The most popular aliens books of 2025

Books about aliens imagine that we are not alone. First contact may come as an invasion, a signal, a single visitor or something we barely recognize as life. These stories are about the unknown, and about what meeting it would reveal of ourselves. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

Cover of The Band Played On

The Band Played On

Lester Del Rey, John Schoenherr

Published 2025

28 pages

Cover of The Coming Dark

The Coming Dark

D. J. Molles

Published 2025

591 pages

Cover of Thunder's Edge Echoes of Memory

Thunder's Edge Echoes of Memory

Sarah Cawkwell

Published 2025

322 pages

Cover of Fear the Reaper

Fear the Reaper

Todd Hosea

Published 2025

440 pages

Cover of Hero

Hero

Stephen Lee

Published 2025

523 pages

Cover of Founding Father

Founding Father

Bob Ritter, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

Published 2025

44 pages

Cover of 58% Too Far

58% Too Far

M. A. Noordermeer

Published 2025

300 pages

Cover of Contact Front Drop Trooper, Book 1

Contact Front Drop Trooper, Book 1

Rick Partlow

Published 2025

294 pages

Cover of Dark Forces of Nature II

Dark Forces of Nature II

Tristan Vick

Published 2025

342 pages

Cover of The Multiverse War (Captain Future)

The Multiverse War (Captain Future)

Allen Steele

Published 2025

212 pages

Cover of The Receiver A Hard Sci-Fi First Contact Techno-Thriller

The Receiver A Hard Sci-Fi First Contact Techno-Thriller

Seth Jaffe

Published 2025

510 pages

Cover of First Command

First Command

Michael Simon

Published 2025

586 pages

Cover of First Contact, Second Chances (The Shantivira)

First Contact, Second Chances (The Shantivira)

Fay Abernethy

Published 2025

384 pages

Cover of The Minotaur (First Contact)

The Minotaur (First Contact)

Peter Cawdron

Published 2025

307 pages

Cover of Contact

Contact

Joshua T. Calvert

Published 2025

312 pages

Cover of Stationary Objects A Science Fiction Short Story

Stationary Objects A Science Fiction Short Story

Robert J. McCarter

Published 2025

42 pages

Cover of Bifrost Down (Exodus)

Bifrost Down (Exodus)

Jon R. Osborne

Published 2025

379 pages

Cover of Hope Falls from the Sky

Hope Falls from the Sky

Charlene Margaret Boyce

Published 2025

302 pages

Cover of The Frost Dominion Havens Falls

The Frost Dominion Havens Falls

M. JOSEPH LAFRANCE

Published 2025

110 pages

Cover of AI ALIEN INVASION A Giant Red Planet Appears in the Skies as Whisleblowers Spark a Race to Save... Earth from Robotic Alien Hybrids with Sinister

AI ALIEN INVASION A Giant Red Planet Appears in the Skies as Whisleblowers Spark a Race to Save... Earth from Robotic Alien Hybrids with Sinister

SUMMER. PERRY RS

Published 2025

119 pages

Cover of Homo Deus

Homo Deus

Felicity Harley

Published 2025

186 pages

Cover of The Transcendent Tide The Epic, Profound, Awe-Inspiring New Novel from the Author of the Space Between Us - As Seen on BBC2's Between the Covers

The Transcendent Tide The Epic, Profound, Awe-Inspiring New Novel from the Author of the Space Between Us - As Seen on BBC2's Between the Covers

Doug Johnstone

Published 2025

300 pages

Cover of Vanguard Annihilation A Thrilling Military Space Opera Adventure

Vanguard Annihilation A Thrilling Military Space Opera Adventure

Jarom Strong

Published 2025

394 pages

Cover of Humans and Aliens Modus Operandi

Humans and Aliens Modus Operandi

Mike Dramytinos

Published 2025

384 pages

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