Prompts

What is your favorite story of "first contact"?

I expect most answers would be science fiction, but I wouldn't specifically limit it to such.

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Readers Count
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Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
  • Andy Weir
4.452,639 reads
Solaris
Solaris
  • Stanisław Lem
  • Steve Cox (Translator)
  • Joanna Kilmartin (Translator)
3.81381 reads
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
  • Mary Doria Russell
3.97276 reads
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others
  • Ted Chiang
4.3508 reads
Grass
Grass
  • Sheri S. Tepper
3.7144 reads
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
  • Ursula K. Le Guin
4.06746 reads
The Black Cloud
The Black Cloud
  • Fred Hoyle
3.5825 reads
Lilith's Brood
Lilith's Brood
  • Octavia E. Butler
466 reads
Eon
Eon
  • Greg Bear
3.6989 reads
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
  • Becky Chambers
4.14940 reads
Dragon's Egg
Dragon's Egg
  • Robert L. Forward
4.0446 reads
Space Opera
Space Opera
  • Catherynne M. Valente
3.34122 reads