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First Contact Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of First Contact books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the First Contact series? Start with "Anomaly" (2011) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete First Contact reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Anomaly
2011
Galactic Exploration
2012
Xenophobia
2013
Little Green Men
2013
Feedback
2014
My Sweet Satan
2014
Alien Space Tentacle Porn
2015
Starship Mine
2016
Welcome to the Occupied States of America
2016
Maelstrom
2017
Losing Mars
2018
Hello World
2019
3zekiel
2019
But The Stars
2020
Wherever Seeds May Fall
2021
Déjà Vu
2021
Jury Duty
2021
Dispatches from the War
2021
Cold Eyes
2021
Generation of Vipers
2022
Clowns
2022
The Tempest
2022
Apothecary
2023
The Art of War
2023
Ghosts
2023
The Artifact
2023
The Anatomy of Courage
2024
The Simulacrum
2024
Love, Sex and the Alien Apocalypse
2024
The Minotaur
2025
Dark Beauty
2025
Gold Rush
2025
The Darkness Between the Stars
2025
The Oracle
2025
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