Terminal World Book cover of The City, Not Long After
  • Cara Bristol Sci-fi romances that you won’t be able to forget Book cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Cyborg Book cover of Riley's Journey Book cover of Dustwalker Book cover of I Married A Naga Book cover of Ghost Planet
  • 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
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