14 Best First Contact Books
Goal: Find the best First Contact books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best first contact books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
14 Best First Contact Books
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Contact
A Novel
by Carl Sagan
Rendezvous with Rama
Rama, Book 1
by Arthur C. Clarke
Solaris
by Stanislaw Lem
Blindsight
Firefall, Book 1
by Peter Watts
Dawn
The Xenogenesis Trilogy, Book 1
by Octavia E. Butler
Dragon's Egg
A Novel
by Robert L. Forward
Eifelheim
by Michael Flynn
Pushing Ice
by Alastair Reynolds
The Gods Themselves
A Novel
by Isaac Asimov
The Mote in God's Eye
Moties, Book 1
by Larry Niven
The Sparrow
A Novel
by Mary Doria Russell
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Sources
- 1
Best Books About First Contact With Aliens
bookriot.com
- 2
Top Ten First Contact Novels | THINKING SCI-FI
thinkingscifi.wordpress.com
- 3
The 10 Best First Contact Science Fiction Books of 2023 (Reviews) - FindThisBest
findthisbest.com
- 4
27 Best First Contact Books - The Best Sci Fi Books
best-sci-fi-books.com
- 5
The Top 10 First Contact Books Of All Time! - discoverscifi.com
discoverscifi.com
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