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Footfall and The Mote In God's Eye are two of my favorite books. Can anyone recommend me other sci-fi novels that deal with first encounters and alien physiology as well as these?

>> No.1041774
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1041774

>Elephant holding a gun

Well, that looks like an intelligent book.

>> No.1041775

Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi is pretty good, although its more humor than hard scifi. meets your criteria, and he offers it for free on his website: http://www.scalzi.com/agent/

also, Calculating God by Robert J Sawyer is fun. An alien arrives at a museum and goes "take me to your paleontologist."

>> No.1041782

>>1041774
Why are you in here? You have no idea what I'm even talking about. You don't have the qualifications to help here.

>> No.1041786

>>1041782
Why would you post on 4chan if you're looking for someone with qualifications to help you?

>> No.1041787

Not directly on topic, but I read Ringworld and thought it was amazing. Also read Rainbow Mars which was a bit convoluted but still interesting

>> No.1041788

>>1041786
this is /lit/, not /b/.

>> No.1041789

The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell

>> No.1041790

>>1041782
Fine. You want recommendations? Speaker for the Dead. Happy now?

>> No.1041791

>>1041787
Thanks.

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>>1041774
dean you can't even read

>> No.1041793

>>1041790
No. That book sucked.

>> No.1041795

Blindsight by Peter Watts

>> No.1041801

>>1041795
Thanks. Just found a free ePub download too. awesome.