To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, the new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini is now available in paperback!Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.Now she’s awakened a nightmare.During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she’s delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. And while Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Kira might be humanity’s greatest and final hope… A key sub-genre of science fiction can be summed up as “aliens exist.” Since we have absolutely no idea what life from another planet would look like, it’s complete speculation as to what aliens might even be. Some alien life is familiar — humanoid in shape, with discernible language and the ability to interact with humans. Others are completely alien, with no overlap in the Venn diagram between human understanding and theirs. Despite the fact that aliens would live in space and require a substantial amount of science to either get here, or for us to get to them, this is currently also at least part fantasy. Anne McCaffrey’s beloved Pern series is squarely at the intersection between science fiction and fantasy; the non-human life on the planet are telepathic dragons. Let’s take a look at some of the best fictional encounters with alien life.
The Best Books About First Contact With Aliens
And there you have it: the best stories I could think of about humanity’s first contact with alien life. On second thought, it’s probably best if we ARE alone in the universe, considering what could happen if any of these scenarios actually came true!
