First Contact Books

Stories about humanity meeting another intelligent species for the first time, and the long shadow that meeting casts.

14 books

Armada by Ernest Cline book cover

Armada

Ernest Cline, 2015

Blindsight by Peter Watts book cover

Blindsight

Peter Watts, 2008

Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke, 1953

Contact by Carl Sagan book cover

Contact

Carl Sagan, 1985

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward book cover

Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward, 1980

Eon by Greg Bear book cover

Eon

Greg Bear, 1985

Fiasco book cover

Fiasco

Gateway by Frederik Pohl book cover

Gateway

Frederik Pohl, 1977

His Master's Voice book cover

His Master's Voice

The Sparrow book cover

Historical Fiction

The Sparrow

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin book cover

Science Fiction

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin, 2008

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) book cover

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor book cover

Science Fiction

We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Dennis E. Taylor, 2016

Year Zero by Rob Reid book cover

Year Zero