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! Year !! Title !! Author !! Publication Type !! Context !! Translation Details !! Meta Tags !! Files & media

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| 1666 || "The Blazing World" || Margaret Cavendish || Novel || A female traveller finds and describes a parallel world reached via the North Pole || || Utopia, First Contact, Philosophy ||

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| 1898 || "The War of the Worlds" || H.G. Wells || Novel || Humanity's first contact with Martian invaders leads to a terrifying war. || || Alien war, First contact, Human survival, Martian invasion ||

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| 1953 || "Childhood's End" || Arthur C. Clarke || Novel || Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. || || Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia ||

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| 1954 || "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet" || Eleanor Cameron || Novel || Two boys from California build a spaceship and travel to a pale green planet. || || First contact, Crisis, Scientific Discovery ||

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| 1959 || "The Sirens of Titan" || Kurt Vonnegut || Novel || Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. || || Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire ||

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| 1961 || "Solaris" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. || || Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery ||

| 1961 || "Solaris" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. || Translated from Polish || Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery ||

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| 1969 || "The Andromeda Strain" || Michael Crichton || Novel || A deadly extraterrestrial microorganism threatens humanity's survival. || || Biological threat, Extraterrestrial microorganism, Scientific response, Thriller ||

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| 1985 || "Ender's Game" || Orson Scott Card || Novel || A young genius is trained to combat an alien insectoid race. || || Adversarial aliens, Insectoid, Military training ||

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| 1986 || "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. || || Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious ||

| 1986 || "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. || Translated from Polish || Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious ||

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| 1986 || "Eifelheim" || Michael Flynn || Novel || Medieval villagers encounter stranded alien visitors and attempt communication. || || Communication, Friendly aliens, Medieval ||

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| 2021 || "Project Hail Mary" || Andy Weir || Novel || A lone astronaut must cooperate with an alien to save their planets. || || Astronaut, Cooperative aliens, Planetary crisis ||

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=== French Language ===

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 ! Year !! Title !! Author !! Publication Type !! Context !! Translation Details !! Meta Tags !! Files & media
+|-
+| 1666 || "The Blazing World" || Margaret Cavendish || Novel || A female traveller finds and describes a parallel world reached via the North Pole || || Utopia, First Contact, Philosophy ||
 |-
 | 1898 || "The War of the Worlds" || H.G. Wells || Novel || Humanity's first contact with Martian invaders leads to a terrifying war. || || Alien war, First contact, Human survival, Martian invasion ||
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 | 1953 || "Childhood's End" || Arthur C. Clarke || Novel || Peaceful alien invasion leads to humanity's evolution into a higher existence. || || Existential dread, Human evolution, Peaceful invasion, Utopia ||
+|-
+| 1954 || "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet" || Eleanor Cameron || Novel || Two boys from California build a spaceship and travel to a pale green planet. || || First contact, Crisis, Scientific Discovery ||
 |-
 | 1959 || "The Sirens of Titan" || Kurt Vonnegut || Novel || Aliens manipulate humanity for their own ends, exploring existentialism and free will. || || Alien manipulation, Existentialism, Free will, Satire ||
 |-
-| 1961 || "Solaris" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. || || Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery ||
+| 1961 || "Solaris" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Humans attempt to communicate with an alien intelligence manifesting as a living ocean. || Translated from Polish || Alien intelligence, Communication, Living ocean, Mystery ||
 |-
 | 1969 || "The Andromeda Strain" || Michael Crichton || Novel || A deadly extraterrestrial microorganism threatens humanity's survival. || || Biological threat, Extraterrestrial microorganism, Scientific response, Thriller ||
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 | 1985 || "Ender's Game" || Orson Scott Card || Novel || A young genius is trained to combat an alien insectoid race. || || Adversarial aliens, Insectoid, Military training ||
 |-
-| 1986 || "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. || || Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious ||
+| 1986 || "Stanislaw Lem's Fiasco" || Stanislaw Lem || Novel || Establishment of contact and communication with a mysterious alien planet. || Translated from Polish || Alien planet, Communication, Mysterious ||
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 | 1986 || "Eifelheim" || Michael Flynn || Novel || Medieval villagers encounter stranded alien visitors and attempt communication. || || Communication, Friendly aliens, Medieval ||
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 | 2021 || "Project Hail Mary" || Andy Weir || Novel || A lone astronaut must cooperate with an alien to save their planets. || || Astronaut, Cooperative aliens, Planetary crisis ||
 |}
 === French Language ===