Books that feature first contact between species or cultures and the friction that follows.
An eclectic mix of genres and styles.
created by Hawksquill
last updated October, 2026
You Dreamed of Empires
Ălvaro Enrigue
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ammonite
Nicola Griffith
Open Throat
Henry Hoke
The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler
Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Nnedi Okorafor
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
Nation
Terry Pratchett
The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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