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Paperback First contact Book

ISBN: 0523403542

ISBN13: 9780523403540

First contact

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An anthology of stories about humans meeting aliens for the first time, whether for good, bad, indifferent or amusing results. The title story is indeed the classic Leinster tale. A quite high quality book, this one, as the story average is 3.65. Call it a 4.25 book if you like. First Contact : First Contact - Murray Leinster First Contact : Doomsday Deferred - Will F. Jenkins First Contact : The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast - Theodore Sturgeon First Contact : Not Final! - Isaac Asimov First Contact : The Blind Pilot - Charles Henneberg; trans. by Damon Knight First Contact : The Silly Season - C. M. Kornbluth First Contact : Goldfish Bowl - Robert A. Heinlein First Contact : In Value Deceived - H. B. Fyfe First Contact : The Waveries - Fredric Brown First Contact : In the Abyss - H. G. Wells Conflict avoidance transport swap. 4.5 out of 5 Dangerous ant tricks. 3.5 out of 5 Perhaps 245T would have stopped the overload of six legged blue things? 4 out of 5 Jovian attack force field solution. 3 out of 5 Astronomical music meeting. 3.5 out of 5 UFO cry wolf Martian trick. 3 out of 5 Hawaii Pillar LaGrange Fireball Body Message. 3.5 out of 5 Vegie garden shelter deal. 3.5 out of 5 Space signal warping readjustment. 4 out of 5 Sea devil double dive. 4 out of 5 4.5 out of 5

First Encounters with Alien Forces from Other Worlds.

What is to be expected when we make contact with creatures or intelligences from other worlds? Each of the ten brilliantly inventive stories in this collection explores man's quest to communicate with other beings...and ultimately, with himself. The answers are to be found in the fertile imaginings of such renown writers as: Isaac Asimov, Fredric Brown, H B Fyfe, Robert A Heinlein, Charls Henneberg, Will F Jenkins, CM Kornbluth Murray Leinster, Theodore Sturgeon, HG Wells.
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